Minecraft developer Mojang has launched a local PlayStation 5 model in preview kind, bringing the sport in-line with the Xbox Series X and S model.
The PS5 model provides native 4K decision assist and better settings for render distances and anti-aliasing, settings already out there in Minecraft on Xbox Series X and S. Unfortunately, there’s no phrase on the addition of ray tracing to both the Xbox Series X or PS5 variations, regardless of Microsoft teasing the tech years in the past.
The first preview of the native PS5 model of Minecraft is offered now for testing. If you personal the PlayStation 4 model to your PS5, you possibly can take a look at this early model by heading to Settings after which Preview throughout the recreation. This preview consists of the brand new Tricky Trials replace, however multiplayer is simply doable between different gamers on PlayStation 4 and 5. The exception to that is enjoying the preview on Realms, which lets you cross-play with gamers on different units. This preview model doesn’t have entry to the Minecraft Store.
Explaining the choice to launch a local PS5 model in a blog post, Mojang mentioned “we’ll have the ability to make the sport run extra successfully on the PS5’s {hardware}.”
Minecraft is the best-selling online game of all time with an unbelievable 300 million copies offered since its early entry launch in 2009. 15 years later, Microsoft and Mojang have thus far resisted the urge to launch a sequel, and with good cause — in March final yr Xbox boss Phil Spencer mentioned Minecraft had 120 million month-to-month gamers.
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