Minecraft continues to make its mark on new platforms with a European launch for Vita on October 15. 4J Studios, the UK team that is porting the sandbox game game to North America, tweeted that there isn't an official date yet.
Cross-buy is a possibility for the portable Minecraft version. If you have the game on PS3 or PS4, you can also get it on Vita. In May, Mojang, the developer of the game, announced that Mojang announced that the asking price for the game is $20. As with PS3 and you can transfer saves between PS3 and Vita, and DLC purchases are available on both versions.
At the time, Mojang said it was working with Sony to "look at ways to allow upgrading from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita." We've contacted Sony to clarify if users who have Minecraft on PS3 Blu-ray are also able to play the Vita version for free. We're still waiting for release dates for the retail version of the Vita game. The next week's launch is limited to PSN.
It's a busy time at MinecraftHQ, which is now Microsoft after the $2.5 billion acquisition of Mojang and its popular games. After being released on the current generation consoles' online storefronts Minecraft has its PS4 edition on retail shelves at the time of writing. another forum The Xbox One disc version is due in US stores on November 18. [Image: 4J Studios]