Minecraft gets Xbox Live: Console, PC, and mobile can play together

Xbox Live is expanding the way that Minecraft fans can play with one another.

Microsoft is using its online service to bring cross-play to Minecraft between Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC, iOS, Android, and Windows Phone as well as the Oculus-powered Gear VR headset for virtual reality. It is rolling out in a test phase right now for anyone with an Xbox Live account, and it will officially launch later this year. This is the first time that these various platforms have had the option to get into a Minecraft multiplayer server together. Developer Mojang, the team responsible for Minecraft, demonstrated players coming together onstage today at Microsoft’s Electronic Entertainment Expo lead-in event playing on iOS, console, and Gear VR with no issues.