Minecraft Reaching 54 Million Sold Console Editions Pass PC

Mojang's Patrick Geuder said that Minecraft's massive sandbox is close to 54 million copies across all platforms. Geuder also announced on Twitter that the sales of console (Xbox 360, PS3) versions have already surpassed that of the PC and Mac versions. The game will be available on Xbox One, PS4 and Vita in August, the latter being cross-buy compatible which is free for players with the PS3 version. Xbox 360 and PS4 owners who own the game on their Xbox 360 or PS3 will now be able download the latest versions for $5. Souldevteam SERVERS

The first time players experienced Minecraft were in May 2009 when the alpha version was made available, a little more than two years before its official release in November of 2011. Mojang and Markus "Notch", Persson, the creator of Minecraft have achieved a number of milestones in the sales. Recently, Mojang reported that 15 million copies had been sold of the PC version. In the same month, the Xbox 360 version reached 12 million sold, and the Pocket Edition for iOS and Android achieved 21 million. [Image: Mojang]