Following my response from the team as I posted above, I have been looking through the change logs for mentions of the issue.
https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/37810171798029-Minecraft-1-21-93-94-Bedrock
This one above mentions this bug specifically, stating that as of the beginning of July update, split screen players can access their inventory from previously (this is not true, it just maintains the guest inventory)
https://feedback.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/37486954069645-Minecraft-1-21-92-Bedrock
This one above says it fixed a bug (links to this bug) where Xbox split screen players always show as guest
However, I cannot find in any change log from June onwards ANY mention of this issue being an intended feature across all (or even any) platforms. Surely, if it’s not in the change logs then it’s not an intended change!
I submitted via the link provided above and here is the response I got:
Allitan A. (Minecraft Help) Sep 5, 2025, 2:45 PM PDT Hello Jenna, |
July 14th - issue still occurring. Hopefully will get resolved soon.
Happening on switch too rabbits are hopping in place and moving super slow
this stinks
I have finally cancelled my membership.
I have been playing since the browser days and I really hope to get back to it soon, but until this bug is fixed I’m done!
Like amorelli above, I’m most bothered by the silence on the situation and the denial.