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think its more expensive on the PC iirc, both are over priced imo, but the 360 version should have been 800msp
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if you look around you can get 2100msp for the price of 1600msp (£13.99)
Ah yeah, I forgot about the PC price increase once it hit beta. I bought the alpha at half the price of the full game.
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The share screenshot to facebook function is pretty nice and as a bonus it unlocks the Minecraft premium theme 
Seems to be a nice port job so far from my limited time with it.
Seems to be a nice port job so far from my limited time with it.
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its a shame that you have to play this version as a "game", unless i missed an option to turn off crafting.
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Got this last night with a friend who plays it on the PC.
Another mate we both know gets it and says he doesnt think he will like it.
That was at 8:30pm ish.
3:40am comed around and were still playing. I've built an underground mine, PC buddy has a sky tower and a sky bridge connecting everything and the buddy who didnt think he'd like it is cracking up playing it when the creepers turn up and blow his house up because he left his door open.
This game is perfect for wasting time in with friends, lol
Another mate we both know gets it and says he doesnt think he will like it.
That was at 8:30pm ish.
3:40am comed around and were still playing. I've built an underground mine, PC buddy has a sky tower and a sky bridge connecting everything and the buddy who didnt think he'd like it is cracking up playing it when the creepers turn up and blow his house up because he left his door open.
This game is perfect for wasting time in with friends, lol
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Played it for four hours straight last night and love it. Creepers are a nightmare!
Own this on PC and Android already but really enjoy this version due to the simple crafting system.
Own this on PC and Android already but really enjoy this version due to the simple crafting system.
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Wedgie your mines are insane I thought I was going to be lost down there forever 
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http://www.giantbomb.com/news/minecraft-for-xbox-360-is-profitable-despite-being-a-day-old/4138/
Minecraft for Xbox 360 Is Profitable, Despite Being a Day Old
All manner of digital sales records are broken by the blocky playset/game/thing.
Given that Minecraft is already a multi-million dollar property, it's perhaps not a huge surprise that Minecraft on the Xbox 360 sold very well in its opening 24 hours of availability. That said, Minecraft on the Xbox 360 didn't just sell very well. It sold so well, in fact, that it broke--nay, obliterated--Microsoft's previous XBLA first day sales record, and was profitable within an hour of being live.
While Microsoft is not the type to actually dish out real sales numbers--because lord knows what that information could do were it to wind up in the wrong hands (read: anyone else's hands)--but Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson, being the delightfully free spirited wizard man that he is, doesn't really concern himself with these sorts of things, so he threw out a number anyway.
According to Notch, there are already more than 400,000 players active on the leaderboards. Now, that's not a 100% completely accurate number for overall sales, but it's a number that's been more or less (surprisingly) confirmed by Major Nelson.
Anyone want to take odds on how long it takes to hit a million in sales? Granted, we may never actually find out if it hits a million, since again, Microsoft is usually pretty stingy with that data. But I'd hazard to guess that, should it hit that milestone, they'll say something about it. I mean, it just sounds so impressive. "A million downloads." Rolls right off the tongue, doesn't it?
Minecraft for Xbox 360 Is Profitable, Despite Being a Day Old
All manner of digital sales records are broken by the blocky playset/game/thing.
Given that Minecraft is already a multi-million dollar property, it's perhaps not a huge surprise that Minecraft on the Xbox 360 sold very well in its opening 24 hours of availability. That said, Minecraft on the Xbox 360 didn't just sell very well. It sold so well, in fact, that it broke--nay, obliterated--Microsoft's previous XBLA first day sales record, and was profitable within an hour of being live.
While Microsoft is not the type to actually dish out real sales numbers--because lord knows what that information could do were it to wind up in the wrong hands (read: anyone else's hands)--but Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson, being the delightfully free spirited wizard man that he is, doesn't really concern himself with these sorts of things, so he threw out a number anyway.
According to Notch, there are already more than 400,000 players active on the leaderboards. Now, that's not a 100% completely accurate number for overall sales, but it's a number that's been more or less (surprisingly) confirmed by Major Nelson.
Anyone want to take odds on how long it takes to hit a million in sales? Granted, we may never actually find out if it hits a million, since again, Microsoft is usually pretty stingy with that data. But I'd hazard to guess that, should it hit that milestone, they'll say something about it. I mean, it just sounds so impressive. "A million downloads." Rolls right off the tongue, doesn't it?
Picked this up the minute it was available on the marketplace even though I have it for PC already. Just like it's PC cousin it's totally addictive, didn't get to bed until 2am this morning. I know it's not as fully featured as the PC version but I love this game on Xbox. Hope they keep their promise to push down updates to us.