Minecraft Dropping Last-Gen Console Support Soon

Minecraft Dropping Last-Gen Console Support Soon

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Richard Walker

As Minecraft players on PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360 and Wii U now represent under 5% of the active community playing the game, Mojang has confirmed that following the upcoming Update Aquatic, support for those old-gen consoles will be nixed to focus on current platforms.

"Although we’d love to keep bringing new content to all our players forever, the older generation of consoles now make up less than 5% of our active players," the developer noted in an update on its blog, "so we’ve made the difficult decision to focus our efforts to support players where they play Minecraft the most and where we plan to add new features."

While the Update Aquatic, with dolphins and other underwater treats, will still be heading to PS3, Vita, X360 and Wii U, it'll mark the final update for Minecraft on older platforms. Meanwhile, the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows 10 and mobile versions will be moving to the new Bedrock Engine where the Update Aquatic content will be released.

If you're playing the Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition, there's no need to change anything, as the game will still be supported in the same way it always has.

Comments
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  • I wonder if this update will add trophies again.
  • If they do add more trophies, no more multiplayer please.
  • Kind of stupid choice to drop the Vita though. Handheld Minecraft is the best in my opinion.
  • If there will be trophies with this next update then I'll keep the game installed a bit longer before getting rid of it but if there won't be any, then it will deleted ASAP and the disc put on Ebay.
  • Terminator, I thought you said in a thread that you were building up a big collection of disk games? Not this one?
  • @5: I've got Minecraft on disk for the PS3 and PS4 (I don't have it at all for the Vita as twice was enough) but it's a game I can't stand so have been looking for ages for an excuse to sell it. Unless I am absolutely in love with a game or can be used in a site event, it gets uninstalled and sold once the (P)/100% has been obtained as I'm unlikely to ever bother playing it again.
  • Those 6 year olds with hardware older than they are will cry.
  • BUT Wait! what about the ever so popular 3DS version?!?! honestly not surprised, wonder if this update brings trophies
  • So it's official, the PS3 is finished... you can be assured your 100% will no longer be touched.
  • @8: The 3DS version is based on the Bedrock Edition so will continue to be supported.
  • @3 - And they will continue to support handheld Minecraft... On Switch. Unfortunate, but, well, that's how it goes. Kinda surprised they make up "under" 5% of players, though.
  • I cant believe people still play it anyway
  • @12: I haven't played Minecraft in ages, because the mind numbingly boring grind for the Platinum/100% absolutely killed any interest I had in it.
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