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<p>If you've been looking to play Minecraft with your other Apple TV-owning gamer buddies now is the time to start getting excited. The most recent update for the Apple TV version of this popular game allows "Realms," Minecraft's subscription-based multiplayer system. The updated version also includes Xbox Live authentication support that will allow players to access their avatars, character skins and other information. </p> <p>When you purchase a Realms account, it's like buying a Minecraft server, but it's managed by Microsoft so you don't need to worry about things like hosting or IP addresses. You have full control over who can visit your private Minecraft Realm. You don't have any worries about people visiting your Minecraft Realm and destroying it while you're building crazy recreations of King's Landing in Game of Thrones. For $3.99 and $7.99 respectively you can build a Realm for two or 10 players. </p> <p>Unfortunately, users of existing Realms subscriptions on Mac, Linux or PC will not be able to play alongside their iOS or Apple TV brethren; there are two distinct Realms systems, one for PCs and the other one for iOS, Android and Windows 10 users. https://forums.com.bz/ We've asked whether there's a plan to connect the two systems. </p> <p>The procedurally-generated worlds of Minecraft deserve to be explored with others; now Apple TV and iOS fans have a chance to do just that... as long as they stick to their own platform. </p>
