Microsoft Claims Recent Rating of Minecraft for Xbox Series X Is “Not Indicative of Any New Versions”

Published 09/06/2023, 11:00 AM EDT

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Looks like Minecraft fans will receive bad news in the coming times. This is because Microsoft has dropped almost a bomb on Minecraft fans revealing an exclusive detail from their recent study.

Minecraft’s always brought exclusive improvisations to make the gaming experience better than it was before. However, Microsoft‘s recent report claims that this popular game might not bring any more developments in the title.

What is Xbox’s recent claim about Minecraft?

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Recently Minecraft has been made exclusive for Xbox consoles according to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board of the United States. Now while asking about future plans with Minecraft, in a recent interview Microsoft said-“Given the number of platforms and geographies in which Minecraft is available, we periodically go through rating reviews and updates with different regional boards,”, Microsoft’s executive further added how their study of this sandbox game’s ratings do not imply that the title will have any more developments or platform availability in near future. 

As of now, players can access Minecraft on Xbox Series X/S. However, the game will be Xbox One’s version, which players can download and access on their latest Xbox X/S Series through backwards compatibility. Microsoft also spoke about how the team is trying to improve ray tracing on Xbox consoles after the optimized version of the game is shipped for Xbox Series X/S- “This early prototype code has been removed from Preview and doesn’t signal near future plans to bring raytracing support to consoles,”

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Mojang Studio’s Minecraft and its latest development

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Developed by Mojang Studio, Minecraft is a 3D survival game built on a sandbox platform, which received immense love from global fans. Originally invented by Markus Persson in 2009, Minecraft offers one of the exclusive gaming championships for players as well. Since its initial journey in 2009, Minecraft has gone through various improvisations. After a successful response for Minecraft Legend this year, fans were expecting some more Minecraft developments or new titles in the franchise.

Minecraft Legend is a real-time action strategy game, which was released for PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox X/S, and Xbox One with Windows. Both cooperative and competitive multiplayer platforms can be experienced in Minecraft Legends. In this game, players begin by mining a cave for themselves. This is when they are greeted by 3 people as well. Now the player has to transport into those 3 people’s world after a war breaks in and destroy villages invaded by piglings.

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Minecraft Legends was released on the 18th of April this year. Since it is only accessible on Xbox X/S Series due to the Regional Board’s ratings in the United States, Xbox users may take a look at Minecraft Legends and get immersed into the strategic world of adventures.

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