Minecraft Arrives on Xbox one and PlayStation 4 In August

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It's true that playing Minecraft on console is really enjoyable. It's basically the same delightful/terrifying experience from PC, albeit in the comfort of your living room. What's not to like? The consoles of the last generation had one disadvantage: the procedurally generated Minecraft world was much smaller than what could have been done on PC. With Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions arriving this August, this is changing. As development studio Mojang puts it, "It brings significantly bigger worlds and a wider draw distance than Xbox 360 Edition." Hot dog! Multiplayer Servers



The PlayStation Vita version will also be available in August should the smaller world of the last-gen Minecraft be enough (and it is), There's more good news: if you bought the game on PlayStation 3, you own it on Vita. Similar deals are available to folks converting from PS3/Xbox 360 versions to PS4/XB1 versions: if you already own the prior version and you want to upgrade to current-gen it's only $5. This offer is only available for the first year, so you should upgrade now to avail it at a low cost.



To sweeten the deal further, saved games from the last-gen/Vita versions will be able to be transferred to current-gen consoles (though it's not possible to go back -- beware!). The August's version will include all updates to the last-gen versions. The whole package costs $20. And the creepers remain super creepy.