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The blocky sandbox game that is so popular Minecraft is close to 54 million copies sold across all platforms, according to Mojang's Patrick Geuder, who also announced on Twitter that the console (Xbox 360 and PS3) versions of the game have now exceeded sales of the PC and Mac versions. The game will be available on Xbox One, PS4 or Vita in August. The Vita version of the game is Cross-Buy compatible and free for those who have the PS3 version. Xbox One and PS4 owners who own the game on Xbox 360 or PS3 will be able to download newer versions for $5. The alpha version of Minecraft was released in May 2009. It was two years before its official release in November. Mojang and Markus "Notch", Persson, the creator of Minecraft have reached numerous milestones in sales. Recently, Mojang reported that 15 million copies had been sold of the PC version. The Xbox 360 version sold 12 million copies, and the Pocket Edition for iOS or Android reached 21 million. [Image: Mojang] Minecraft servers