Minecraft: Xbox One Edition gets a retail release on November 18

Minecraft fans will be happy to know that the game, which already launched as a downloadable Xbox One title last month (see our detailed review!), will be arriving for in stores on November 18.

Minecraft: Xbox One Edition will cost $19.99 in stores (just like the downloadable version), and users who have played the game on Xbox 360 can easily transfer their creations and most downloadable content to the new Xbox One Edition game. Users who have played the Xbox 360 Edition can also upgrade to the Xbox One Edition for just $4.99.

Are you excited to play Minecraft on your Xbox One? Let us know.

Source: Xbox News

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Chuong's passion for gadgets began with the humble PDA. Since then, he has covered a range of consumer and enterprise devices, raning from smartphones to tablets, laptops to desktops and everything in between for publications like Pocketnow, Digital Trends, Wareable, Paste Magazine, and TechRadar in the past before joining the awesome team at Windows Central. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, when not working, he likes exploring the diverse and eclectic food scene, taking short jaunts to wine country, soaking in the sun along California's coast, consuming news, and finding new hiking trails. 

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