If you are one of the fortunate few who owns Sony's "PlayStation Phone," the Xperia Play ... now you could have something to do with it. The very first launch of the Xperia Play-Xclusive Minecraft: Pocket Edition is within the Android Market now, for $6.99. Go! Build!
Truly, that's all you can do at the moment. "Alpha 0.1" has 36 completely different block types with which you'll be able to build, alone or with one other local wireless player. Other features will likely be built into the sport later, as with the main game. Also coming later is a wider Android release.
While you concentrate on whether to try this out, this is a miniature tragedy: That Minecraft-themed Xperia Play telephone auction hasn't ended but, so its new proprietor undoubtedly would not have it in time for Minecraft's release.
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Say hiya to Minecraft - Pocket Version
Right now we are releasing the primary model of Minecraft - Pocket Edition. The game shall be unique to Xperia Play for a restricted time and launched to other Android units within the near future.
The primary version (Alpha 0.1) will deal with the inventive features of Minecraft. We've tried to put in the options that make sense for enjoying on a cellular device while still preserving the core of the Minecraft expertise.Minecraft-freunde It is possible for you to to pick out blocks on the touchscreen or simply scroll by way of them with the circle and sq. buttons on the Xperia Play device. The primary version additionally helps multi-player on a neighborhood wireless community permitting you to create a world and invite buddies to construct collectively. A few of the features in this launch include:
Randomized worlds
Build something you may imagine
Build with 36 different kinds of blocks
Invite and play with buddies to your world (local wireless community)
Save multi-player worlds on your own phone
Just just like the Computer/Mac/Linux version of Minecraft we're planning to proceed growing the Pocket Version for a very long time with frequent updates. We're eager to listen to what the Minecraft group thinks about our new game and what you all need to see in future updates.
Minecraft - Pocket Edition is now available in Android Market (solely seen to Xperia Play devices) for $6.99
