{"id":571,"date":"2025-04-11T00:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/?p=571"},"modified":"2025-04-14T02:52:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T02:52:53","slug":"games-inbox-how-to-download-minecraft-if-youve-seen-the-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/games-inbox-how-to-download-minecraft-if-youve-seen-the-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Inbox: How to download Minecraft if you\u2019ve seen the movie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minecraft is bigger than ever (Credits: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Friday letters page is concerned that the Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> Direct is aging like milk, as one reader fears the summer showcases will be a disappointment.<\/p>\n

To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Console to PC<\/strong>
Just to break up the Nintendo Switch 2 discussions for a moment but I recently saw the Minecraft<\/a> movie with my kids and\u2026 it definitely is a movie called Minecraft. It\u2019s rubbish, of course, but then so was Super Mario<\/a> Bros., so no matter how good Fallout<\/a> and The Last Of Us might be on TV it doesn\u2019t seem that video game movies will ever get good.<\/p>\n

They are definitely making a ton of money though, as my cinema was absolutely chocka, with overexcited teens, younger kids, and a lot of bemused parents. I feel there\u2019s nothing I can usefully say about the movie, it\u2019s exactly what you\u2019d expect and most of it washed over me so quickly I can barely remember it now. Although I did like that Jack Black was barely taking his roles seriously, which helped me endure it.<\/p>\n

I went with my cousin and his kids, and I noticed that they quickly got into a fight with mine as to where and how they play the game, with my kids being ribbed for playing it on Switch and the others insisting it was better on PC. What I didn\u2019t realise though, on investigating at home, is that it\u2019s not actually on Steam, which I guess explains why it never shows up on those charts.<\/p>\n

If it did, would it be the number one game? I\u2019ve got to assume it probably would. Anyway, for anyone else that didn\u2019t know that you can get a free trial from the Microsoft website here<\/a>. It looks like my kids are going to switch to playing the PC version now. A sign of the times in general, I think.
Hammeriron<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dance of the seven veils<\/strong>
It really does feel like the Switch 2 is unravelling before our eyes. It\u2019s over a week now and we still don\u2019t know the price of half the games or the upgrades. Well, some countries seem to know the upgrade prices, and Welcome Tour, but rather than being cautious about America it seems it\u2019s Europe that Nintendo is leaving to stew.<\/p>\n

Why do we still not know the prices? What are they waiting for? Why are they so intent on leaving excited fans confused and frustrated? This business over the Switch 2 Edition games<\/a> is the worst, with everyone seemingly having a different story and Nintendo refusing to just say definitively what\u2019s going on.<\/p>\n

And now we find out, also over a week later, that you\u2019re expected to pay for the DLC for Zelda: Breath Of The Wild<\/a> separately, even though it\u2019s already \u00a367? Why is this information only now leaking out? Do they actively want a steady stream of bad news? Is Sony in charge of their marketing?
Rolo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ready and waiting<\/strong>
Let\u2019s be realistic, if Nintendo were going to delay the Switch 2 Direct due to uncertainty of tariffs it wouldn\u2019t be by a day or a week, it would be indefinitely.<\/p>\n

American import tariffs are going to be a mess for a long time and with a 90 day pause announcement for everywhere but China it now looks like Americans could be waiting three to six months before any final agreements are made and it can actually go on sale over there.
Tim<\/strong><\/p>\n

GC: <\/strong>There\u2019s no delay to the Switch 2\u2019s launch in the US or anywhere else. Nintendo has already delivered plenty of stock there, before the tariffs.<\/em><\/p>\n

Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Third party prices<\/strong>
The problem I have with all this Switch 2 price confusion is that I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve heard anything about third party prices yet. Who is going to buy the two-year-old Elden Ring on Switch 2 if it costs \u00a370 but can be picked up for a third of that on other consoles and PC?<\/p>\n

The smartass answer is people that have only owned a Switch but are there really that many people that are in that position and would also be interested in buying big, complex triple-A games like Elden Ring and Final Fantasy 7 Remake? I have my doubts, and I also doubt this will be anything but more bad news for Nintendo if every low effort port on the Switch is being charged at \u00a360+.
Gadfly<\/strong><\/p>\n

Slab of electronics<\/strong>
I don\u2019t like these kind of arguments to drag but I just have to say that the European Mega Drive is the best looking console ever made. Do you mean to tell me the PC Engine is better looking than that? Would you just take time to behold the black beauty? It even had an earphone jack and<\/em> a volume knob that made you feel like a DJ.<\/p>\n

