PlayStation Vita Edition

This page describes an edition of the game that has been officially discontinued.

 

This edition is no longer updated but can still be purchased and downloaded. However, it is confirmed that the ability to purchase this game digitally will not last long, as Sony confirmed the PSVITA shop is being discontinued.^[1]

Minecraft: PlayStation®︎Vita Edition

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Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition is the Legacy Console Edition version of Minecraft for the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV in development by 4J Studios for and alongside Mojang Studios.^[4] A hidden teaser was hinted by 4J Studios on Twitter in April 2014 where a PlayStation Vita displaying Minecraft in the background of the main focus of the image could be seen,^[5] and a screenshot published a month later along with them confirming the edition was being developed.^[6] Following the announcement, Jens Bergensten (Jeb) also added that it was based on PlayStation 3 Edition.^[7]

The PlayStation 3 Edition also has some level of connectivity with the PlayStation Vita Edition; the game at the PlayStation Store incorporates the so-called Cross-Buy feature, which makes players get one of the two editions for free when purchasing either one of them. Saved worlds were also transferable between the consoles.^[8]

Compared to the PlayStation 3 Edition, PlayStation Vita Edition only supports multiplayer for up to 4 players, and the render and simulation distance was reduced to 5 chunks. Splitscreen is not included, but the PlayStation Vita Edition supports local multiplayer via an ad-hoc network.

The PlayStation Vita Edition became available for purchase on the PlayStation Network on October 14 in North America and on October 15 in Europe.^[9] It had a retail release in stores on November 11 (North America),^[10] November 19 (Europe) and November 21 (United Kingdom and Ireland).^[11] It was originally announced that Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition would no longer be available for digital purchase due to the PlayStation Store closing on the platform on August 27, 2021, however this statement was later retracted.^[12] It would later be announced that Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition will no longer be available for purchase following the closure of the PlayStation Store on PlayStation Vita in July 2027.^[1]

As of 1.84, the PlayStation Vita Edition has not received new feature updates, such as Village & Pillage, Buzzy Bees, the Nether Update, Caves & Cliffs, and so on. The PlayStation Vita Edition's most recent feature update is the Update Aquatic.^[13]

Update 1.84 removed the ability to transfer saves from PS3, PS Vita, and PS TV systems to PS4, and fixed some bugs.^[14]

Through Sony's "Cross Buy" initiative, owners of PlayStation 3 Edition are able to download PlayStation Vita Edition at no additional cost. Since the PlayStation Vita Edition is based on the PlayStation 3 Edition, saves on the PlayStation 3 Edition are compatible with PlayStation Vita Edition and vice versa via an online upload to PlayStation Network.

This does not apply to PlayStation 4 Edition. It was only possible to do a one-way save transfer from PS3 to PS4. As of April 15, 2020, it is no longer possible to transfer saves from PS3 to PS Vita/PS TV and vice versa.^[14] There was also a major discount for previous owners of the PlayStation 3 Edition, however, since February 25, 2016, there is no longer such a discount on PlayStation 4 Edition for owners of the PlayStation 3 Edition.

• As production of PlayStation Vita cartridges have been discontinued,^[15] the only legal way to purchase the PlayStation Vita Edition is to buy the game digitally via the PlayStation Store. Another option is to order a physical copy from re-sellers from websites like eBay and Amazon, but buying a digital copy may be more viable.
  • The physical copy released in North America included a download code for the game instead of a physical cartridge. These codes expired on March 31, 2017.^[16]
• The popularity of this version of Minecraft in Japan produced a bundle with a Minecraft-themed backplate on the PlayStation Vita console, along with a downloadable Minecraft voucher, and a Minecraft-themed carrying case for the PS Vita.^[17]
• When traveling in The Nether on PlayStation Vita Edition, Overworld distances are scaled down by a ratio of 3:1 rather than 8:1.

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