It was announced in February that Mojang's PC hit Minecraft is on its way to mobile devices, with iOS and Android ports currently in development. Mojang has now announced the Minecraft will be a timed exclusive for the upcoming "Xperia Play" which debuts this week in the US. The phone is priced at $199 on Verizon Wireless with a 2 year contract and runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

Mojang is yet to reveal when the Mobile Minecraft game will be available for download, or for how long will it be a timed exclusive. The game will definitely take advantage of Xperia Play's unique interface and will be launched at an early with updates released over the course of months similar to the PC version.

Minecraft has already been a huge hit on the PC, with 2million downloads under its belt.