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Minecraft for XBLA doesn’t support SD co-op

5/11/12 3:00pm

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.  

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g1 DISCUSSIONS

Lipnox88

May 12, 2012 - 1:40pm

if you dont have an hd tv you shouldn't be spending money on games, you should get an hd tv.

gonzoneil

May 11, 2012 - 6:06pm

this was always made clear from the beginning. I wasn't surprised. maybe gamers should learn to read.

Quartzcite

May 15, 2012 - 10:09am

Thank you for stating the truth. Few people do their research when purchasing nowadays.

Solid Snake613

May 11, 2012 - 5:49pm

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

May 12, 2012 - 1:41pm

the text is unreadable in such a low resolution.

JoeySchmidt

May 11, 2012 - 5:40pm

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

May 12, 2012 - 1:42pm

the text is unreadable in such a low resolution.

JoeySchmidt

May 12, 2012 - 10:19pm

That's just a lazy developer then.

Lipnox88

May 12, 2012 - 11:29pm

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

May 11, 2012 - 5:28pm

why exactly does it not work on SD tvs?

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