Minecraft’s beta gets a new update predominantly featuring bug fixes and improvements
Not very exciting, but important.
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What you need to know
Last mont, we finally sawthe first betaforthe Nether Updatemake its way to Xbox One and Windows 10 Minecraft insiders. Since then, Mojang has been hard at work tweaking and refining before adding any new features like we’ve seen inthe Java Edition snapshots.
The latest beta isn’t any different, forgoing the allure of new biomes, mobs, and mechanics for a long list of optimizations, and solutions for known issues. If you were looking for exciting news, this probably isn’t it. However, these kinds of bug fixes are extremely important, and lead to a better experience for whenthe Nether Update finally releases. If you were waiting for a good time tojump into Minecraft’s beta program, these kinds of updates make that decision a lot easier.
If you’re interested, you can catch the full changeloghere.
Are you glad to see these kinds of updates, or do you want Mojang to just hurry up and release new features? Let us know in the comments below!
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