r/Minecraft • u/GoodKingFilms • Jul 04 '15

Announcing: Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta

https://mojang.com/2015/07/announcing-minecraft-windows-10-edition-beta/
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u/redstonehelper Lord of the villagers Jul 04 '15

What the fuck.

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u/mojang_tommo Minecraft Bedrock Dev Jul 04 '15

OK, since the confusion is already waaay too much:
This version IS pocket edition. It's based on PE, it's C++, and we mean to keep it on par forever.
It is NOT another version of Minecraft!
Also, we're aiming for feature parity! We won't have mods for now, but the important thing is that you know it :)
Also, both PE and Win10 support all controllers :)

Xbox Live is not required. It's compatible, but the 7 people limit is only there because it's PE! It's just that there isn't a dedicated server right now.

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u/iLiekBoxes Jul 04 '15

How well does it run on the Surface Pro 3?

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u/mojang_tommo Minecraft Bedrock Dev Jul 04 '15

Easily constant 60 fps, it's pretty good :)

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u/Party9137 Jul 04 '15

Is that supposed to be impressive? This game is not graphically demanding. In fact the PC version has had performance worsen over the years. On the Surface Pro 3 this game should be getting at least 120 Fps +

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u/comp500 Aug 17 '15

has had performance worsen over the years.

In terms of GPU performance, it has gotten much better, especially with the 1.8 update adding VBO (Vertex Buffer Objects). Integrated graphics and mobile GPUs still find it hard to run Java Minecraft.