Minecraft Nintendo Switch Patch Upgrades Docked Visuals to 1080p, Adds New Content
Minecraft has been the most consistently best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch since it [...]
Minecraft has been the most consistently best-selling game on the Nintendo Switch since it launched for the platform. We all could have predicted that it would shoot to the number one spot quickly, but I don't think anyone predicted how long it would stay there. Today, Minecraft on the Nintendo Switch is getting some big upgrades with its sixth patch.
The biggest upgrade by far will be to the visuals. The Nintendo Switch will finally run Minecraft in 1080p while docked; a big difference that should be immediately noticeable. Minecraft previously ran at 720p no matter how you were playing, docked or handheld. This wasn't due to any power limitations on the Switch, but simply due to "issues currently experienced shifting from one resolution to the other when docking/undocking," according to the devs.
That's not all that's new, though! Minecraft players can also look forward to some new content. New glide tracks, a skin pack, and some new textures, bits, and bobs have been added in as well, in addition to the usual laundry list of fixes and balances. Here are the full patch notes:
- Added Canyon, a free Glide track.
Added Biome Settlers 2 Skin pack.
Added Terracotta and Glazed Terracotta layers to Tumble.
Enable 1080p display when placed in the Nintendo Switch Dock.
Improved performance in Solo Glide when restarting the level (particularly with split-screen spectators).
Totem of Undying now also applies Fire Resistance II.
Fixed some areas where it was possible to escape from Battle maps or Glide tracks.
Fixed a bug where players were unable to milk a Cow in Creative Mode.
Fixed a bug where players were being teleported back to the Nether portal shortly after arriving in the other dimension.
Fixed a bug where broken Banners wouldn't stack with crafted Banners.
Fixed a bug where Wheat, Ladders, and Banners were not correctly spawning in Woodland Mansions.
Fixed a bug where Monster Spawners in Woodland Mansions were Pigs instead of Spiders.
Fixed a bug where the Item Frame icon appeared when holding a Map.
Fixed an incorrect death message when players were killed by Zombie Villagers.
Fix for custom names of Mobs not being shown in death messages.
Fix for being unable to unlock "Sniper Duel".
Fix for being unable to unlock "Camouflage".
Fix for MCCE #5183 - Player can kill a tamed Parrot with PvP disabled.
Fix for MCCE #5062 - Farmer Villagers only plant one seed after harvesting a whole crop of seeds from a field.
Fix for MCCE #4103 - Time spent on the Pause menu when under water counts towards the "Free Diver" trophy.
Fix for MCCE #3112 - When trying to throw food, Villagers throw it in the wrong direction.
Fix for MCCE #5219 - Two types of Bone Block with different pictures.
Fix for MCCE #4989 - Zombie Villager Spawn eggs are the wrong colour.
Fix for MCCE #5261 - Flower hitbox is displaced.
Fix for MCCE #4897 - Beds explode when TNT Explodes is disabled.
Fix for MCCE #4954 - Mobs can't move with a block above them.
Fix for MCCE #3010 - Constructing an End portal in a certain method can lead to the End Portal being created next to the portal frame.
Fix for MCCE #5292 - Only regular Skeletons spawning in the Nether.
Fix for MCCE #5151 & MCCE #5208 - Item frames don't show the custom name of their items.