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| title = ''Minecraft: Gear VR Edition''<br />
| image = MC Gear VR Edition Title Screen.webp<br />
| imagesize = 280px<br />
| author = <br />
* {{FileLink|id=Mojang Studios logo.svg|Mojang Studios}}<br />
'''Key staff members'''<br />
* [[Minecraft:Jens Bergensten]]<br />
* [[Minecraft:Aron Nieminen]]<br />
* [[Minecraft:Daniel Kaplan]]<br />
* [[Minecraft:Shoghi Cervantes]]<br />
* [[Minecraft:Daniel Wustenhoff]]<br />
* [[Minecraft:Tomas Alaeus]]<br />
* {{wikipedia|Xbox Game Studios}}<ref>{{twl|6949826|Minecon 2015 - Day Two|Mojang|July 05, 2015}} <small>(timestamp needed)</small></ref><br />
* [[Minecraft:Tommaso Checchi]]<br />
* [[Minecraft:Jason Major]]<br />
| platform = {{OS|gearvr}}<br />
| programming language = {{OS|C++}} {{wikipedia|C++}}<br />
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| version = [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.16.40]]<br />
| date = '''Digital - Oculus Store'''<ref name=Release>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116171032/https://www.oculus.com/experiences/gear-vr/1046887318709554/|title=Minecraft Gear VR|website=Oculus|date=April 27, 2016}}</ref><br/> April 27, 2016<br />
| ratings = Ages 13+<br />
| size = 233 MB<br />
| license = Proprietary software<br />
| source available = No<br />
| customlink = https://oculus.com/experiences/gear-vr/1046887318709554 Store page<br />
}}<br />
'''''Minecraft: Gear VR Edition'''''<ref name = Release/> was the former title of the version of {{el|be}} designed for [[Minecraft:virtual reality]], which was available for {{w|Samsung Galaxy Note 4}} through {{W|Samsung Galaxy Note 9|Galaxy Note 9}}, and {{W|Samsung Galaxy S6|Galaxy S6}} through {{W|Samsung Galaxy S10|Galaxy S10}}{{fn|This also includes Galaxy Note Edge, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy S7 Edge, and Galaxy S10e.}} through the {{w|Samsung Gear VR}} headset. It had crossplay with ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition]]'' and its derived editions. It was released on April 27, 2016,<ref>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428124443/https://mojang.com/2016/04/minecraft-arrives-on-gear-vr-today/|title=Minecraft arrives on Gear VR today!|website=Mojang|date=April 27, 2016|author=Marsh Davies}}</ref><ref name="video">{{ytl|_rYfkDmSRKs|Minecraft is Now Available on Gear VR!|Meta Quest|April 27, 2016}}</ref> as a port from [[Minecraft:Pocket Edition v0.14.2 alpha|v0.14.2 alpha]].<ref>{{tweet|MetaQuestVR|725376116987297792|We’re excited to announce that Minecraft: Gear VR Edition is now available! http://ocul.us/Minecraft|April 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name=Release/> Although ''Pocket Edition'' was released on the Galaxy Store, ''Gear VR Edition'' was never made free to owners of ''Pocket Edition'' on that platform. Following the [[Minecraft:Better Together Update]], it is no longer named ''Gear VR Edition''.<br />
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As of [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition 1.16.40|1.16.40]], ''Minecraft'' for Gear VR has not received new feature updates, such as [[Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs]] ''(1.17 & 1.18)'', [[Minecraft:the Wild Update]], [[Minecraft:Trails & Tales]], etcetera, and has been discontinued ever since.<ref>{{cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709074718/https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/important-news-regarding-minecraft-mobile|title=Important News Regarding Minecraft Mobile|website=Minecraft.net|date=August 7, 2020|author=Staff}}</ref><br />
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The most recent feature update for ''Minecraft'' on Gear VR devices is the [[Minecraft:Nether Update]].<br />
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== Development ==<br />
The idea of ''Minecraft'' for Gear VR devices first started in 2014 with {{wikipedia|John Carmack}}, who at the time was the CTO of {{wikipedia|Reality Labs|Oculus}}. He tweeted the following, 7 months after Notch initially recused Oculus:<ref>{{tweet|notch|448586381565390848|We were in talks about maybe bringing a version of Minecraft to Oculus. I just cancelled that deal. Facebook creeps me out.|March 25, 2014}}</ref><br />
{{Quote|@notch @brendaniribe say the word, ship the source, and i'll make sure It runs well on you-know-what...|John Carmack|porting ''Minecraft'' to Oculus Rift<ref>{{tweet|ID_AA_Carmack|532308763177664513}}</ref>}}<br />
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In 2015, John Carmack announced that Oculus Rift support would come to [[Minecraft:Windows 10 Edition|''Windows 10 Edition'']] the following year, but has said that a Gear VR edition is on the way and is essentially being ported from ''[[Minecraft:Pocket Edition]]'':<br />
{{Quote|@Kithop @_tomcc it isn't Win 10 only, it is also GearVR, which the java code was never going to run effectively on. Not Mac/Linux, true.|John Carmack|porting ''Minecraft'' to Oculus Rift and Gear VR<ref>{{tweet|ID_AA_Carmack|652163573787963392}}</ref>}}<br />
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''Minecraft: Gear VR Edition'' was then confirmed to be released in spring.<ref>{{cite|url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/17/11256944/minecraft-gear-vr-john-carmack|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://www.polygon.com/2016/3/17/11256944/minecraft-gear-vr-john-carmack/|title=Hands-on with Minecraft for the Gear VR, and why it’s John Carmack’s favorite platform|website=Polygon|date=March 17, 2016|author=Charlie Hall}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=https://time.com/4260664/minecraft-vr-release-date-john-carmack/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/0/https://time.com/4260664/minecraft-vr-release-date-john-carmack/|title=John Carmack Told Us What Makes Minecraft VR So Special|website=Time|date=March 16, 2016|author=Matt Peckham}}</ref><br />
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== Trailer ==<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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Gear VR Edition.png|''Minecraft: Gear VR Edition'' logo<br />
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Gear VR Edition blog image.jpg<br />
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