Sony has sent Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson a gold PSone console along with a VIP invitation to its E3 press event.

“Got a vip invitation to an e3 event from sony in the form of a gold colored psone. Wow.” the Mojang founder tweeted.

“@notch I didn't... sad panda!!!!” replied Dean “Rocket” Hall.

The PSone didn’t come with a power or video cables.

“Sony also once sent me an original copy of Dungeon Master 2 they had lying around for some reason. They sure know how to bribe nerds,” added Persson.

Perhaps Sony were just pleased with Persson’s reaction to the Xbox One reveal: “I tried to get excited about the xbox one, but failed.”