Does Minecraft for Xbox require a gold account to play with other players?
We have Xbox LIVE account but not a gold account. Our son wants to now play with other players that don't have an Xbox LIVE gold account. They all have game and Xbox 360s. Is this possible?
In order to play online with an Xbox 360, you must have Xbox LIVE Gold, which is a yearly subscription. This includes Minecraft for the Xbox 360.
Minecraft on the Xbox 360 supports splitscreen, and if you have one Gold account, other people playing on the same console can participate online without needing Gold accounts of their own, as long as they are logged in as a Guest.
However, each Xbox 360 that you want to play on simultaneously will need to also have at least one unique Xbox LIVE Gold account. This means that any of his friends who are playing from different locations will need a Gold account as well, and they can't share the same one.
Yes, you need an Xbox Live Gold account.
