Sony is reportedly none too happy about the idea of cross-play between PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and is thus refusing to support Better Together. The news is bleaker for PlayStation owners. Nintendo Switch owners will be offered the Better Together update later this year, bringing them into the same fold as Xbox One, Windows 10 and mobile players. You will still be able to play the game you’ve purchased, but it won’t be updated in future. So, what, you might be wondering, is happening with the versions of Minecraft designed for consoles such as the PlayStation 3 and 4, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch and Wii U? These versions of the game are effectively being left to rot. There’s no cross-play between Minecraft and Minecraft Java Edition – they are two separate versions of the same game. Indeed, Windows 10 users can have both Minecraft and Minecraft Java Edition installed on the same computer. It’s an entirely different branch of the game from the version aimed at Windows 10 devices, which works on any version of Windows. Which is why the PC version of the game will henceforth be known as Minecraft Java Edition. Wasn’t there already a version of Minecraft for the PC that was simply referred to as Minecraft? Yes, there was.
Obviously, nobody fits an Xbox One or Windows 10 laptop into their pocket, so the name ‘Minecraft Pocket Edition’ has become a misnomer, hence the change to simply ‘Minecraft’. So, if you play Minecraft on an Android smartphone, you can now play with chums on an Xbox One console, for example. However, this summer the developers have been working on something called the Better Together update, which unifies the versions of Minecraft designed for mobiles, Windows 10, the Xbox One and virtual reality devices. Until now, the mobile version of Minecraft has been branded as Minecraft Pocket Edition. The branding Gods at Microsoft have killed it off and replaced it with… Minecraft.
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