Xbox 360 Edition

Minecraft Xbox Edition is a version of Minecraft for Xbox 360 consoles, announced at the 2011 E3 conference by Notch and Microsoft. MineCon attendees had a chance to play the Xbox Edition before its release.

Objective and Gameplay
The objective is similar to existing PC versions, where the player is allowed to build freely using blocks in a sandbox-like environment. The player will optionally be able to make use of Xbox Kinect functionality to assist in their gameplay.

Crafting
The Xbox version won't have the standard crafting interface as in the PC version but will still have a connection to the 2x2 and 3x3 of the PC. The interface isn't about placing items into grids its about choosing what item you want to craft then it will show you what blocks you need and what you have.

Achievements
As shown in an IGN video the game will have the same achievements as the PC.

Development
Notch has confirmed that he will be the game designer on the Xbox Edition, as well as the Pocket Edition, but will not be involved in programming these editions. Notch later announced the team developing the game would be 4J Studios. Daniel Kaplan tweeted about receiving an early copy of Minecraft for Xbox on September 7th, 2011. The Xbox Edition's online play will supposedly be compatible with the PC editions.

MineCon
The game was showcased as a playable demo at Minecon 2011 and was deemed a 'work in progress'. 4J Studios has confirmed that as of now, it has all the features of the PC minecraft version prior to Beta 1.8 due to the absence of a hunger bar, it is unconfirmed whether they are working on adding 1.8 features or not. IGN has also done a video from Minecon here that shows that the graphics are looking very close to the ones on the PC.

Release
Minecraft Xbox Edition is due for release in the second quarter of 2012. However Mojang released the trailer for the game on Youtube and in the description it says that the game will be out this winter.

Other Consoles
On October 24th Notch announced that Xbox would be the sole console provider of Minecraft.

Trivia
4J Studios, the company responsible for the port to Xbox 360, was also responsible for several other video game ports, namely The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the PS3.