People are building block worlds in Minecraft on all kinds of devices, but you’re gonna have to wait a bit longer before you can do so on PlayStation 4.
Developer 4J Studios, which is handling the port of Mojang’s Minecraft, revealed today its PS4 version did not pass Sony’s certification test. This is the official process in which Sony makes sure software doesn’t have any major game-breaking problems. This means that 4J must fix those issues and then resubmit the Minecraft port. The studio didn’t provide a timeframe for when it will send the Lego-like game back in for testing on PS4, but the process takes at least a week. The developer won’t likely have Minecraft ready for the console before the end of the month. Mojang’s indie phenomenon is one of the biggest games in the world. It is popular with long-time gamers, younger players, and casual fans, and it will likely sell well on the new machines.
Sony found some issues we have to fix in their final test of #MinecraftPS4 :(
We're fixing, but we need to go through the process again.— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) August 20, 2014
4J Studios is also the team responsible for the Xbox One and PlayStation Vita ports of Minecraft. On Aug. 12, the same day the team submitted the PS4 version, the company confirmed that it was still working on fixing bugs on those platforms. We’ve reached out to 4J and Mojang for an update on those versions.
Minecraft is expected to hit all three platforms before the end of the year. This should only help the block-building game further dominate the world, as it’s already one of the most popular games on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and mobile. Mojang confirmed that it has sold more than 50 million copies of the game across all those devices, and it’s Xbox 360 edition was even the ninth best-selling physical game at U.S. retailers last year.
The PS4 and Xbox One versions of the games may even help Minecraft grow even further thanks to the built-in video-streaming capabilities of those machines. The game has a massive audience on livestreaming site Twitch and video-sharing platform YouTube, and the one-button broadcasting of the new-gen consoles should introduce a whole new set of gamers to the idea of sharing live video of their gameplay.