Minecraft for XBLA doesn’t support SD co-op
The biggest feature of the new Minecraft for many gamers was the ability to share a game with friends from the comfort of your living room. This might not be as easy for some, since the local multiplayer mode does not support standard definition televisions. There does not seem to be any warning of this until the game is booted up and by then, it is too late.
Some gamers are justifiably upset about this and would like a refund based on the feeling that they have been misled. Microsoft doesn’t feel the same way though and will not be issuing a universal refund. Some gamers claim to have received a refund, but when Kotaku contacted customer support, they were told “it would depend on a number of factors, including which customer service representative was handling the case, and that at most we would get only a portion of our Microsoft Points back”.
Maybe they should try to communicate this requirement in a notification when SD gamers go to purchase a game? The Xbox is smart enough to know which resolution it is operating in, so I assume with a little coding that would be possible... Let me know if I am completely off base in the comments.
» Source: http://kotaku.com/5909259/some-misled-xbox-minecraft-buyers-cant-get-refunds
» Tagged In: #co-op, #HD, #Microsoft, #minecraft, #mojang, #refund, #sd, #sean hinz, #XBLA, #Xbox 360
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g1 DISCUSSIONS
Lipnox88
if you dont have an hd tv you shouldn't be spending money on games, you should get an hd tv.
gonzoneil
this was always made clear from the beginning. I wasn't surprised. maybe gamers should learn to read.
Quartzcite
Thank you for stating the truth. Few people do their research when purchasing nowadays.
Solid Snake613
sd? SD!?!? It can't support a LOWER resolution. From a graphical marvel of a game *sarcasm. I love Minecraft, but good god it shouldn't require HD for a downloadable 3d block game
Lipnox88
the text is unreadable in such a low resolution.
JoeySchmidt
You know what's bullshit Microsoft? Having a console that has a specific operating mode and not having a developer make sure that all bases are covered. An Xbox is not a PC, every game should work with every one of the screen modes that the Xbox supports. Fair enough I'm lucky enough to own an HDTV, but I damn sure hate big corps screwing the little guy again and again.
Lipnox88
the text is unreadable in such a low resolution.
JoeySchmidt
That's just a lazy developer then.
Lipnox88
the game is a port of a pc game, so since its the exact pc game but not done by exact dev.... its not lazy, its a port when refering to the size of text.
As for the split screen, this is a microsoft company that ported it, they probably just think you will spend more money on xbox if you have an hdtv.
Juggernaut
why exactly does it not work on SD tvs?