TEMPO.CO, San Francisco - Oculus has announced that popular game, Minecraft, is now available in Samsung’s Virtual Reality headset. Officially dubbed ‘Minecraft: Gear VR Edition’, the game supports similar features as the Pocket Edition, including creative, survival and multiplayer modes, as well as existing character skins.
Since March 2016, at the Game Developer Conference 2016 in San Francisco, US, the rumor on Microsoft’s plan to release Minecraft for Gear VR has been widely heard. However, the detail on its price and availability is still unknown for now.
Minecraft: Gear VR Edition will allow you to choose appearance between a first-person or theater view (which is the default), depending on how you feel when you’re about to start building and exploring in virtual reality.
If you remember back in 2015, Oculus CTO John Carmack has revealed that the VR version of Minecraft was in the works, said in a blog post: “My strongest memories of being inside VR are from the time I've spent exploring Minecraft on Gear VR. Experiencing it in virtual reality changes it from an abstract activity to a visceral one.”
If you have a Gear VR, Minecraft can be yours from the Oculus Store for $7.
ENGADGET | ERWIN Z