![]() This was not an easy decision, and we're doing everything we can to make sure you get the most out of Minecraft Earth before it sunsets. ![]() We're eternally grateful for the amazing talent in the Minecraft community. Your feedback and creations brought this game to an entirely different level, from the regular build challenges you absolutely smashed to the incredible builds you shared on social media. Microsoft signed off the blog by thanking all the players and creators that contributed to the "Minecraft Earth" community during its lifespan: Anyone who has ever made a purchase in "Minecraft Earth" will also receive a free copy of "Minecraft" (the Bedrock version), according to Microsoft. In addition, players with paid ruby balances will be granted Minecoins, which can be used on the Minecraft Marketplace to purchase skin and texture packs, maps, and minigames. As a result, we have made the difficult decision to re-allocate our resources to other areas that provide value to the Minecraft community and to end support for Minecraft Earth in June 2021.ĭespite the decision, Microsoft released one final update to "Minecraft Earth" on Tuesday that includes changes and improvements to make players' remaining time in the game "as fun as possible." Amongst other things, the update removes real-money transactions, reduces ruby costs and time requirements for crafting and smelting, and grants a set of character creator items to players who sign in between now and June 30. Minecraft Earth was designed around free movement and collaborative play – two things that have become near impossible in the current global situation. On Tuesday, however, Microsoft announced on its blog that the game will be discontinued on June 30 as the company re-allocates its resources "to other areas that provide value to the Minecraft community," given the present global situation. Minecraft Earth was officially released on Decemmeaning the game will have only lasted a little more than a year by time of its eventual closure.Microsoft says it is shutting down augmented reality game "Minecraft Earth" in June 2021 due to the restricted movement and lack of social mingling brought about by the global health crisis.įirst demoed at WWDC 2019 before launching in November the same year, " Minecraft Earth" gained plaudits for its use of AR to superimpose the game's collaborative creations onto the real world. Granting a set of Character Creator items to players who sign in between January 5 and June 30.Replacement of unused crafting & smelting boosts with radius boosts of the same level.Reduced time requirements for crafting and smelting.The team has also announced thet they will roll-out the final build of the game today which will include the following: On July 1, all player data unrelated to Character Creator and Minecoin entitlements will be officially deleted. The app will be removed from digital storefronts on June 30 and players who already have the game downloaded will be restricted access on the same day. Despite the interesting premise, the mobile experiment has currently only garnered around 5 million downloads on Android and while official numbers on Apple are unavailable, we can assume they would be comparable. Nearby players would then be able to view and even modify these creations leading to an interesting cooperative dynamic yet to be seen in other AR-centric mobile games. Players are able to gather the familiar resources they’d usually find in the original Mincraft scattered around real-world environments, create AR structures, and place them on the world map. Minecraft Earth is an AR mobile game in the same vein as Pokemon Go, though as evident in today’s announcement, it was unable to capture the same amount of public interest. We appreciate all the support from the community! Please read our full message below for details. Minecraft Earth will be closing down in June 2021. It has been announced that Minecraft Earth, an augmented reality spinoff of the wildly successful survival game, will come to an end on Jas per the official Minecraft Earth Twitter account.
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