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This edition is no longer updated but can still be purchased and downloaded.

Minecraft: PlayStation®︎Vita Edition

Author(s)	Mojang Studios 4J Studios Sony Interactive Entertainment
Platform(s)
Written in	C++
Latest version	1.84
Release date	Digital (PSN) October 14, 2014 (NA) October 15, 2014 (Europe) Retail November 11, 2014 (NA) November 19, 2014 (Europe) November 21, 2014 (UK/IE)
Rating(s)	ESRB: E10+ PEGI: 7 ACB: PG[1] DEJUS: 10[2]
Size	164 MB
License	Proprietary
Source available	No

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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.^[3] 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,^[4] and a screenshot published a month later along with them confirming the edition was being developed.^[5] Following the announcement, Jens Bergensten (Jeb) also added that it was based on PlayStation 3 Edition.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8] It had a retail release in stores on November 11 (North America),^[9] November 19 (Europe) and November 21 (United Kingdom and Ireland).^[10] 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.^[11]

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.^[12]

Update 1.84 removed the ability to transfer saves from PS3, PS Vita, and PS TV systems to PS4, and fixed some bugs.^[13]

Gameplay

Trailers

Changes

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.^[13] 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.

Trivia

• As production of PlayStation Vita cartridges have been discontinued,^[14] 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 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.^[15]
• When traveling in The Nether on PlayStation Vita Edition, Overworld distances are scaled down by a ratio of 3:1 rather than 8:1.

Gallery

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  Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition logo
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  Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition box art
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  Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition screenshot
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