Minecraft is upping the challenge in the upcoming 1.21 update, and it’s looking rather… Ominous
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When it first announced,Minecraft’s 2024 content update didn’t seem to elicit a ton of excitement from the community, given its modest initial feature set. Well, Mojang Studios seems to have taken that personally, as the update’s scope has steadily grown as the studio developed more features, content, and mechanics. The latest Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot makes theMinecraft 1.21update evenbigger, and — most importantly — more challenging.
Detailed atMinecraft.net, Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot 24w13a adds to previous major content drop with an all-new mechanic. Yeah, we just recently got anew weapon, more armor trims, and new decorative pot and banner designs. Now, the in-progress Minecraft content update is testing Ominous Trials, a new level of challenge for players to take on. Here’s what’s new in the latest snapshot (which is coming very soon toMinecraft Preview).
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Honestly, I’m loving the direction the Minecraft 1.21 update is taking. In addition to brand-new mechanics directly targeting more advanced Minecraft players eager for more difficulty,Mojang Studiosis introducing plenty of interesting new features and even long-awaited community requests, likenew wolf variants and customizable wolf armor. This content update feels like a much-needed boost for what has been one of thebest Xbox gamesfor a long time, now.
If you want to learn more, you can check out our in-depthFAQ on the Minecraft 1.21 update. In more recent news, Mojang has added anew, optional Game Pass-like subscription to the Minecraft Marketplace. Now, though, I’m eagerly looking ahead to the impending release of the Minecraft 1.21 update, which I’m expecting to land on Xbox, Windows PC, PlayStation, Switch, and mobile devices later this year (possibly during the summer).
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Zachary Boddy (They / Them) is a Staff Writer for Windows Central, primarily focused on covering the latest news in tech and gaming, the best Xbox and PC games, and the most interesting Windows and Xbox hardware. They have been gaming and writing for most of their life starting with the original Xbox, and started out as a freelancer for Windows Central and its sister sites in 2019. Now a full-fledged Staff Writer, Zachary has expanded from only writing about all things Minecraft to covering practically everything on which Windows Central is an expert, especially when it comes to Microsoft. You can find Zachary on Twitter@BoddyZachary.
