4J Studios Exploring a 1080p Update for Minecraft on Switch, As Screenshot Bug Fix is Released

I hope they get it to 8k I really wanna see those high quality pixels.

Has this or the recent system update sorted the "won't-go-to-sleep" bug with the Pro Controller?

Love this version of the game but I have ran into a few bugs. Some times you can fall half way through a block. enemies can also do this. I could be wrong but I find the hard setting way easier than the xbox one version.

Awesome. Glad they're working this out.

Waiting for physical.

Hmm I'm debating whether to go ahead and purchase this or to wait for Street Fighter. I wish I was a millionaire lol

Happy to buy this digitally as soon as the Switch arrives! It's been a long month waiting for it...

loving it so far. Great playing undocked & then just plugging it in dock to continue on the big screen

Minecraft Realms support. Please?

@hendie001 I've also noticed this (falling in blocks) on several occasions.

I've also noticed that there are hardly any enemies in the game. I have it on hard mode and go literally hours without seeing any mobs.

Looks like a very very boring game. Not much goals to achieve in this one except your own of course

Hope 1080p on Switch.

Yeah I am not really bothered. I have easily over 50 hours on this game already. To be honest I did not even know it was running on 720p until I read it on twitter and also I have not come across any glitches. I am happy, sorry that there are other people having a hard time.

Awesome~ I'd love to see more support for this game. The more attention given to the switch version, the more time I'll probably invest in it.

I hope they keep updating it as much as they can to keep it as modern as other versions out there. It's been too of the chart since it launched, so I imagine it's selling like hot cakes.

I'm enjoying it, crafting is pretty deep and confusing. Never played MC before, but there's a first time for everything!

I'm just not sure they can get Minecraft to 1080p on Switch. So tough. Much pixels. Wow.

@alasdair91

I am new to Minecraft as well, and I find it a lot more difficult than I expected. I ordered some guide books that will hopefully help.

Let's face it, Minecraft's NOT going to ever be 1080p on Switch.

They had to reduce render distance in portable mode significantly, and there's framerate issues in splitscreen. Also, jungles kill the framerate in handheld mode.

Does anyone know what update this Switch is "up to" relative to the PC version?
I have the PC version and am interested in this one, but I want to make sure all the same features are available.

I'm liking the support for it. I'm also patiently awaiting the Fallout pack.

I'm no Minecraft fan, but a 1080p update would make this the definitive handheld version, and would make it sell even more I think.

The 1080/720 thing is not "Deal or No Deal" for me by any means, as I intend to eventually buy this port of the game either way. HOWEVER, it IS to a certain degree a matter of "Yay vs Eh", and may impact where its purchase lands in my hierarchy of priorities. So, I suppose that this is me living out my mantra of "graphics aren't everything, but they certainly aren't nothing."

On the one hand, I love that the game can be played on the go, but on the other hand, I don't really play Minecraft unless I'm playing with the kiddo either on XB1 or over home wifi on two PCs in the house. So other than "Here Chloe, go nuts", or trying to get the bug to finally bite me "for realsies", I'm just not sure how much value there is for me in this, especially when Chloe has it already on Android tablet, WiiU, XB1, and we have it on Windows 10, with one of those PCs being GTX1070 equipped and playing at max everyrhing on a 4k UHD TV.

So, in light of the performance I get from the PC, why should it matter to me whether the Switch version is 720p or 1080p docked?

Well, a big reason is because of narrative. Everyone seems to agree that Switch slots somewhere north of WiiU and somewhere south of XB1 in terms of performance capabilities, but people still debate whether it lands closer to the top or closer to the bottom of that spectrum. While Minecraft doesn't prove anything either way single-handedly, the 1080p resolution and larger worlds lends support to my belief that it will ultimately be vindicated in proving itself to be much closer to the top than to the bottom. 720p gives the other side ammo, which is especially frustrating when the developer themselves said that the 720p thing is not a hardware limitation issue.

But "battlefields of opinion" aside, so what if I already have the game in a medium where I can play it in 4K with no aliasing and draw distance to rival the curvature of the earth, or "much closer to home" even an XB1 port that is 1080, or a WiiU port that is 720...1080 is better than 720 all day everyday, the Switch can handle 1080, 720 then, feels like a half-ass measure, and makes the experience feel incomplete.

And if I'm going to buy Minecraft, a game this household already owns umpteen times, and a game I only occasionally play with the kiddo, and virtually never play on my own, I think I would rather at least have the best, fullest experience the hardware can offer, you know?

Again, 720/1080 is not going to make or break the Switch version for me, but it is going to impact how urgent I'm going to feel about it.

@Moon @hendie001 I've experienced sinking into blocks too, although I experienced it as well on the XB1, 360, and Wii U versions so is not a big deal at all to me. I find it hilarious if anything.

The one glitch I've found which concerns me is in the jungle. There is this massive jungle biome in one of the maps, and almost every time I navigate it, the game crashes. Furtunately, the auto save feature brings me back close to where I was when I reboot the game.

V excited to download this as soon as I get home- found a Switch while traveling lol