What features differ between the XBLA and PC versions of minecraft?

Question

What differences does the Xbox 360 version of minecraft have compared to playing on the PC?

EDIT: At the risk of this being too localized, I'm asking more about differences exclusive to each platform, not just differences of features that will most likely be added in future updates (for example, crafting). Otherwise, I feel like this question could become similar to a "What is the difference between Minecraft version x and version y" question, which isn't really what I'm asking. A simple "the XBLA minecraft runs version x of minecraft" is enough for that.

Asked by PileOfDuty

Answer

According to the Minecraft Wiki, the Xbox version is closest to Beta 1.6.6. It's not version 1.2, although it is expected to be updated to it eventually. It is most likely somewhere between 1.0 and 1.2.

Here are a few key differences between the versions.

• Local 4 player split-screen multiplayer (requires HDTV, won't work on SD)
• Limited to 8 player online play (apparently cross platform multi, but not too sure about that)
• Newly designed crafting system
  • Seems to use a list for crafting, so you don't need to remember recipes
• World's limited to 1024x1024x64 blocks (PC is ∞X∞X256, expected to be increased in later versions)
• Cannot change difficulty mid-game
• Can't use mods, texture packs, or add player skins (8 skins included in game)
  • Texture packs and mods support is expected much later
• Includes tutorial mode
• Kinect support is expected to be added later

The next version release is expected to be version 1.7 (1.7 changelog)

Answered by Dracs

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