Do we need Xbox live to play minecraft?

Yep , You need a gold subscirption , to play minecraft Online , Single Player is without Gold

Hi ShapedGrain3700,

Thanks for reaching out to us in the forums for this question. Minecraft itself may be played in an offline capacity without the need to have an Xbox Live Gold subscription; however, if your son wishes to utilize the following aspects of game play
within Minecraft, he then would need a subscription:

• Realms
• Connecting to servers
• Cross-platform play

For local multiplayer gaming, you don’t need an Xbox Live Gold subscription. For a bit more information, I recommend checking out our

Minecraft FAQ page as well.

I hope that this information helps you out!

Hey,

If you want play only Single player mode, so you don't need Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

But if you want play multiplayer, you will need Xbox LIVE Gold subscription.

On every multiplayer mode in every game, you need Gold subscription.

Thanks, that's the problem

In order to play any multiplayer / online mode on Minecraft you need Gold / Ultimate

The only modes that doesn't require it are local multiplayer and single player.

You can check similar thread here:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum/...

XBF Amber F answer:

"Minecraft itself may be played in an offline capacity without the need to have an Xbox Live Gold subscription; however, if your son wishes to utilize the following aspects of game play within Minecraft, he then would need a subscription:
Realms
Connecting to servers
Cross-platform play
For local multiplayer gaming, you don’t need an Xbox Live Gold subscription"

I Believe that you do not need Xbox live gold to play Minecraft