It was even better looking than the Japanese one. Was the European Mega Drive designed in Europe? How could the Japanese allow it to be better looking than theirs? Anyway, happy I\u2019ve made my statement. In parting, GC, could you give me your top five best looking consoles, not handhelds, of all time? See ya.
Henry<\/strong><\/p>\n

GC: <\/strong>As we said, our favourites are the PC Engine, Japanese\/European SNES, and PS one. So maybe the Neo-Geo and Mega Drive I as well. Or perhaps the Wii and Xbox One S\u2026 there are too many consoles that are just a black slab.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Japanese Mega Drive had red highlights (Credits: Evan Amos Vanamo Media)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Quiet summer<\/strong>
Bit disappointing that Microsoft is already prepping what seems to be an underwhelming summer showcase<\/a>. If The Outer Worlds 2 is what they\u2019re going to spend the most time on\u2026 I don\u2019t know how excited most people are going to be about that.<\/p>\n

I do think they have a good line-up though, with Fable, Gears Of War: E-Day, Perfect Dark, Ninja Gaiden 4, and Clockwork Revolution. I don\u2019t know if any of them are big sellers \u2013 maybe Fable and Gears \u2013 but I\u2019d say it\u2019s a more varied line-up than they usually have, which is definitely a good thing.<\/p>\n

I assume they\u2019ll have a couple of new reveals too, so maybe the new Halo remake and whatever Double Fine has been working on? I\u2019m cautiously optimistic but if Sony is not sure whether it\u2019s going to even have a proper showcase I\u2019m not really feeling this year is going to be blowing me away with new reveals.<\/p>\n

I had hoped that Nintendo would make up for the quietness on the other side of the fence, but I wasn\u2019t all that impressed by the Direct and I definitely expected more games to be announced. The only new IP I remember is that wheelchair basketball game, that looked like a cheapo indie game.
Casper<\/strong><\/p>\n

Console get!<\/strong>
Just to say I beat Nintendo\u2019s pre-order system in the end. I had to continually ask for the verification code 12 to 15 times, then they eventually all popped up in a row with the last one finally working. It wasn\u2019t easy!<\/p>\n

I hope the console is worth it. Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Metroid do all look great. Now I just have to finish my current game Sekiro in time, let\u2019s hope it\u2019s not too hard\u2026
Ryan O\u2019D<\/strong><\/p>\n

The litmus test<\/strong>
Someone was saying just the other day that it seems like a long time to have not heard anything about Devil May Cry 6 and now I read that there\u2019s a Netflix show that\u2019s doing really well<\/a> (I had never heard of it till now).<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll never watch it but if that means more money for Capcom, on top of the windfall they\u2019re getting from Monster Hunter Wilds, then I am all for it. The new Onimusha is the first sign that they\u2019re going to spend their money on crazy projects that they probably know won\u2019t make much money but what they heck, they want to do it.<\/p>\n

For me this is the sign of a great publisher. It\u2019s something you see Nintendo and Square Enix doing but never EA or Activision. Activision in particular is the exact opposite, because they\u2019ve stopped making any games at all other than Call Of Duty.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d cautiously add Microsoft to his list too, to be fair, although I\u2019m not sure what they really expect of some of their games. Did they know South Of Midnight was going to do absolutely no business before they released it? They should have but did they also expect it to review well? I think they probably did. Nobody believes Xbox hype more eagerly than Microsoft.<\/p>\n

With all the talk of AI lately we\u2019re in real danger of the art being taking out of video games completely, at least for non-indie games. The test I would say, is when a company is willing to make something because they want to and not just because they think it will sell loads.
Bruff<\/strong><\/p>\n

Inbox also-rans<\/strong>
I don\u2019t know what\u2019s crazier about that Pok\u00e9mon card story<\/a>. The idea that a trading card saved a man\u2019s life or that in America someone shooting through the wall of your house is only barely enough to wake you up.
Tolly<\/strong><\/p>\n

If they ever do release a Titanfall 3 I hope it comes out the same week as Half-Life 3, because that would probably destroy reality itself. I feel like I\u2019ve been hearing about these no-show sequels for longer than I\u2019ve been playing video games.
MrTranzor<\/strong><\/p>\n

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