Minecraft Hits PS3 December 17th in North America

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Minecraft Hits PS3 December 17th in North America

Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition

Season’s greetings! Owen from Mojang here. I have some exciting news that you might be interested in. It’s about Minecraft – a game that’s sold over 30 million copies to date. Minecraft is a game about breaking and placing blocks. At first, you’ll probably build simple structures to protect against nocturnal monsters. Later on, you might work with your friends to create wonderful, imaginative things.

It can also be about adventuring or watching the sun rise over a blocky ocean. It’s pretty. Brave players battle terrible things in The Nether, which is more scary that pretty. You can also visit a land of mushrooms if it sounds more like your cup of tea.

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Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition will be available to download from PSN on December 17th in North America. Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition and Minecraft: PS Vita Edition are also being developed, but we don’t have release dates yet. Expect them sometime next year.

I’ve received a few questions concerning the PS3 edition over the past few months, so let’s clear them up before I get thrown off the blog…

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Q: Does Minecraft: PS3 Edition feature everything from the other versions of Minecraft?
Minecraft: PS3 Edition comes with everything present in other console versions. They’re pretty much identical to play, and will be developed in tandem from now on.

Q: Will Minecraft: PS3 Edition feature DLC texture packs and skins?
Downloadable skins and texture packs will be available from PSN soon after release.

Q: Will there be PlayStation-specific content?
PlayStation-specific skins and texture packs would be cool! Fingers crossed, eh?

Q: Will Minecraft: PS3 Edition feature Remote Play or compatibility with the PS4 or PS Vita editions?
We don’t know yet, sorry. We’ll let you know as soon as we do.

Q: Does Herobrine feature in Minecraft: PS3 Edition?
Probably not.

That’s it for now! I’ll do my best to answer any more queries you have below! Merry Christmas/Nadolig Llawen everyone!

Owen – @bopogamel

Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition

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  • I have it on my laptop, i guessing i have to buy again for PS3?

  • How much does it cost?

  • Nice Can’t Wait!

  • @151 Yep. There’s no cross platform buy. But console versions don’t have the same version as PC.

  • can you play hunger games/survival games?

  • Good news is that Minecraft will be out tommorow!! bad news; no sleep people going crazy and me not leaving my
    room for about the next 2 years of high school…..

  • Will minecraft: PS3 EDITION have to be free or have to pay $

  • what time does it come out

  • Hey what is the price

  • @157 You have to pay for it. Its not free.

  • so 2:00

  • This is awesome!!! I hear its coming out at 2:00 am. Is this true?

  • When will I be able to download? At midnight? The morning? Or the Afternoon?

  • For everybody asking abut multilayer – an official response on the EU blog said 4 player split screen. Have no idea how that could possibly work but that was the official response.

    As for th eprice – nobody, no company, no anything, should be allowed to announce that a game i sbein greleased TO-FREAKING-MORROW and no tgive th eprice. Thats just utterly freakin – well whatever word wouldn’t get m ebanned or get the politcal correct police after me. Serioulsy, TOm-Mor-Row this game comes out but no price? And we already know it sprobbaly $19.99 like XBL so just say it. What is freakin’ wrong with you people. Seriously.

  • This is great! I bought this on other consoles. I feel like they should offer a program where you can transfer where you bought it from. For example : If I bought it on PC, there should be a code where I can use it for my PS3, PS4, or Xbox… With proper identification and account linking, of course.

  • Hey Mojang, just a question, will Minecraft on PSViTA come out soon? And if so, can I get minecraft on ps3 and get it on ps4 and on psvita?

  • lol time goes by so slowly~

  • @163 When the store updates.

    @164 Possible the same requirements as on 360. You may need a HDTV for split screen.

  • But is it free?

  • PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS MAKE IT CROSS PLAY COMPATIBLE TO PS3 and Vita

  • @169 Minecraft is not freeware.

    @170 I doubt its possible with this game.

