PlayStation 4 Edition

This article is about the Legacy Console Edition by 4J Studios. For the current version of Minecraft on PlayStation 4, see Bedrock Edition.
This page describes an edition of the game that has been officially discontinued.
 
This edition is no longer updated nor available for download but can still be played if previously downloaded on a compatible device or through a physical copy, and has been replaced with Bedrock Edition.
Minecraft: PlayStation®︎4 Edition
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Author(s)
Platform(s)

Native

  • PlayStation 4 PlayStation 4

Backward-compatible

Written in

C++ C++

Latest version

1.12.3120.0

Release date

Digital – PSN
September 4, 2014
Retail Disc – BluRay
October 3, 2014

Rating(s)

ESRB: E10+
PEGI: 7
ACB: PG[1]
DEJUS: L (Livre)[2]
USK: 6
GSRR: PG12 (12+)[3]
GSRR: P (6+) [4]
CERO: B (12+)[5]
GRB: 12+ (2016)[6]
GRB: 12 (2014)[7]

Size

2.3 GB

License

Proprietary

Source available

No

Box art by Mojang Studios

Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition is the Legacy Console Edition version of Minecraft developed by 4J Studios and Mojang Studios for the PlayStation 4.[8] It was announced on August 20, 2013 at Sony Interactive Entertainment's exhibit at Gamescom 2013 and was available for purchase on the PlayStation Store for $19.99 between September 4, 2014 and December 10, 2019.[9] Existing digital owners are still able to access, re-download, and play this version. A retail version was released on October 3, 2014 and can still be purchased. DLC for the game is still available on the PlayStation Store. Like the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch Editions players, the PlayStation 4 Edition owners have the option to download the Bedrock version for free, however not all DLC will transfer. As with many games that are released on the PlayStation 4, Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition can be played on the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV through Remote Play.

Compared to the PlayStation 3 Edition, the PlayStation 4 Edition features world sizes up to 5120×5120 blocks (36 times larger), native 1080p resolution, up to 18 chunks render distance, amplified worlds, 16 player multiplayer and Large+ Battle Maps for mini games, and the option to constantly save the world in the background and the abilty to only show craftable recipes in the crafting interface akin to the Java and Bedrock Editions. The PlayStation 4 Edition is playable on the PlayStation 5 via backward compatibility.

As of 1.95, the PlayStation 4 Edition has not received new feature updates since Village & Pillage, as the edition was discontinued when Bedrock Edition launched on PlayStation 4 with the Buzzy Bees update.

Controls

In default settings, the controls are always displayed on the HUD. The controls for PlayStation 4 Edition are similar to PlayStation 3 Edition. However, the PlayStation 4 Edition also supports the capacitive touch-pad present on the DualShock 4 controller; the touch-pad can be used to navigate the menus and manage the inventory.

Gameplay

The game is similar to PlayStation 3 Edition, but provides certain enhancements (e.g. render distance, performance, player count) due to the game taking advantage of the PlayStation 4's more powerful hardware. Players were able to transfer and expand upon worlds created on PlayStation 3 Edition and PlayStation Vita Edition; however, this feature was removed on April 15, 2020 via an update.

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Trivia

  • Presently, the PlayStation 4 Edition was the last Legacy Console Edition to receive updates, as the Bedrock Edition was released on the platform on December 10, 2019.
  • The PlayStation 4 Edition was the only Legacy Console Edition to receive the Texture Update.

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