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Android users in these cities gained access to the closed beta on 30 August 2019. Release Ī closed beta was first released for iOS on 16 July 2019 in Seattle and London, then in Stockholm, Tokyo, and Mexico City over the next two days. Multiplayer gameplay was showcased at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in June 2019. Microsoft created a website for players to signup for the closed beta that was released during mid-2019, and Microsoft intended to release the game in a gradual rollout. Minecraft Earth was announced during Minecraft 's 10th anniversary in May 2019. On, a teaser trailer was released which showed a Muddy Pig. ĭuring Microsoft Build 2015, Microsoft's HoloLens team unveiled an augmented reality version of Minecraft. The game was free-to-play, and supported Android and iOS smartphones. Minecraft Earth utilized information from OpenStreetMap for map information and was built on Microsoft Azure for its augmented reality features. Minecoins, which are present in all Bedrock editions of Minecraft, could only be purchased with real money and are used to purchase cosmetic items, such as texture packs and character skins. Rubies could be earned through gameplay or purchased with real money and could be used to purchase items that affect gameplay such as "build plates". The game had two in-game currencies: "rubies" and "minecoins". Minecraft Earth included many different kinds of in-game entities called "mobs" that are exclusive variations of the mobs in Minecraft. Minecraft Earth considers physical objects such as trees and lakes so there are fewer incidents and interferences with the AR simulation. Players could gather resources by collecting "tappables" in the in-game map and by completing "adventures" which may be a puzzle, a specific task, or a virtual location with hostile entities to defeat. In both Build mode and Play mode, the buildplates were overlaid onto the real world using augmented reality (AR) and the built-in phone camera.
#MICROSOFT MINECRAFT EARTH AR JUNEWARREN THEVERGE FULL SIZE#
In "build mode", players could build augmented reality structures on "Buildplates" in collaboration with other players, then explore them in full size with "play mode". The game utilized the same Bedrock game engine as other versions of Minecraft. Similar to Minecraft, Minecraft Earth was centered around building structures, gathering resources, crafting, and exploration.
