Microsoft Offers Refunds To Low-Def Minecraft Users

[.No.]

Minecraft and HD shouldnt be in the same sentence.

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/127377-16x-32x-64x-128x-256x12-lb-photo-realism-124-update-3292012/
Problem?
That's not even close to being as HD as it gets. There's 2048x2048 somewhere, but I can't be arsed to find it.

Its funny cause youre telling a veteran alpha minecraft player with extensive mod history about this. . Yes i know these, and you missed the point of what i said. Or youre just making a joke yourself. Btw, even with the mod, i wouldnt call the game HD...

It was purely a joke. As far as I know, HD texture packs are fairly known about. They're the the closest thing Minecraft can be to HD.

 

[Formica Archonis]

My reasoning: Why should I buy an HD TV when my old SD TV works fine, and probably will for years? So it stays. And honestly, when it fails if I happen to find someone getting rid of an SD TV, I'll take it off their hands for free and keep using that. I don't need HD and don't particularly want it.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

How is the Def of your TV stop you from playing split screen?

 

[Scars Unseen]

30% of homes don't have an HDTV? That's a lot of Luddites.

 

[BrotherRool]

Darn us people, not going out and buying a new TV every few years

 

[The Lugz]

Minecraft and HD shouldnt be in the same sentence.

depends, i've seen plenty of hd texture packs and shaders for minecraft that make it look amazing
you can even get wind and rain simulators for foliage now..
moders are amazing sometimes!

 

[bchampnd]

That does kinda suck for the non-HD crowd. I always found split screen worked better on the old SDTV's but that was probably because it was a lot more common to see 50" SD sets than it is to see HDTV's that large even today.

And to the people talking about the amount of non-HDTVs still in use, beyond the whole "times are bad, food is more important than new TV" argument (which is a perfectly valid reason to forego a luxury item like an HDTV), many people will not replace a TV until it breaks. Even if they do buy a new HDTV, if the old SDTV still works it gets moved down to the basement or somewhere else for the kids to watch TV and play games.

 

[Creator002]

Don't have a HD TV at all, was disappointed when I hooked it up to play with my brother and I couldn't read a thing ;_;

EDIT: Im having a brain mess.
How exactly do I go for a refund?
Is it over my xbox, or can I do it online?
If so, how?
Cant find a specific link to message anyone, or any premade Microsoft link.

I think that you have to contact customer support and tell them that you bought it, have an SD TV and that you can't play split-screen.

 

[Denamic]

I haven't even seen an SD TV in 3 years.

 

[FEichinger]

I'm confused as to how you go about getting the refund. Can't anyone just call them up and say, "Hey, I bought Minecraft and I don't have an HD tv. Where's my money?"

Game gets removed, you get your money back ... Does it really matter whether it was a legitimate "I don't have an HD TV" or a "I don't want the game anymore"? ...

 

[Bloodtrozorx]

Despite MIcrosoft's intial failure to list the requirement it is at least a stand up move to give refunds. It is pretty crappy that Minecraft needs HD though.

 

[.No.]

Minecraft and HD shouldnt be in the same sentence.

http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/127377-16x-32x-64x-128x-256x12-lb-photo-realism-124-update-3292012/
Problem?
That's not even close to being as HD as it gets. There's 2048x2048 somewhere, but I can't be arsed to find it.

Above 256x these texture packs make Minecraft run slower than Witcher 2 with Ubersampling. ;_;

I have to say, as stupid as it is for requiring an HDTV for split-screen, it's jolly nice of the big M to offer full refunds.

I imagine this should be able to run it with only a bit of lag.

[Lies]And it's in everyone's price range![/Lies]

 

[Ninja-Jordan]

Am I the only one who thinks this is stupid? Its the fucking year 2012, an age where blu-ray and HD display are the primary ways to view most forms of video. How the hell do people still own SD TV's? This isn't the time of fucking Charlemagne. Microsoft and Mojang shouldn't be offering refunds to people who refuse to move forward with the times. Yeah, I couldn't read the text for Dead Rising when it came out on my SDTV, know what I did? I didn't demand a refund, I went out and bought a HDTV. Get with the times!

 

[Grey Day for Elcia]

Hehe, playing Minecraft somehow requires HD. Ah what a superficial and shallow age we live in.

The irony is delicious, to be honest.

"This LEGO--a tool for me to channel my imagination through, creating anything my mind could envision--is not high-rez enough."

-_-

OT: I feel like I might be super blind and lacking perspective for this, but don't the vast majority of gamers in the developed world have a HD TV? Maybe I'm just super lucky to have one?

