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Minecon 2015 kicked off today so the news has pretty much been dominated by future Minecraft related happenings. Today we got our first look at TellTale's Minecraft: Story Mode and now we've learned that when Windows 10 launches at the end of this month, it will do so with its own version of Minecraft.
Apparently Minecraft: Windows Edition is still in beta and those that already own the game on the PC will have access to it for free. Everyone else will have to pay $10, although we don't know what that will equate to in other territories like the UK. The game will offer the exact same mechanics as the old one alongside the creative and survival game modes.
Honestly, at first glance there doesn't really appear to be anything new, although controller users will now be able to switch between mouse/keyboard and a gamepad. There will also be Xbox app integration so you can take screenshots or record with the Game DVR feature.
Microsoft will be making changes based on player feedback. Right now there is no word on if this will break mod compatibility or if Windows Edition players will be able to join the same servers as those playing on the regular version of the game, although I expect we'll find out soon. You can find the full announcement from Mojang, HERE.
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KitGuru Says: Some people suspected that Microsoft might pull something like this leading up to the launch of Windows 10. Maybe the new version will squeeze some more sales out of the game, although I'm pretty sure most people who want to play the game already own it at this point.
Minecraft: Unnecessary Edition.
Minesweeper for this generation. They dont even know how lucky they are 😀
Not totally true. Minecraft was coded in java, which is a highly inefficient language for big games. I imagine this new version uses a more efficient and versatile language such as C++ or C#
I highly doubt they’ve managed a rewrite of the code since buying the company.
There really would be no other explanation than this since the only application of Java over C derivative languages is compatibility over all OS’ and this is a Windows edition. While I fear what this would do for modding since it won’t be a simple language conversion to make even the easiest mods work let alone the really intricate ones if this is indeed the case I will be glad to see far more efficient rendering techniques (there is still a little grudging after Minecraft’s old memory issues) as optimisation would be great for those high res TP’s and shader mods, alongside more efficient handling of many multiple mods
Is it still coded in Java or did they port it to .net for something?
I think that’s why its in BETA, as its a WIP rewrite of the code. Makes sense anyway.
As far as i’m aware, the code re-write has been done already for the console editions of the game…
It’s a few versions behind the PC version, but it is a full code re-write from what i’ve heard..
It is written in C++, so yes, it is ported to .NET.
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Personally, I’ll be waiting a bit before I do the upgrade to Windows 10 on my laptop. I’ll be waiting until I can get it on my phone at the same time. That way I’ll have better consistency across devices, and Windows 10 will have had time to receive all the fixes it needs for my daily driver, just in case. 😉 different web designs