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Microsoft announced this week that Minecraft : Xbox One Edition will hit the retail stores as a physical disc on November 18th. The game was available digitally for sometime now and will be coming out as a disc for the first time for the new systems. The PS4 version gets a head start and is to be released on October7th . It is a win-win for Microsoft as most of the players have already purchased this game online on discount from $19.99 to $4.99. However it will not be available for those who buy it off the shelf thereby making more digitally then on retails. Fans can still enjoy the larger worlds and improved visuals with Minecraft: X box one edition by importing the saves to the new release.
The entire press release is below for reference:
Know any budding creators who haven’t upgraded to Minecraft: Xbox One Edition yet? If so, we’ll help you cross one item off your holiday shopping list. Following the digital debut of Minecraft: Xbox One Edition earlier this month, we’re excited to announce the smash hit game will also hit store shelves beginning on Nov. 18 for $19.99 USD.
More features of this game include that fans can easily transfer their Xbox 360 creations and most of their downloaable content to the new Xbox One edition and play in a 36 times larger worlds.And, with the widest range of downloadable content on console, players will never run out of new worlds to explore with four player split-screen on one console or up to eight players over Xbox Live.
It’s Minecraft any way you please this holiday— whether buying the disc, downloading directly onto your Xbox One, or grabbing a digital download code or gift card from participating retailers. And to all you veteran Minecrafters who’ve already been playing Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition, don’t forget you can digitally upgrade for $4.99.*
*The $4.99 USD upgrade offer is only eligible for the digital version of Minecraft: Xbox One Edition; players must own the retail disc or digital version of Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and connect to Xbox Live with their account when playing the digital version.
