Are you ready to craft, build, and survive on the PlayStation 4? If so, then luckily for you we have a brand new trailer and new details about Minecraft PlayStation 4 Edition. With larger world sizes and PlayStation 4 specific controls it sounds like this new version may be the best one yet. Keep reading for all of the details and to see the new trailer!

Owen Hill from Mojang took to the PlayStation Blog earlier today and shared the following information about Minecraft PlayStation 4 Edition

 Minecraft on PS4 will feature worlds 36 times bigger than the ones you might be used to on PS3. Existing players will be able to import PS3 saves to the PS4 version, allowing them to continue work on an immense structure or delve even deeper towards the Nether.

For similar reasons, anyone who’s previously bought Playstation 3 Edition will be able to upgrade to Playstation 4 Edition for a small fee. This applies to everyone who’s bought Minecraft digitally and transfers their PSN account to their new console. Our intention is to make this work for the disc version of Minecraft too, but it’s proving a bit trickier to set up. We’ll post more info on this as soon as possible.

The clever devs at 4J are also taking advantage of Dualshock 4′s unique features. You’ll be able to navigate all the menus (and craft) by using the touchpad and, of course, share and stream your experiences thanks to PS4′s built-in social thingymabobs. It’s all completely optional, so don’t worry if you’re not keen on moving your thumbs or showing off your skills.

There’ll be a heap of Trophies to be earned for the hunters, and a bunch of Sony-specific DLC coming soon after release. While I’m talking facts, I may as well mention that Minecraft will support up to eight players online, and up to four of those will be able to log in via one PS4 thanks to the compact convenience of split-screen. 

Minecraft PlayStation 4 Edition is currently slated to be released in August of this year (along with a Vita iteration as well). Stay tuned right here for any updates!

Discuss:

Do you play Minecraft? If so, are you excited for the PlayStation 4 version?

[Via PS Blog]