

MINECRAFT PS4 BETTER TOGETHER UPDATE
New game rules: Show Coordinates TNT Explodes Natural RegenerationĪdded '/tickingarea' command to create areas that still update when no players are thereĮxpanded Xbox Live multiplayer world settings New world start options: Starting Map Bonus Chest Trust Players Here is the full changelog: New Features: There is also a huge amount of new blocks, items, and game improvements. The main feature of the Better Together Update is cross-play with the Xbox One, as long as they're using the new game (and not Xbox One Edition). The new game is out now on Xbox One (existing Xbox One Edition owners can get it for free), and it will arrive on the Nintendo Switch "this winter." Minecraft: Pocket Edition has already been renamed to just 'Minecraft.' In an effort to simplify branding and development, Mojang has been porting the Pocket Edition code to consoles, under the name 'Minecraft.'īasically, every version just called 'Minecraft' will have the same features and support cross-play. The original game is still developed and uses Java, the console versions are based on a fork of the Java game ported to C++, and mobile/Windows 10 Edition/Apple TV share the same C++ code that started with Minecraft: Pocket Edition.

The main problem in the past has been the varying codebases between ports. Minecraft's 'Better Together Update' is the first step in addressing the feature fragmentation and implementing cross-play support. This is made even more confusing by some editions having different features. Beyond the original Java-based game, there are versions for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, New 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii U, PS Vita, iOS, Android, Windows 10, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV. Minecraft could be considered this generation's Doom - it runs on everything.
