Minecraft on Xbox One 'really close'

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Mojang said to be "excited about the quality" of the next-gen version

The Xbox One version of Minecraft will launch soon, according to Microsoft Game Studios corporate vice president Phil Spencer.

Announced at E3 in June 2013, the Xbox One edition will build off the multi-million selling Xbox 360 version with "larger maps for more complex structures, expanded multiplayer features and enhanced gameplay".

Xbox executive Spencer told IGN at GDC last week: "I talked to [4J Studios] last night. They feel really good about the progress that they're making. It's their game, and it'd be Mojang's game. We graciously host it on our platform.

"They control the [release] date of that, but I'll tell people that we're getting really close. I talked with Notch [aka Mojang founder Markus Persson] last night, and they're really excited about the quality."

In December 2013, Minecraft creator Persson said the Xbox 360 edition of the game had sold around ten million copies.

Minecraft is also currently in development for PS4 and Vita, while a proposed Oculus Rift version was scrapped earlier this week.

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DuhTigersBloodPosted:

Miku Really hope i don't have to buy it again. Any one know if you can use old 360 saves on them? I don't want to start again.


nope, they said this awhile back in one of their tweets

LinearPosted:

Olaf It will still look better on the PC.

-Said a PC gamer


Can it honestly look different?

MikuPosted:

Really hope i don't have to buy it again. Any one know if you can use old 360 saves on them? I don't want to start again.

OasisPosted:

Maybe the 'power of the cloud' will deal with the block generation....think of the POWER

nukuPosted:

At least give it half off to the people who already bought it

Baz_AccentsPosted:

hopefully we do not have to buy it again if we already got it for xbox 360 but that wont happen they spent too much time on this so theyl want money

SkamaPosted:

Anyone know if you'll be able to transfer maps from 360 to One. I am in the middle of building a huge city and its going well but I would love more space.

SwiftPosted:

It will still look better on the PC.

-Said a PC gamer

DusknoirPosted:

I do actually see a quality difference between Minecraft on Xbox 360 and the Xbox One at least that's a plus other than that minecraft gets boring after awhile IMO.