Minecraft: Pocket edition now available for Windows phone 8.1

Windows Phone gets Minecraft-Pocket vesion

One of the most played open world games, Minecraft is now available for the Windows phone users. Microsoft, the new owner and operator of the Minecraft franchise, today released the Windows Phone version of the popular sandbox game. It's available now to download from the Windows Store for 7$, the same price as the iOS and Android Pocket editions.

The Windows Phone version of Minecraft comes with everything found in the other mobile versions, including Survival mode, Creative mode, and multiplayer over Wi-Fi. Notably, however, the game is only playable on Windows Phones running 8.1. Microsoft acquired the owner of Minecraft, Mojang for $2.5 billion. With its release today for Windows Phones, Minecraft is now essentially available on all major, modern platforms. The game is already available for PC, Mac, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, PS VITA, iOS, and Android.

Microsoft also said that the game will be available for download and the download size is pretty small, only requiring 13 MB of space. So all those Sandbox fans, if you have a Windows Phone, Minecraft is in your hands and pockets just for $7. Happy playing!