Minecraft Live 2023

The developers have concluded the Minecraft Live 2023 event. The first features for the upcoming Minecraft 1.21 update have been unveiled, along with the announcement of DLC.

• Star Wars: Path of the Jedi
• Planet Earth III
• Minecraft 1.21
• Mob Vote 2023 — Armadillo!
• Snapshots and Betas release date

Star Wars: Path of the Jedi

• The initial announcement was about DLC for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.
  The DLC will be released soon.

Planet Earth III

• Explore the fascinating world of animals on our incredible planet!
• The expansion is being developed in collaboration with BBC Earth.
• The DLC will showcase animals from every corner of the planet.
• The DLC will release in 2024 for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and Minecraft: Education Edition.

Minecraft 1.21

The most anticipated news for sandbox fans was the announcement of a new update. Introducing Minecraft 1.21!

• Similar to last year, the developers showcased what is already completed and functional.
• New features will be gradually introduced until the release of the update.
• The update's official title will be determined closer to the release date.
• The focus of the update is refining redstone mechanics.
• A new structure called the Trial Chamber will be generated in caves.
• Within this structure, a new mob called the Breeze will spawn.
• A special workbench that interacts with redstone will be introduced.
• Numerous new decorative copper blocks will be added.

The first betas and snapshots will be available soon, with the update set for a summer 2024 release.

Mob Vote 2023

This year, the developers presented three options for voting: the Crab, the Armadillo, and the Penguin. Players gave the most votes to the Armadillo, and it will be included in the next major update!

• Spawns in the Savannah biome.
• Likes to hide in its shell.
• The shell can be used in the Wolf Armor recipe.

First snapshots and betas

The initial betas and snapshots will be released in the upcoming weeks. Initially, only a small portion of them will be available, gradually expanding with the release of new versions.