  • They had a list of games that would be out for the ps4 by the end of the year and minecraft was on that list

  • Two questions: How much will it cost (There is no Steam version and it’s about $26.95 USD for the PC edition – that’s the whole reason why I got Terraria and Starbound on Steam. Idk about the PS3 edition)? Is it matchmaking or the servers will be all available?

  • @173 Notch clearly stated that he won’t be adding Minecraft to Steam.

  • I don’t understand Sony, they release their beloved PS4 but yet they continue to release major titles on the PS3……..I feel like I wasted money buying the PS4 since Sony keeps releasing all the “good” games on PS3. For example, why in the world would Sony release Gran Turismo 6 on the PS3, when Microsoft has Forza 5 released for the Xbox One. POOR marketing on Sony’s part.

  • Hey does anyone know if the ps vita version will be the same as the ios version or more like the ps3/xbox version?

  • @175 Not quite. It was decided by the company behind GT6 to release it on PS3 rather than PS4 due its to fanbase and popularity.

    Btw, Microsoft is still supporting the 360. Neither company is dropping support for last gen consoles now.

  • @176 It’ll be the same as the console versions and not the ios version.

  • May we get a digital release of the popular fighting game Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 for the ps3? i would buy it in a heart beat. please and thank you.

  • @154 I though i had to buy it again for PlayStation. which sucks. =( i know that Console doesn’t have all as the PC version has, but my laptop isn’t a very good for games, and i like to take it off, so i have more memory for college. one thing that suck is not have mod beucase i have tekkit, i would have feed the Beast but my laptop can’t hander it (i like to get a good PC or Laptop for Feed the Beast, but i just don’t have the money) anyway… just a off thought, and it weird to have it on a PlayStation blog, but minecraft was the one of the only reason why i would get an Xbox. when i heard that minecraft was coming to Playstation. Sorry Xbox, you just lost a reason why to buy you.

  • Uhh, how on earth did I not hear about this!!!??? Seriously, I’ve been wanting to play this game for ages, but I had no clue it was coming to PS3/Vita. Unfortunately I don’t have the $$$ to spare atm because I just bought GT6, so I’ll have to wait a while. Definitely picking this one up though :D

  • Can i love you mojang to make my dream come true ?

  • @180 I play PC Minecraft on an old computer with outdated system specs.. Open GL 2.0 or newer is gonna be required for the game’s future.
    I bought an xbox 360 5 years ago, bought the ps3 2 years ago. No plans to buy the console versions, but might get PS3 version in the future.

    @181 It was announced for playstation systems some months ago. But its been on PC for a long time, came to 360 last year.

  • IS it gonna be the same amount as the 360 port?

  • @184 Q: Does Minecraft: PS3 Edition feature everything from the other versions of Minecraft?
    Minecraft: PS3 Edition comes with everything present in other console versions. They’re pretty much identical to play, and will be developed in tandem from now on.

  • @ 167 My dead grandma would disagree! Well if she wasn’t already dead she would disagree anyway.

  • Does anyone know what time its releasing tomorrow or do IO have o astay up till midnight

  • Minecraft: A top contender for most boring game of this generation! Where there’s nothing, yet everything to do! lol definitely not my type of game, but I know many people have been waiting for this, so good for them.

  • isn’t’ it kinda funny how they decided to release this the same day terraria’s set to dominate the vita market now as its been doing for the ps3?? xD!!

  • @187 When the store updates.

  • when should he stre update? @190

  • I have hoping that this would happen once the contract for exclusive rights for minecraft being owned by Xbox expired

  • Is no one going to ask about the file size? Seriously, how big is it going to be?

  • Herobrine’s not true! I hate how most people are questioning that!

  • its the 17th where is it. lol ;)

  • Any hope that its gonna be free for Playstation or a Playstation plus exclusive? What better way to get Playstation plus sales up? The game that alot of Playstation gamers where waiting for is a Exclusive to Playstation plus.. Till like the new year then give it to everyone for like 15 dollars.

  • @196 Not gonna happen. Plus it doesn’t work that way.

  • yo dukenator when the the store update?

  • @198 In the afternoon or evening.

  • o ok then ima go to bed thnx man

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