Mojang Details Phase One Features Of Update Aquatic For Minecraft

looking forward to this. I love all the new ideas but the one thing I would love the most would be a expert mode on survival. I don't know if its just me but I find the switch version to be a lot easier. Mobs seem smaller and less aggressive. Being stuck in the wild over night should be hard not a walk in the park. I always play in hard mode but would love a little more challenge.

Bout time. We could really use more than one common aquatic animal.

I actually changed my mind. I didn't get the Switch version but I like physical and will buy it day 1. I have been keeping a close eye on this update and am eagerly waiting to play.

(You wrote Aqautic up there)

I played around with this on my iPad. It’s too bad the switch legacy edition won’t get the update at all.

Well shoot. Looks like I'm buying Minecraft. Again. All this sounds lovely, and I've had the itch lately, but just goofing around on the Vita version. Haven't touched my PC version in years. Might as well get this one.

@Yosheel ...Wut?

Anyways I kinda want to get back into this game, I did have fun with the Wii U version. And the console versions (...except Wii U, lol) are apparently getting the ability to have custom skins. So i can finally have my anime girls here, lol.

Anyways I may get this during Summer...

@Joeynator3000 they fixed it.

Anyway, I’m interested in getting a realm when the switch version comes out to play with nintendolifers. That could be fun.

@Yosheel I meant with you saying the Switch version won't get this update.

@Joeynator3000 oh yes, the version currently out.

So, there’s the “legacy console edition” (the one the switch currently has) and the bedrock edition (the one that will replace it), and they’re basically different games.

Consoles with bedrock won’t get this update, and after this update only the PS4 legacy edition will get any future updates.

So since the switch will get bedrock, the Minecraft we currently have is more or less already discontinued.

@Yosheel ...I mean, is that....good? I'm confused. xD

I'd honestly like to get back into Minecraft. But I just cannot enjoy it alone anymore. Since effectively all of my friends have also moved on from it, I have no one to play it with. I might hop back on after the update and mess around a bit. But I will be bored, playing alone again within a couple hours.

@Joeynator3000 ok let me put it in simple words:

We have Minecraft for console on the switch, that game will be removed from the eshop and replaced with Minecraft for mobile. It’s effectively the same game with a different UI.

Since some people prefer the console UI, it would’ve been nice to get the update in that version too.

Yes both Minecrafts will appear as their own separate game in your switch if you bought it before the change to mobile/bedrock.

@Joeynator3000 Mostly good. The reason for the new version is it shares the same code base so updates will reach all platforms quicker. It also allows for cross platform play AND purchases.

Bad because it means this is the same code as mobiles. This hasn't gone down well with the xbone community as the crafting interface changed.

@Yosheel @BumpkinRich
Alright I get it now, it's also almost 3 in the morning here, lol.

Insert Dire Dire Docks music here.

@Yosheel Are you certain about this? As I'm led to believe the previous generations (xbox 360) are getting the aquatic update as the final updates so would've assumed Switch legacy would before Bedrock also??
Or is it simply a case of it wont because they're pushing the Bedrock?

Would love if one day somehting like "Life in the woods" drops officially for minecraft switch.

This update looks really cool tbh

Minecraft is getting better and better. I would still like to see a Build-your-own-working-cars, planes, ships, spaceships, etc. type update.
But I do not think it will ever happen.

How can you have an aquatic update and not add more wildlife sharks, whales, and octopus. I wanted to slay a megalodon! 😆

@Dabyx Or is it simply a case of it wont because they're pushing the Bedrock?

That is actually the case, here's a list of which versions are getting it:
Xbox legacy - no
PlayStation 4 edition - yes
Wii u edition - yes
Switch legacy - no
3ds, no word, probably eventually
I believe the vita is getting it as well

Will eventually be getting this, waiting for e3 to see what's announced there before I buy anything

somehow Microsoft can afford to constantly add new, free content to a $20 game. Yet publishers cry that they can't do that with $60 games

They forgot to put in box fish...

@Yosheel who cares if the current, old, version is discontinued? Its not like the new version isn't a free upgrade to current owners. No one is losing anything in the transition

So I'll get to download the "new" version for free since I already own Minecraft ? I'm guessing then I'll lose my saves and stuff... Oh well, that's life..

I've actually just started after years of procrastination, because of the Education Edition. I might try that with my pupils next year, but I'm still not sure.

Anyways, that makes it now even more interesting to this little plan of mine...

@DABYX yep they confirmed it some time ago. Consoles with/getting bedrock will not get this update on their legacy console editions.

Probably because it is a bit redundant, and they want people to play the new version.

@Mando44646 some people vastly prefer the old ui. Not sure why.

@MattFox I believe it's possible to transfer the saved worlds from the old to the new.

I still have never played Minecraft.... I need to try it, but I'm afraid I'll get addicted...

My son’s has been bothering me to get him Minecraft on the Switch. I haven’t done it because it will literally be the 4th time I’ve bought it but this new update makes me think it may be worth it. Hopefully goes on sale on the eShop again soon.

@Mando44646 in the past constantly updating it kept people playing it and kept it relevant so new people would keep buying it or current owners would rebuy it on each new platform.

But actually I would offer that Bedrock Edition is the answer to your point about how they can continue to update the game for free. Microsoft is turning Minecraft into a storefront. People will buy mods created by other people and Microsoft will collect a percentage from each sale. Thus to them it is no longer a game but a platform and, they hope, a long term revenue source.

Making it the same across platforms will certainly simplify maintaining it going forward and cross play should help it remain popular no matter what platform people have access to thus supplying more potential customers for skins and mods.

Look for Java(PC) Edition to lose official support in the near future. There’s no money to be made from mods you can create yourself or download anywhere on the internet for free.

Hate to be the one to tell you guys but Minecraft has gone corporate. This is Aerosmith doing the soundtrack to Armageddon. They’ll probably make more money than ever but will Minecraft still be cool after this? Not to people who know better.

@Mando44646 They earn a lot of money with the packs though.

But yeah! Minecraft is on a roll lately and is getting some huge updates.

I just showed it to my 6 year old son and he is all excited about this new aquatic update! He can't stop jumping of joy.

@eSocrates This is an excellent business model and the future of Open gaming!

Just look at Roblox! The creators created a platform for new aspiring game developers to try develop their own games and if they create a good game they get rewarded by the players spending money.

Same with Minecraft now. If you create a good Mod or skin pack, people will buy it.

win-win in my book.

And you don't have to spend money to enjoy Minecraft or Roblox. That is up to you!

All these awesome details will give My brother and I many more awesome adventures!

@Yosheel yeah but people who own the legacy switch version apparently get a free upgrade.