
The introduction of Realms for mobile will also give Mojang and Microsoft a new revenue stream for a game that is already among the best-selling releases in the $99.3 billion gaming industry. Once the final product launches, Realms will require a monthly fee, and it will work across Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and Windows 10 (with Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition). The service is kicking off in alpha for Android today, and it is free to join. Instead, Realms keeps a server online 24/7 so players can hop on even when the person who hosts the server isn’t available.

This will enable players on Android, iOS, and Windows Phone to rent a server for online multiplayer that doesn’t require participants to figure out their IP address and port-forwarding. Minecraft: Pocket Edition is getting Minecraft Realms support. Mojang is ready to do something about that for its players on mobile. But that also introduces a level of complexity that a lot of fans struggle to overcome.

Players can do things like run their own servers or install all kinds of mods. Minecraft owes a lot of its popularity to its openness and depth. The Marketplace features an ever-growing collection of maps, skins, and texture packs to purchase and download to Minecraft.

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