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The Better Together Update is an upcoming update to Pocket Edition (Android, iOS and Kindle Fire only) and Windows 10 Edition, and a new version of the Xbox One Edition and Nintendo Switch Edition, with no set release date. It will be released for Pocket Edition as version 1.2, and as a new version for the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. Beta testing for the update began on July 31, 2017.[1] According to the Better Together FAQ,[2] it will release in fall 2017. The update for the Xbox One Edition will be free to gamers who own a digital copy or have played the disc version for at least 5 hours in the past 12 months. The legacy versions for the Nintendo Switch and Xbox One will no longer receive updates once the full version is released.[3]

The official name for the update, Better Together Update, reflects the planned addition of cross-platform compatibility between the Pocket Edition (Android/iOS only), Windows 10 Edition, Xbox One Edition, Gear VR Edition, and Nintendo Switch Edition. The editions will be merged under one title - "Minecraft"[4].

With the release of the Better Together Update, the original PC version, which is officially named Minecraft but commonly called "the Java edition", will be renamed to Minecraft: Java Edition to distinguish it from the cross-platform version.[4]

A Beta has been released for Windows 10 Edition, Pocket Edition on Android and Xbox One Edition

Notable features

Main article: Pocket Edition 1.2

New version-exclusive features

Features ported from Console Edition

Features ported from, or similar to, Java Edition

References

  1. "Beta Test Better Together!" – Minecraft.net
  2. https://minecraft.net/en-us/article/Better Together (1.2) FAQ
  3. "Better Together FAQ" – Minecraft.net
  4. a b "All the News From E3!" – Minecraft.net
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