
The technology synced the position of buildplates in multi-player by referencing objects in the real world, creating a seamless experience. The game used Microsoft Azure Spatial Anchors along with OpenStreetMap to power location-based gameplay. Minecraft Earth required an Xbox Live account. It featured many unique gameplay aspects and interactions similar to the main game. The game itself was built on the Bedrock engine. Minecraft Earth was an adaptation of the traditional Minecraft experience to an augmented-reality setting, similarly to Ingress and Pokémon Go.
2.4 Gameplay differences from regular Minecraft. On July 1, 2021, all players that had a remaining paid balance of Rubies were given Minecoins and a copy of Bedrock Edition in return. The game received its final update, 0.33.0, on January 5, 2021, and is discontinued as of June 30, 2021, due to restrictions on outdoor activities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Minecraft Earth was released in closed beta on July 16, 2019, and gradually expanded its available countries over the rest of 2019, being released worldwide on December 11, 2019. The game was about building structures and collecting materials by traveling to real-life locations. Minecraft Earth was a free-to-play augmented reality (AR) spin-off mobile game developed by Mojang Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios for iOS, iPadOS, and Android.
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