Minecraft Home Windows 10 Version Introduced

Telltale's Minecraft: Story Mode (opens in new tab) wasn't the only big reveal at this weekend's Minecon. Minecraft economy servers Microsoft additionally used the occasion to announce a new version of Minecraft-Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition. It will likely be free in case you already personal the game on Pc, or $10 if you don't, and it is based on (opens in new tab)the Pocket model of the sport. The beta begins on July twenty ninth.

Windows 10 Version won't boast every function of Minecraft, no less than to begin with, but Mojang say they're "aiming for feature parity" (see above link). Xbox Live and controllers might be supported, but will not be required, and it appears Mojang are aiming for dedicated servers additional down the road. The seven-participant limit mentioned under is because the sport is predicated on Pocket Edition. Here's the function record of Windows 10 Edition as it stands now:

- Craft, create, and explore online with up to seven friends playing Home windows 10 Edition Beta, via local multiplayer or together with your Xbox Dwell pals on-line. Minecraft economy servers - Play on-line and native multiplayer with different Pocket Version gamers thanks to a free replace, on account of arrive soon after launch.- Multiple control schemes! Switch between controller, touch, and keyboard controls with little to no effort!