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'Minecraft' looks like a completely different game in 4K

The best demonstration of the Xbox One X's 4K capabilities comes from an unlikely, blocky source: Minecraft. Behind closed doors at E3 2017, Microsoft showed off a handful of games it upgraded to 4K just for the Xbox One X, including Gears of War 4, but Mojang's cube-based crafting game clearly got the most drastic upgrade. When the free 4K update and the Super Duper Graphics Pack lands in the fall, those blobs of grass will transform into blades.

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343_Guilty_Spark2515d ago

You didn't look.

Higher resolution + High resolution textures = significantly better looking game.

Princess_Pilfer2515d ago

Yeah, that has nothing to do with resolution (it's still minecraft) and everything to do with the textures they replaced. Those may or may not be 4k textures (don't know or care) but, more importantly, they're obviously completely different textures. Basically anything is an improvement over vanilla minecraft textures, which are garbage (and probably so the creator could focus on things that matter more to the game.)

MrFisher212514d ago (Edited 2514d ago )

So wouldn't the high resolution textures make the real difference, not the 4k?

343_Guilty_Spark2514d ago (Edited 2514d ago )

@MrFisher21

Are you saying the game with the super texture pack will look as good on a 720p or 1080p screen?

Higher resolution will let you see finer details in the textures, hence it will look better.

NotoriousWhiz2514d ago

I'd bet the Switch version, when it gets this update will also look like a completely different game despite the lower resolution.

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XStation4pio_Pro2515d ago

no surprise there. its not playstation related.

X-Alchemist2514d ago

lol who even asked for a 4K minecraft? The game was clearly never about flashy graphics. I'm baffled as to why MS thought this was necessary, as if this is what we'd want to buy an Xbox X for.

UnHoly_One2514d ago (Edited 2514d ago )

I'm guessing the people that play Minecraft will love it.

"Minecraft was never about flashy graphics", but it isn't like they are removing features to add this, so how is it a bad thing?

I guess they could have sold it as a remastered version and made everyone pay for it again, that's what Sony likes to do.

RommyReigns2514d ago

@Unholy_One

'I guess they could have sold it as a remastered version and made everyone pay for it again, that's what Sony likes to do.'

At least Sony didn't waste $2.5 BILLION trying to get the IP back for Crash, as a matter of fact they didn't need to as the remake is the fastest selling opening for a game in the UK so far this year, and likely to hold that until the multiplats start rolling in later this year.

bolimekurac2514d ago (Edited 2514d ago )

rommyreigns what?? they made 7 billion on minecraft alone, they made that initial investment already, they have 155 million players with 55 million average players per month, get this fact through your head, minecraft is worth more then all sony exclusives combined, thats not up for debate. so while people hate on minecraft, remember that its the most played game in the world. i could understand the hate if it was a niche game like some sony and microsoft exclsuives that sell only 500,000 but this is not one of those.

steveo1234562514d ago

heres your toys back, they seemed to fall out of your pram

fenome2514d ago

@bolimekurac

Where did you find that it's made 7 billion for Microsoft? I tried looking it up but couldn't find it anywhere.

Genuinely curious, I don't doubt it, I know it was making tons of money for Mojang before they sold it.

I know it's got 155 million players with 55 million average in a month, which is just crazy. I can't believe it's still going so strong.

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armchairDev2514d ago

Probably because you were too busy posting nonsensical first comments as usual, instead of actually playing games.

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freshslicepizza2515d ago

"It's not for lack of wanting to or effort on our part," Aubrey Norris, senior global communications manager, told Engadget. "We are in discussions with our partners right now. We want PlayStation, and we invite Sony to bring PlayStation players onto Bedrock."

But Sony has made it perfectly clear they are worried about protecting its users even though Sony can't protect them from the PC??? In this valiant effort to distance itself from console crossplay they are willing to now get the least desireable version of the game and some seem ok with that decision, not sure why.

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Eonjay2515d ago

They will have to come to a mutually acceptable agreement. The update system and they game has changed, not Sony.

Aenea2515d ago

I am sure when MS is more lenient in how they are allowing cross-play that Sony will jump on board!

freshslicepizza2515d ago

I bet you're sure,

https://www.polygon.com/201...

It appears Sony wants Nintendo to be more lenient too, right? It could never possibly be 100% only about Sony, we have to shift part of the blame on everyone.

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Aenea2515d ago (Edited 2515d ago )

I can also post links to old articles showing that MS is the problem:
https://www.gamespot.com/ar...
https://www.engadget.com/20...
https://kotaku.com/final-fa...

