Mojang Studios has announced {that a} native PlayStation 5 model of Minecraft is releasing at the moment and it’s searching for preview testers. Those that personal the PS4 model of the sport will have the ability to entry it.
With the intention to check this early model on PS5, customers simply want to enter the PS4 model of the sport, click on “Settings” after which click on “Preview.” The preview is ready to roll out at round 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET. Mojang additionally clarified that buying the PS4 model is at present the one approach to play the PS5 model, and the rationale for making a native PS5 model is that it could run extra easily on its {hardware}.
This preview contains the brand new Tough Trials replace as nicely. Right here, gamers can both group up or go solo to enterprise right into a maze crammed with traps and treasures. Moreover, on this preview, multiplayer is barely out there between PS4 and PS5 and there’s no entry to the Minecraft Retailer.
Final yr, Minecraft was rated in Germany for the Xbox Sequence X|S, the primary signal that the sport can be coming to present consoles. Throughout the FTC trial concerning Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Xbox blamed the dearth of a local PS5 model of Minecraft on Sony on the time. Microsoft mentioned that Sony did not ship any improvement kits forward of the console’s launch in 2020.