The look is blocky to be sure, but not so far off the normal look that you won’t recognize it. There’s a map, of courseīecause it’s Minecraft Earth, you’ll inhabit a special Minecraftified version of the real world, just as Pokémon GO and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite put a layer atop existing streets and landmarks. Let’s run down what MCE looks like - verbally, at least, as Microsoft is being exceedingly stingy with real in-game assets. That introduces some fun opportunities and a few non-trivial limitations. You collect stuff so you can build with it and share your tiny, blocky worlds with friends. Where it’s unlike other such games is that it’s built on top of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, meaning it’s not some offshoot or mobile cash-in this is straight-up Minecraft, with all the blocks, monsters and redstone switches you desire, but in AR format.
Yes, yes - but what is it? Less succinctly put, MCE is like other real-world-based AR games in that it lets you travel around a virtual version of your area, collecting items and participating in mini-games. And everywhere you go, you can play Minecraft.” So what is it? As executive producer Jesse Merriam put it succinctly: “Everywhere you go, you see Minecraft. And now it is making its biggest leap yet - to a real-world augmented reality game in the vein of Pokémon GO, called Minecraft Earth.Īnnounced today but not playable until summer (on iOS and Android) or later, MCE (as I’ll call it) is full-on Minecraft, reimagined to be mobile and AR-first. That’s the case with the creators, or rather stewards, of Minecraft at Microsoft, where the game has become a product category unto itself. When your game tops 100 million players, your thoughts naturally turn to doubling that number.
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