 

[Grey Day for Elcia]

Am I the only one who thinks this is stupid? Its the fucking year 2012, an age where blu-ray and HD display are the primary ways to view most forms of video. How the hell do people still own SD TV's? This isn't the time of fucking Charlemagne. Microsoft and Mojang shouldn't be offering refunds to people who refuse to move forward with the times. Yeah, I couldn't read the text for Dead Rising when it came out on my SDTV, know what I did? I didn't demand a refund, I went out and bought a HDTV. Get with the times!

There's, like, an entire lower to lower-middle class group of people who live week to week, you know--meaning they have to wait for their pay cheque every week to buy food and pay bills 'cause they have no money. It's pretty rude to act as if they are choosing to not have these nice things when they simply aren't as lucky as us.

 

[neverarine]

yeah i remember last year i was still using a hand me down sd tv... it sucked it made noise.... was huge.... it was bad lol....

but yeah the irony here is absurd... minecraft requiring an hd tv...

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Wow. I've seen HD TVs on sale for cheaper than bottles of booze. How is this still a thing?

Also, Minecraft in HD is causing all of my wide-eyed giggles.

 

[William Dickbringer]

Am I the only one who thinks this is stupid? Its the fucking year 2012, an age where blu-ray and HD display are the primary ways to view most forms of video. How the hell do people still own SD TV's? This isn't the time of fucking Charlemagne. Microsoft and Mojang shouldn't be offering refunds to people who refuse to move forward with the times. Yeah, I couldn't read the text for Dead Rising when it came out on my SDTV, know what I did? I didn't demand a refund, I went out and bought a HDTV. Get with the times!

You know I can't afford a hd tv I have school to pay and other bills and before that I didn't have a job so how can I get with the times when getting with the times cost me as much as two classes at school or a months worth of bills so I'll keep my shitty tv that still has a vcr attached to it and play minecraft on it even if I can't read shit or play split screen I got plenty of friends online to play with

 

[sabercrusader]

Am I the only one who thinks this is stupid? Its the fucking year 2012, an age where blu-ray and HD display are the primary ways to view most forms of video. How the hell do people still own SD TV's? This isn't the time of fucking Charlemagne. Microsoft and Mojang shouldn't be offering refunds to people who refuse to move forward with the times. Yeah, I couldn't read the text for Dead Rising when it came out on my SDTV, know what I did? I didn't demand a refund, I went out and bought a HDTV. Get with the times!

Because being poor and not being able to afford an HD TV means they shouldn't get a refund! How dare they spend the little money they get on more important items.


Growing up in a relatively low-income family for my whole life, this comment just sickens me.

 

[Beautiful End]

How is the Def of your TV stop you from playing split screen?

That is very easy to answer, my good sir.

In the case of my TV, it kinda gives a glare to every single object. When you reduce the object's size to, let's say, 1/4 of it (4 co-op), it's really hard to tell what item you're holding and it's especially troublesome if you're trying to see your inventory. So you could easily mistake a bone of a feather. Or gravel for cobblestone. It's just like reducing an average-sized image on your computer.

It's not like it makes it impossible for you to play the game; I'll take lame graphics over lag any day of the week. But you know, it makes it kinda difficult to play.

Am I the only one who thinks this is stupid? Its the fucking year 2012, an age where blu-ray and HD display are the primary ways to view most forms of video. How the hell do people still own SD TV's? This isn't the time of fucking Charlemagne. Microsoft and Mojang shouldn't be offering refunds to people who refuse to move forward with the times. Yeah, I couldn't read the text for Dead Rising when it came out on my SDTV, know what I did? I didn't demand a refund, I went out and bought a HDTV. Get with the times!

My god, you're right. I'll just not go to college this semester and I'll buy a TV!

The problem is that people assume that because we play videogames, we can afford to just buy a TV at any given time. In my case, I don't own that many games and I had to save a long time to buy a PS3. If I want a new game, I gotta start thinking about selling games and stuff.
Yeah, I could replace my 32 in. SDTV for a 15 in. HDTV and just put it in my living room. I know I could afford that if I tried. But that's just dumb, isn't it? I mean, assuming I want a big TV in my living room for my gaming needs and you know...my family and friends who do something else other than play videogames. Not only that but my SDTV works just fine. So no, I'm not gonna get rid of it just because of that. Once it stops working fine, we'll talk (I've had it for about 8 years now, so...)

Assuming an average HDTV is worth around the same price as a PS3, let's pretend companies are now asking you to buy a PS3 (Or an Xbox, whatever) for your gaming needs. Oh, wait. Most people don't have those two systems?! And they dare call themselves gamers?! Come ON! Get in with the times, people! You could easily afford one if you wanted to. No, I don't care if your current console works fine for you. It's just not normal! What are you, a caveman? Are you still playing Pong or what?

Your comment makes you sound arrogant and shallow. I'm sure you've got the point now.