Minecraft: Xbox One Edition as well as the versions for PS4 and Vita will be released in August, Mojang and 4J Studios have announced.
As previously revealed, the current-gen consoles versions will contain “significantly bigger worlds” and a greater draw distance. All features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update will also be included.
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99 and if you already own the Xbox 360 Edition or played online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition for $4.99 for a minimum of a year after the release date.
You will also be able to import world saves, but you won’t be able to transfer saves from Xbox One to Xbox 360. “Cross platform play will not be possible between Xbox 360 and Xbox One,” said Microsoft. “Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs you’ve purchased for Xbox 360 Edition will be available for use in Xbox One Edition.
“We’d like to say all your DLC would transfer, but some of the items are trapped in licensing deals that are too boring to get into here. We’ll have more on this soon.”
Saves from the Playstation 3 + Vita Edition or the PS3 version can be imported to PlayStation 4 but not from PS4 to PS3/Vita.
“Unfortunately, you won’t be able to transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita,” said Mojang. “There are technical reasons for this; we can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking them causes all kinds of problems.
“Cross-platform play will not be possible between PlayStation 3 + Vita Edition and Playstation 4 Edition.”
