New Minecraft Pocket Edition update adds controller support and cross-platform multiplayer

Minecraft Pocket Edition got a pretty major update today that adds in two new features; controller support, and cross-platform multiplayer for up to five people.

Controller support is a big one, especially if you hate playing games like this with a touch screen. Now the app features a page in the settings where you can assign buttons to actions, so you can completely remap a controller however you see fit.

The next big new feature is cross-platform multiplayer. If you’ve been keeping up with Minecraft (and Windows 10) you might know that the Windows 10 version of Minecraft available on Microsoft’s app store is essentially the Pocket Edition, but ported to desktop PCs. Because it’s the same game as what’s available on Android and iOS, this makes cross-platform multiplayer possible.

Unfortunately, this means no multiplayer with your buddies on Xbox or Playstation, or the normal, non-Windows 10 version of Minecraft, simply because those versions of the game are on different updates and have different features. We may see that in the future, but for now, this is what we have to work with.

You can find the update at the link below.

Play Store Download Link

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