Minecraft PS5 Native Version Announced, and PS4 Players Can Preview It Today

Mojang took their time, but a native PS5 version of Minecraft is on the way! As part of today’s title update for the PS4 version of the game, players will be able to test a preview build of it for free!

PS4 owners of Minecraft, you’ll need to install the patch released today, and then navigate to “Settings” and then “Preview” within the game itself. The preview build even includes the Tricky Trials update from last week. Note that this is a preview version, and Mojang has released it to help bug test it more than anything else and to garner user feedback.

Read on for the official FAQ.

Minecraft PS5 Version FAQ:

WHY ARE YOU MAKING A VERSION OF MINECRAFT FOR THE PLAYSTATION®5? 

We believe that Minecraft is better when more friends can play together, however they want, on whichever device they like. We even welcome players who like to dig straight down into the nearest lava block!

Currently, however, the only way to play Minecraft on a PlayStation®5 is by purchasing the PlayStation®4 version of the game. By developing a native version of Minecraft for PS5® we’ll be able to make the game run more effectively on the PS5®’s hardware. So you can lose your inventory in lava in the smoothest possible way!

WHAT IS A PREVIEW VERSION? 

A preview version is a testing version of Minecraft, which is why your feedback is so valuable to us. We’ll use your feedback and any reported bugs, to ensure we can deliver the smoothest gameplay experience possible to our PlayStation®5 players when the full version of the native game is ready to launch.

Preview builds will likely be unstable and are not representative of the final version quality. Please back up your Minecraft worlds before joining a preview version of Minecraft.

CAN I PLAY MULTIPLAYER IN THIS PREVIEW VERSION? 

As this is a preview version of the game, multiplayer is only possible between other players on Sony PlayStation consoles. This includes the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®5.

The exception to this is playing this preview on Realms, which allows you to cross-play with players on other devices. You can read more on this below.

CAN I PLAY THIS PREVIEW VERSION ON MY PLAYSTATION®4? 

No, to play this preview version you need to own and play a copy of Minecraft for PS4® on your PlayStation®5.

CAN I PLAY ON REALMS IN THIS PREVIEW VERSION? 

Realms are available in this PS5® preview, so if you have an active Realms subscription you will be able to create a preview realm. A preview realm is separate from your regular realm – this is to stop any issues from affecting your regular realms, as preview versions of Minecraft can be unstable (and we’re not just talking about the exploding creepers).

If you play this preview on Realms, you will be able to cross-play with players on other devices.

CAN I ACCESS THE STORE IN THIS PREVIEW VERSION? 

This preview version will not have access to the Minecraft Store.

WHERE CAN I SEND BUGS OR FEEDBACK? 

We have a dedicated feedback link to collect your thoughts on this Minecraft PS5® preview, and you can also send us feedback via Discord. Your feedback is incredibly valuable to us, as it’ll help us shape the full, native version of Minecraft for the PS5® and get it ready for launch. You can also submit your bugs via this link!

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That’s about it. There’s no release window for it yet, but once we know it’s announced, we’ll let our readers know.

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