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Minecraft Vita release date locked down

News by Brenna Hillier Contributor

Published on Oct. 9, 2014

Minecraft finally has a confirmed release date on Vita.

Minecraft Vita has passed certification and been given a release date, port developer 4J Studios revealed on Twitter today.

#MinecraftPSVita passed final test and will be released on 15th October in Europe! http://t.co/4SCpbbZEGF

— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) October 8, 2014

The game will land in North America on PSN October 14 for $19.99. A retail version will follow on November 11 for the same price.

The Vita version of Minecraft seems to have benefited from its extended testing time, passing certification first try while the PS4 version had to be resubmitted.

It seems to be business as usual at Mojang and 4J, which is probably somehting of a relief for fans, as the Minecraft developer was recently purchased by Microsoft.

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