Minecraft is finally coming to PS5 a year after Xbox boss Phil Spencer told the FTC Sony was "reluctant" to send them dev kits
Sep. 20, 2024Xbox certainly isn’t lacking the ability to make PS5 games these days
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Minecraft’s non-existent PS5 port became a talking point during the FTC hearings over theXbox Activision deal, and Xbox bossPhil Spencerclaimed at the time thatSony was “reluctant” to provide development kitsfor the new platform. It seems Microsoft has its hands on the necessary development tools now, though, as Minecraft is finally hitting PS5 on October 22.
The new native PS5 version of Minecraft is “optimized to take advantage of the console’s more powerful hardware,” according to theofficial announcement. “This means your game will have a greater render distance while still being 4k resolution and 60 fps, allowing you to take in even more frames and pixels while running from Endermen in the Overworld.”
The PS5 version will be a free upgrade for owners of the PS4 game. That PS4 version has, of course, been available since well before the PS5 launched, and as with the vast majority of PS4 games it’s fully backwards compatible. The PS5 port should just offer a bit better performance.
After completely revamping how Minecraft does updates, the devs will unveil the first features of the new era this month.
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