Minecraft PS3 Release Date News: PlayStation 3 Version Of Sandbox Game Arriving Earlier Than The PS4; No Further Updates For Xbox 360 Edition As Well

Minecraft PS3 release date will apparently be sooner than the release of the PlayStation 4 edition of the game.

According to 4J Studios, the Minecraft console developer, the company is prioritizing on he Minecraft PS3 release before it launch the game on other platforms.

Moreover, Minecraft Xbox 360 edition will not get any updates as well. This is until Minecraft PS3 release date arrives.

The latest Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition was launched in October and it brought in only bug-fixes. Reportedly, as posted on Eurogamer, it is this version of the game that is expected to arrive on other gaming platforms.

The 14th title update for the console is expected to provide new features, which may possibly include horses, the latest addition on the Minecraft PC version.

As posted on the official Twitter account of 4J Studios, "We're hard at work getting Minecraft: PS3 Edition ready for testing just now. The other platforms and TU14 will be later."

Minecraft was originally announced as a launch title for the PlayStation 4, but it seems that next-gen game console users might need to wait a little bit longer as Minecraft PS3 release date will have to happen first.

Aside from Minecraft PS3 and PS4, The sandbox indie game, originally created by Mojang for PC, will also arrive to other consoles such as the PS Vita and the Xbox One. However, there has not been an announcement yet regarding the specific Minecraft PS3 release date, as well as launch schedules for other console editions.

Moreover, Pingzine posted that the Minecraft PS4 and Xbox One editions will be able to support larger worlds, as well as more multiplayers, citing a report on the Examiner. The post further reads, "The report also suggests that the change in gaming consoles may have been a business strategy to get the game out on the device that "had the most users first.""

Stay up-to-date as more Minecraft PS3 release date news will emerge in the coming days and weeks. 

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