And here is something about how MS their way is special according to them:
http://www.playstationlifes...

Look, no one here can know why exactly MS denied crossplay on certain occasions and why Sony didn't with others. We can speculate all we want but we really do not know for certain.

Unless we finally have all the details we can't be certain who's the culprit here.

freshslicepizza2515d ago (Edited 2515d ago )

Maybe if you stopped typing nonsense you would actually listent to debelopers like Psyonix. Why do you continue to refuse to beleive it's not 100% Sony even after Jim Ryan came out and said they are not doing it? You sit there and bring up old articles before Microsoft announced they want to now do crossplay, you ignore how games like Pure Chess which isn't even on the Xbox where Sony also ignored such requests, you ignore all the dialogue with the makers of Rocket League, you ignore Jim Ryan flat out saying they are not interested.

Why do you bother when you continue to waste everyone's time when they explain these things to you OVER AND OVER.

F4ctory_Reset2514d ago

Come on Moldy, Microsoft is using Xbox Live to achieve cross-play on Minecraft. They can't possibly expect Sony to say yes to that when they're already doing fine without it?

Let's see if MS offers a solution without the need for an XBL account and bash Sony when/if they still don't allow cross-play if that were the case.

Aenea2514d ago

"Why do you bother when you continue to waste everyone's time"

You're hilarious you know that, right?

There's simply more to this then we know, but some people just can't seem to understand that...

RommyReigns2514d ago

Muh 4K EXCLUSIIIIIIIIIVE Minecraft lmao

steveo1234562514d ago

Isnt the best version of the game still the java version?

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Thatguy-3102515d ago

It's mainly the super duper graphics pack

343_Guilty_Spark2515d ago

It's both working together. I'm not sure why you're downplaying the effect of 4K.

Even games like Horizon look significantly better at checkboard 4k vs 1080p.

Thatguy-3102515d ago (Edited 2515d ago )

We're talking about minecraft. With out the graphic pack the game would look similar just with a better resolution. But like you said it's a combination of both but more so the super duper graphics pack that's changing how the game looks overall.

steveo1234562514d ago

without fake k, I don't think horizon would look very appealing at all

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Microsoft to Add Copilot AI to Video Games

Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.

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Fishy Fingers1d 18h ago (Edited 1d 18h ago )

F*** AI

"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...

Einhander19721d 18h ago

Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.

It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.

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darthv7221h ago

....you know it takes people to program the AI.... right? It isnt like it is sentient. We haven't reach skynet level of situation or anywhere close to the matrix just yet.

That's next Thursday.

Einhander197214h ago(Edited 14h ago)

It takes a people to program the AI then that AI is used for who knows how many games eliminating countless jobs which only grows as AI is used for more and more game creation functions.

What you're saying is so ridiculously short sighted and truly larking any kind of understanding and foresight.

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CaptainFaisal1d 7h ago

Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.

Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.

MrDead1d 6h ago

Yes we can't wait for the work of others to be used without the need to pay them so that MS can profit even more from the people they fire.

I_am_Batman1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

There is no chance I'd ever use something like this, especially if it's not part of the core game design, but a layer on top of it. It's way too much handholding. Many games already feel like busy work, because they don't let the player figure things out on their own. Having a real-time interactive guide defeats the purpose of playing the game in the first place in my opinion.

If this were to become the standard like you predict, we'll see more and more video games get away with bad design, because people will just be used to ask for help from the AI companion anyway.

Number1TailzFan1d 6h ago

Well Nintendo don't need this with some of their games these days, with invincible characters, items, easy bosses etc.. they do the hand holding built in

helicoptergirl1d 6h ago

Takes "hand holding" in games to a whole new level.

BlackDoomAx17m ago

Because human nature xD Almost every new technology had these kind of comments.

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Microsoft Store Hints At Upcoming Release Of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition On Steam

The Microsoft Store has hinted at the upcoming release of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Valve's digital distribution platform, Steam.

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OtterX4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

1 major advantage to this will be launching it straight from SteamVR. You have to make a custom shortcut to get it working right now in VR.

UltimateOwnage3d ago

This is good news. It will be much easier to get it installed on my devices without using workarounds.

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Why Minecraft 1.21 Would Be Perfect to Add a Powerful Crafting Recipe

The Minecraft 1.21 Tricky Trials update's combat and technical aspects make it a fitting choice to bring in one missing crafting recipe.

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