Minecraft Reaches 54 Million Sold Console Editions Pass PC

Popular blocky sandbox game Minecraft is close to 54 million copies sold across all platforms, claims Mojang's Patrick Geuder, who also tweeted that the console (Xbox 360 and PS3) versions of the game have now outsold sales of PC and Mac versions. The game will be available on Xbox One, PS4 or Vita in August. The Vita version of the game is cross-buy compatible and is free for users who have the PS3 version. Xbox One and PS4 owners that have the game on Xbox 360 or PS3 will be able to download new-gen versions for $5.

The first time players experienced Minecraft came in May 2009 when the alpha version was made available, a little more than two years prior to its full release in November 2011. Mojang and Markus "Notch", Persson who is the Minecraft creator have reached numerous milestones in sales. Recently, Mojang reported that 15 million copies had been sold of the PC version. MINECRAFT BEDWARS SERVERS The Xbox 360 version sold 12 million copies, and the Pocket Edition for iOS or Android was 21 million copies. [Image: Mojang]