Recently, the developers of Minecraft have announced the that game will be available on next-gen consoles revatively soon. Reports claim that the game is set for an August release on the Xbox One and PS4.

"We can see the light at the end of the tunnel! #MinecraftXbox1 #MinecraftPS4 #MinecraftPSVita," 4J studios, the developers told players recently via Twitter.

Reports state that the game will now allow 8-players to explore together, and the game world will be 36 times larger than what players are used to.

The 'Xbox One Edition' will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace where players can upgrade from previous versions for a minimum of one year upon its release in August.

According to Xbox One, "Xbox 360 Edition saves will be able to import their worlds to Xbox One.

Unfortunately, you won't be able to transfer saves from Xbox One to Xbox 360. We can make worlds bigger without too much stress, but shrinking them causes all kinds of problems," they announced to press.

On the same note, for Minecraft on PS3 plus PS Vita, it will be available on the PSN in August as well. It will include all the features from the most recent PS3 version, including online play on Vita. It was said to be a cross-buy as everyone who bought Minecraft on PS3 Edition from PSN will get it on Vita for free.

According to the company, "We are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment to look into ways to enable upgrade from the Blu-ray disc version of Minecraft: Playstation 3 Edition to Minecraft: Playstation 3 and Vita. We'll have more info on this closer to release," they announced to press.