It is finally happening. Microsoft is bringing its newly acquired video game Minecraft to mobile phones running its Windows Phone operating system.
According to PC World, the eventual porting of Minecraft into Windows Phone has come two months after the software giant acquired the game from Mojang.
"Microsoft hasn't said how it plans to take Minecraft and Mojang forward, but building a Windows Phone version would seem to be one small piece of the puzzle," it said. It is now available on the Windows Phone Marketplace, and, no, it’s not just a knock-off app that crashes at the loading screen. This is the real deal.
It said the game, dubbed "Minecraft: Pocket Edition," appears to be the same version for Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
"It was two years since the game was released for Android and iOS, so we are really excited that Minecraft: Pocket Edition finally made its way to Windows Phone," said Nokia Revolution.
The game costs PhP 297 and requires Windows Phone 8.1, and is a 12-megabyte download.
PC World said "Minecraft: Pocket Edition" can be played in Survival mode, or Creative Mode. It may be single-player or multiplayer via Wi-Fi.
"Obviously, porting a game to your own smartphone platform is critical if your company owns the game—especially if you spend a whopping $2.5 billion on it," it said.
According to PC World, the eventual porting of Minecraft into Windows Phone has come two months after the software giant acquired the game from Mojang.
"Microsoft hasn't said how it plans to take Minecraft and Mojang forward, but building a Windows Phone version would seem to be one small piece of the puzzle," it said. It is now available on the Windows Phone Marketplace, and, no, it’s not just a knock-off app that crashes at the loading screen. This is the real deal.
It said the game, dubbed "Minecraft: Pocket Edition," appears to be the same version for Google's Android and Apple's iOS.
"It was two years since the game was released for Android and iOS, so we are really excited that Minecraft: Pocket Edition finally made its way to Windows Phone," said Nokia Revolution.
The game costs PhP 297 and requires Windows Phone 8.1, and is a 12-megabyte download.
PC World said "Minecraft: Pocket Edition" can be played in Survival mode, or Creative Mode. It may be single-player or multiplayer via Wi-Fi.
"Obviously, porting a game to your own smartphone platform is critical if your company owns the game—especially if you spend a whopping $2.5 billion on it," it said.
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