Minecraft has been a smash hit on the PC platform. Outselling Half Life, Half-Life 2, and The Sims 3, it is without a doubt one of the most influential PC games of all time. But when Minecraft was finally ported to Microsoft's Xbox 360, it quickly became a console classic by outselling Gears of War and coming close to outselling Modern Warfare 2. But we keep getting emails and Twitter messages asking us when you can expect Minecraft for the PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS, etc. I thought I would answer this question in the form of an article.Let me get you thinking about a term called exclusivity. A video game that is an exclusive means it is released for one console/platform only. For example, most games in the Halo series is exclusive to the Xbox and Xbox 360. Mario games are exclusive to Nintendo consoles. These are examples of exclusivity in video games.
Now imagine going to a store to buy a game console. If you like Halo, you are likely going to consider buying an Xbox. If you like Minecraft, you are likely going to buy an Xbox to play Minecraft on. That's because the Xbox is the only console that can play Minecraft, right? Well, that's a classic example of buying a console because of exclusivity.
The reason why Minecraft is an Xbox-exclusive title is because Mojang was paid a hefty amount of money in a contract to keep Minecraft as an Xbox-exclusive. This means that until the contract has expired (and Mojang chooses not to renew it) there is no chance Minecraft can be ported to another console. It's been a little over a year since Minecraft for Xbox was released, so we can assume it is a two-year contract or longer.
But what happens when the contract does expire? Well, Mojang has said that once the contract expires a PS3 edition is a possibility. They have also said that a Wii U edition isn't likely (sorry Nintendo fans). However, will Minecraft be ported to the newer generation of game consoles instead of the PS3 like the PS4 and Xbox One? Only time will tell.
Minecraft screenshot shown in mockup image from the Phoenix MyFallen server.
I was recently talking to my friend about the disadvantages of consoles. Although it is better than it used to be, situations like this are a good example of not being left out of playing a game you want. Most of the time, emulators can make up for games that are not designed for pc.
ReplyDeleteThere are no emulators for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Xbox, PS Vita, or 3DS. There is an emulator for the Wii (not Wii U), but you need a pretty decently fast PC to run it.
ReplyDeleteYah know, its not so bad, the Wii U could be an good one, with the new ''Tablet-Controller''
ReplyDeleteBut hey, PS3 sounds not so bad, i hope they will continue to make Minecraft for the Xbox One
So lets hope, also i hope there comes an update for Xbox360 edition, it's really great but it can be better right? I mean emulators are great but only for old ones like SNES & N64 & PS1 etc. not for the new one, if Minecraft can do this, it will be a new step, to make this the biggest game on earth,
So yah know, the world is changing and we must change with it, the Ps4 Xbox 0ne & Wii U
But i think The Nintendo 3DS is far way better for Minecraft, don't you think?
Great Greetz. ThundorKing!
i would get mad if they made it for psvita beause i sold mine a couple months ago because i didnt think there was really a good use for it
ReplyDeleteI think to.
ReplyDeleteThere are emulator for Xbox
ReplyDeleteBut it's already been announced that Minecraft is coming out for the new console OUYA.
ReplyDeleteOUYA uses Android, so Mojang wouldn't have to do anything to make it compatible.
ReplyDeleteTheres emulators for the PS2, PS3 (homebrew), Xbox and Nintendo DS :)
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