Yes. It's the only way you can get it. I believe you need to have Xbox Live to buy it, because you can not get Minecraft as a retail version, so yes I believe you do need Xbox Live to get Minecraft.
Connect your xbox to the internet, sign in to your xbox live account. Launch the game and if your using an old version the game will automatically update. You will be prompted to confirm the update.
no
No because you need to connect to there severs to get the info.
Usually when you start up minecraft on an update release date a gray box will pop up asking if you would like to update minecraft xbox 360 edition ,then answer yes i would like to update then there you go your minecraft is updated.If you were wondering about the update we xbox people are a few updates behind.Currently minecraft xbox 360 is on 1.0.1 ,not to far away from 1.5.
No, you do not need xbox live you only need the points to play minecraft (1600-$20)
Still need to wait for an update.
Yes, you need an Xbox Live account to purchase skins in Minecraft on consoles like Xbox. However, you can buy skins on the Minecraft Marketplace without an Xbox Live Gold subscription, as that is primarily needed for online multiplayer gameplay. On other platforms, such as PC or mobile, an Xbox Live account is not required to purchase skins.
yes but you need to update if you don't have it. if it dosnt notify you then you need to get internet connection
No you can not.
Um update? Well to get the current dashboard and stuff you need to have XBOX LIVE and it will update as soon as its available. If you don't have LIVE then it will have the update that was current when you bought it/
You cannot yet. Minecraft will probably have an update soon what will allow pistons but they are not currently in the xbox minecraft game.