Planned versions

This page is about planned versions of all editions of Minecraft. These updates either have major sources to their existence or have received development versions.

Note that only editions with known planned updates are listed here - if no known planned updates exist the edition is left out.

1.13
1.13 is an upcoming major update with no set release date.

1.1.1
1.1.1 is an upcoming Pocket Edition hotfix only update to address stability issues introduced in 1.1.

TU54/CU44/PS 1.52/Wii U Patch 24/NS Patch 4

 * Gameplay
 * Status Effects now appear in top right corner
 * Curse of Vanishing
 * Generated Structures
 * Woodland Mansion
 * Blocks
 * Observers
 * Bed
 * Can now be made different colors
 * Items
 * Added Totem of Undying
 * Off-Hand Support for this item as well
 * Spawn Eggs for:
 * Stray
 * Skeleton Horse
 * Zombie Horse
 * Wither Skeleton
 * Updated Textures of Donkey and Mule Spawn Eggs
 * Mobs
 * Llamas
 * Parrots
 * Evokers
 * Vindicators
 * Vexes

Better Together Update

 * General
 * Cross-platform compatibility.
 * Porting the Pocket / Windows 10 version to the Xbox One and the Nintendo Switch, with the option to import existing Console Edition worlds to this new edition
 * Joining the iOS, Android, Windows 10, Gear VR, and the new Xbox and Nintendo Switch editions into one title, "Minecraft".
 * In-game servers.

4K Update

 * General
 * To be released "later this fall"
 * Available for all the same platforms that get the Better Together Update


 * Graphics options
 * 4K HDR graphics
 * "Super Duper Shader Pack".
 * "Features like dynamic shadows, lighting that streams through fog, movement in leaves and grass, new textures for mobs and villagers, directional lighting, edge highlighting and more"