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Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (officially referred to as Minecraft; also known as Bedrock editions, Bedrock versions, or just Bedrock) is the multi-platform version of Minecraft developed by Mojang AB, Xbox Game Studios, and SkyBox Labs and based on the Bedrock codebase, which is developed in C++. It is available for Android, iOS, iPadOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows 10, Nintendo Switch, and Amazon Fire.
DLC purchased from the Marketplace on one platform is usable on all other platforms, but the game itself is sold separately on each platform. Xbox Live achievements are not shared between platforms and buying the game on one of these platforms does not get the game on the others. The Xbox One and Windows versions are also playable to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass subscribers respectively, with both versions playable to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions are backwards compatible with the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5, respectively.
Gameplay[ | ]
Development[ | ]
Release[ | ]
A video of an early prototype was released on Twitter, showing the game on the Xperia PLAY. The alpha version was later released for different platforms on October 7, 2011. The non-exclusive version was going to be released on September 29 for Android[1] but there were several severe bugs that needed to be fixed; the release was delayed until October 7.
A version for iOS devices was confirmed to be released before 2012 in an interview with Mojang Studios and was subsequently released on November 17, 2011.
Alpha[ | ]
After the initial releases for Android and iOS, updates were released in parallel, with the same features being added for both platforms. Various aspects of gameplay were introduced into the Bedrock codebase during the Alpha stage, including crafting, smelting, more blocks, items, mobs, and more game modes to bring it to parity with Java Edition.
The Bedrock codebase would be ported to more platforms during this phase: for Fire tablets on September 13, 2012, and for Windows Phone on December 10, 2014. The Windows 10 Edition Beta was released on July 29, 2015, and a port for the Samsung Gear VR was released on April 27, 2016.
Two other versions of Minecraft that are based on the Bedrock codebase, but separate from Bedrock Edition, were also released: Pi Edition (a free and discontinued version for the Raspberry Pi) and Education Edition (released for Windows 10 and macOS on November 1, 2016).
Full release[ | ]
On November 11, 2016, version 1.0.0 "Ender Update" was announced. Coming with its release on December 19, 2016, were two more versions of Minecraft: for the Apple TV and the Fire TV.
From version 1.2.0 "Better Together Update", the Bedrock editions no longer have the "Edition" subtitle and are simply renamed Minecraft. A port of Bedrock Edition for Xbox One was released along with the update, and a Nintendo Switch port was released digitally and physically on June 21, 2018. PlayStation 4 users received the Bedrock Edition on December 10, 2019.
References[ | ]
- ↑ Minecraft - Pocket Edition Touch Controls by Minecraft on YouTube, September 26, 2011