I have read that with the new "Better Together Update" (BTU) it is now possible to create a world on one platform and then continue playing it on a different platform. However, I am having trouble finding details of how this is supposed to work to determine if it would do what I am hoping it would and therefore whether it is worth my time/money.
I have some saved worlds on Minecraft for XBox One, all done in creative mode. I am able to import them into what is now just called "Minecraft" which as of the BTU is what is being used to mean the cross-platform version. Can I now play this same world on my Windows 10 PC? If I go to the Minecraft web site it offers to sell me the "Java Edition" with the addendum "includes edition for Windows 10". But from what I have read, anything that has the word "edition" in it isn't the cross platform version. It's very unclear to me what I would actually be buying here.
If it is possible to open the same world on different platforms, exactly how would I go about doing this? On the XBox I have to sign in with an outlook.com e-mail address to access my worlds, or my kids' sign-ins to access their worlds, is it the same from the PC? And where would my world be saved? I have read that XBox saves will be in the cloud, but PC saves will be local, so how can I get a cloud save onto my PC? And then how can I get it back to the cloud when I am done so I can play it on the console again? Will there be two copies floating around, making it possible for me to make a backup on my PC?
How will this interact with world editors? At some point will I be able to start a game on XBox, transfer it to the PC, open it in a world editor, make some changes, and then transfer it back to the XBox?
Best Answer
There is a program called UFO Transfer that can be used to access your MC folder on Xbox one and other devices. To transfer them using a NTFS formatted USB stick, they can be copied to the win10 folder and played, or edited with the universal MC Editor from OprizeLP! I've looked, and the only method anyone talks about is using Realms.
Finally, a real way to transfer free. I ran across this program seeing tutorials on adding Mods (Behavior/texture Packs) to Xbox one.