Minecraft on XBLA working toward constant updates
Microsoft is aware of the issue, however, and as such will be streamlining the update process for 4J Studio's port of Mojang's runaway hit. "Microsoft knows that to do a similar thing that's on PC where they constantly update it, that's a very difficult thing to do on Xbox because you have to go through the full tests," said chief technology officer Paddy Burns during an interview with Edge. "But they are quite keen to move towards that - they do see it as the future, so I think we might be the first to do constant updates."
Realistically, Burns never expects updates for the XBLA port to come as frequently or as easily as on the PC, but he does believe that "every two months" is within the realm of possibility. Upon release, XBLA's version of Minecraft will be based on the Beta 1.6.6 version of the game, which released just before last year's E3. Burns hopes to reach parity with retail version 1.0 as quickly as possible.
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AnkokuPosted:
Special_Daz Been waiting ages for this game...Xbox really needs it because COD is the most boring game of all time and I'm even getting bored of fifa. This and GTA V FTW
Oh yea playing call of duty all the time sucks i need more games to play this year.
MagneticMonk360Posted:
Aparlo Does anyone know when this will be out? And how much it will cost?
Summer 2012, mainly either around June or August.
Since it's an Arcade game, I'm guessing it'll be around 1200 points, I'd be surprised if it's priced more towards 1600.
MagneticMonk360Posted:
justfinesMagneticMonk360 I can't wait for the game to come out on XBLA, but why start at 1.6.6, when the 1.8 version was shown at E3?, it can't take that long just to zip it up to 1.1.Theres less code in 1.6. they practally have to completely rewrite the code from java to get it in C++. they're just starting at an easier spot to start
I guess it makes sense, with less coding there is less space used, judging by how strict Microsoft is when it comes to updates, it'll take quite a bit of time before they can put in all of the recent updates.
I first imagined that it would be a copy/paste of the games coding from the PC version on the latest updates and then just editing it so it works on the XBOX360.
justfinesPosted:
MagneticMonk360 I can't wait for the game to come out on XBLA, but why start at 1.6.6, when the 1.8 version was shown at E3?, it can't take that long just to zip it up to 1.1.Theres less code in 1.6. they practally have to completely rewrite the code from java to get it in C++. they're just starting at an easier spot to start
Special_DazPosted:
Been waiting ages for this game...Xbox really needs it because COD is the most boring game of all time and I'm even getting bored of fifa. This and GTA V FTW
MagneticMonk360Posted:
I can't wait for the game to come out on XBLA, but why start at 1.6.6, when the 1.8 version was shown at E3?, it can't take that long just to zip it up to 1.1.
JrdPosted:
Can't wait to get this game on xbox, my laptop is way too slow for it, and I love the game.
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