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[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Rewriting it in another language wouldn't give you any benefits, and if Minecraft was written in C/C++ from the start, then we'd never have the mods we do now.

Could it be easier to make mods? Sure. But throwing out all the work and starting from scratch for no reason is silly.

[Azusa]

Found this and again the things you can do with this game still amaze me

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Finally found this topic. Slight resurrection but there is a lot of news coming out of 4j/Mojang and it doesn't belong in the Server topic.

 

The Ministry of the Environment of Denmark, has recreated Denmark in 1:1 scale in Minecraft for everybody to play in, Denmark is now the first country in the world to be fully recreated in Minecraft

 

Minecraft PS4 and Vita expected by September

 

Minecraft PS3 worlds will transfer to PS4, possibly Vita

 

Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition Coming to Retail May 16th

 

WOW! Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has sold 12 MILLION copies!!! Thank you everyone :) #MinecraftXBLA

 

https://twitter.com/4JStudios/status/452085692836110336

 

After months of teaming up with Mojang, we can confirm that Minecraft X360 Edition will save transfer to Xbox One Edition...more news soon!

 

https://twitter.com/xboxp3/status/459509201073496064

 

 

OP updated with official links / version history / latest prices

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Minecraft PC has sold 15 million units

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Minecraft Xbox One worlds are not "infinite," Halo skin pack incoming

 

Notch on Minecraft, money and manic depression
 

 

[Yazoo]

Anyone know about setting up a minecraft server on ubuntu for LAN play?

 

Think I have a correctly set-up server but cannot connect to it, any help appreciated 

[PsYcHoKiLLa]

Most likely due to ports, check your router to make sure you have the ports forwarding properly.

[Yazoo]

Most likely due to ports, check your router to make sure you have the ports forwarding properly.

I'm connecting via my home network not externally, why would I port forward?  I have a web server and a plex server and never had to port forward for them to work.

[PsYcHoKiLLa]

Checked the firewall isn't blocking it?

[Yazoo]

Checked the firewall isn't blocking it?

Trying to connect from a mobile device (android tablet) also tried from an iPad (iOS)

[Yazoo]

seems I can not connect the pocket edition to the server, installed the pocket version from here http://www.pocketmine.net/#get and it is working now.  I liked the webmin module of the full version :(

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Minecraft on Xbox One, PS4, and PS Vita soon!

 

Xbox One

 

• Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace in August. It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Xbox 360 Edition.
• It will include all the features from the most recent Xbox 360 title update.
• Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99.
• If you?ve bought Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition from Xbox Live Marketplace, or played online with the disc version, you will be able to upgrade to Xbox One Edition for $4.99.
• You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
• Players with Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worlds to Xbox One. Unfortunately, you won?t be able to transfer saves from Xbox One to Xbox 360. 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 Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
• 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.

 

PS3 + Vita

 

• Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will be available on the PSN in August.
• It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version, including online play on Vita.
• This means everyone who has bought Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition from PSN will get it on Vita for free. Those fluent in Sony-speak might refer to the deal as ?Cross-buy.?
• We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to enable upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. We?ll have more info on this closer to release.
• Minecraft: Playstation 3 + Vita Edition will cost $19.99.
• It doesn?t matter if you buy for PS3 or Vita first, you own the game for both platforms.
• Saves are transferrable between the Playstation 3 and Vita versions of Minecraft. You will be able to craft at home on your Playstation 3, then continue on the bus/toilet with your Playstation Vita.
• All of the DLC you?ve purchased for Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition will work on Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.

 

PS4

 

• Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will be released on the PSN in August. It brings significantly bigger worlds and a greater draw distance than Playstation 3 + Vita Edition.
• It will include all the features from the most recent Playstation 3 version.
• Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition will cost $19.99.
• If you?ve bought Playstation 3 Edition from the Playstation Network you will be able to upgrade for $4.99.
• You will be able to upgrade for a minimum of a year after the release date.
• We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to enable upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to Minecraft: Playstation 4 Edition. We?ll have more info on this closer to release.
• Players with Playstation 3 Edition or Playstation 3 + Vita Edition saves will be able to import their worlds to Playstation 4. Unfortunately, you won?t be able to transfer your saves from Playstation 4 to Playstation 3/Vita. 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.
• Many, but not all, of the DLC skins and texture packs you?ve purchased for Playstation 3 Edition will be available for use in Playstation 4 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.

 

 

https://mojang.com/2014/05/minecraft-on-xbox-one-ps4-and-ps-vita-soon/

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

The option to upgrade is good, wasn't expecting that from a game which prints money.

[trooper11]

Being able to transfer your saves and move most dlc packs is huge for people that invested hours upon hours on a project.

[EZRecovery]

Here?s a bit of good news for Minecraft and Xbox One fans. The immensely popular world-building game is coming to the Xbox One this August, and it?s also getting a few tweaks and upgrades along the way. Due to the limitations of the Xbox 360, created worlds could only go so far, and only certain scenes could be displayed. Experts are saying those things will no longer be a problem once the game moves to the latest Xbox console.

 

Beginning in August, Minecraft will sell for $20 from the Xbox Games Store. (At least it?s not going to cost $60)!

 

There?s also good news for those gamers who already own the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft ? they won?t be required to pay the full price of the new game. For a year after the release, they?ll only have to pay $5 to make the switch. And, as an added bonus, everything they had on their old game will transfer over to the new game. That?s sure to be a relief to those who have spent hours upon hours creating their ideal pixelated world.

 

 

 

Minecraft has been in the news quite a bit lately as Denmark?s Government announced that their entire country had been created to scale within the game to encourage students to visit places that weren?t so easy to reach in the real world.

 

Are you a Minecrafter? Let us know in the comments section below!

 

SOURCE: http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/minecraft-coming-xbox-one-august/#!QKVvJ

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Topics merged

[Chasethebase Veteran]

That's definitely a neat feature for allowing the transfer of worlds and a cheaper ugprade to the X1 edition.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Minecraft console editions together just passed Minecraft for PC/Mac. And across all platforms we've sold almost 54 million copies.

 

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[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

More details here - http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2014/09/04/minecraft-ps4-edition-available-now-ps3-upgrade-option/

 

It's ?3.49 to upgrade to PS4 version.

[GotBored]

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

lol thats awesome!

 

The more I think about it the more I agree the share button was a very smart choice from Sony. People will love using it with Minecraft.

[trooper11]

Its great that the developers were able to offer last gen Minecraft buyers a cheap upgrade price and the ability to migrate saves.

I only wish more developers had followed that lead.

I also agree that the sharing features of the ps4 and next gen in general are going to be very useful with this game.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

I won a copy of MC on 360 so I'm probably going to pay the ?4 or whatever it is to upgrade on X1.

 

I don't really play it any more, but considering how much effort they put into updates it's a small thank you back :P

[trooper11]

I won a copy of MC on 360 so I'm probably going to pay the ?4 or whatever it is to upgrade on X1.

 

I don't really play it any more, but considering how much effort they put into updates it's a small thank you back :p

Did you have saves and add-ons that you wanted to transfer? I'm not sure how the process works, but its another nice gesture from the developer.

[trooper11]

Just a heads up for those of you eager to jump back into this game. It's out now and you can take advantage of the Xbox 360 upgrade deal. Enjoy!

 

http://majornelson.com/2014/09/04/minecraft-xbox-one-edition-now-available/