I don't think "Minecraft" (per se) is coming to the PS.
Now "Minecraft- PS4 Edition", which will be the exact same thing as the xbox edition, is.
(Circles finger in air).
EDIT 1/29/14: Boy, was I wrong! Course, what did we know for sure back in Aug of '13.
It is programatically impossible to reverse engineer a game written in C# XNA and port it over to a console whose games vary in C++ and such.
Source: I've been a developer for a long while.
That's not technically true nor accurate. The point of reverse engineering is to identify the logic and rebuild in the new platform. I port code from c, C++, php to .NET all the time. We're not talking about a simple code conversion like VB.NET to C# via convert.telerik.com which is a syntantical conversion. That's not the definition of reverse engineering.
Further, as I also play Xenominer and have talked to their devs on the topic, Minecraft 360 is a full Arcade game, written with the full SDK in C++. Xenominer is written in C# and XNA. XM is hamstrung in what it can do, compared to MC360 because of the SDK differences.
The note being, C# XNA isn't even part of the equation.
MC360 is written in c++
MC-PC is written in Java
The first steps 4J did was to start by correcting the syntactical differences in java for C++ while adapting the libraries for graphics and sound to the 360's SDK calls.
I've written and ported code for 30 years.
The problem was never impossible. merely one of funding and contracts.
It's kinda funny 2 days after this thread was made sony announces they're getting minecraft for ps3,vita and ps4. What's really scary though is the fact that 4jstudios was tweeting about playstation seeing how sony is a competitor of microsoft, and the fact that they are part of the microsoft studios network.
Worst case scenario though is 4jstudios get the contract to port minecraft for the ps3,ps4,vita, xbox360 and xbox one. We will probably get like one update per year. Lmao
It's kinda funny 2 days after this thread was made sony announces they're getting minecraft for ps3,vita and ps4. What's really scary though is the fact that 4jstudios was tweeting about playstation seeing how sony is a competitor of microsoft, and the fact that they are part of the microsoft studios network.
Worst case scenario though is 4jstudios get the contract to port minecraft for the ps3,ps4,vita, xbox360 and xbox one. We will probably get like one update per year. Lmao
4J did the port for Elder Scrolls IV to PS3, so they're not just an MS shop. In fact, the PS3 version was known for being "better" as it actually took advantage of the PS3 hardware for improved rendering distances/graphics.
Further, as I also play Xenominer and have talked to their devs on the topic, Minecraft 360 is a full Arcade game, written with the full SDK in C++. Xenominer is written in C# and XNA. XM is hamstrung in what it can do, compared to MC360 because of the SDK differences.
The note being, C# XNA isn't even part of the equation.
MC360 is written in c++
MC-PC is written in Java
The first steps 4J did was to start by correcting the syntactical differences in java for C++ while adapting the libraries for graphics and sound to the 360's SDK calls.
I've written and ported code for 30 years.
The problem was never impossible. merely one of funding and contracts.
Thank you for explaining this in better detail. It's an uphill battle trying to get comprehension to sink in around here sometimes.
The OP is magic! Whatever he wants to happen will happen!!!
Damn hippies. lol.
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Religion, has actually convinced people, that there's an invisible man, living in the sky, who watches everything you do every minute of the day, and the invisible man has a special list. Of 10 things he doesn't want you to do. And if you do ANY of these ten things he has a special place, full of fire, and smoke, and burning, and torture, and will send you there to suffer and choke and scream for all of eternity... But he still loves you.
Now "Minecraft- PS4 Edition", which will be the exact same thing as the xbox edition, is.
(Circles finger in air).
EDIT 1/29/14: Boy, was I wrong! Course, what did we know for sure back in Aug of '13.
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That's not technically true nor accurate. The point of reverse engineering is to identify the logic and rebuild in the new platform. I port code from c, C++, php to .NET all the time. We're not talking about a simple code conversion like VB.NET to C# via convert.telerik.com which is a syntantical conversion. That's not the definition of reverse engineering.
Further, as I also play Xenominer and have talked to their devs on the topic, Minecraft 360 is a full Arcade game, written with the full SDK in C++. Xenominer is written in C# and XNA. XM is hamstrung in what it can do, compared to MC360 because of the SDK differences.
The note being, C# XNA isn't even part of the equation.
MC360 is written in c++
MC-PC is written in Java
The first steps 4J did was to start by correcting the syntactical differences in java for C++ while adapting the libraries for graphics and sound to the 360's SDK calls.
I've written and ported code for 30 years.
The problem was never impossible. merely one of funding and contracts.
Worst case scenario though is 4jstudios get the contract to port minecraft for the ps3,ps4,vita, xbox360 and xbox one. We will probably get like one update per year. Lmao
4J did the port for Elder Scrolls IV to PS3, so they're not just an MS shop. In fact, the PS3 version was known for being "better" as it actually took advantage of the PS3 hardware for improved rendering distances/graphics.
Thank you for explaining this in better detail. It's an uphill battle trying to get comprehension to sink in around here sometimes.
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Curse PremiumDamn hippies. lol.
One, 360, and Win 8.
(There's no reason to buy a PS4 either. It's just a PS3 with more memory.)
Your hate for the PS4 amuses me :3
Why hate on the console and the people wanting to buy it. XB1 is a good console, no reason to trash on the other.