The new Holiday update for Minecraft on PS4 and Xbox One is due for release this month.
Following update 1.35 in September and 1.37 in October, which deployed numerous fixes and additional support for DLC, the next patch will include an Amplified World Option, new items and many more great additions.
The Holiday update will include a more refined IU, as well as new items, status effects and mobs. Players can expect major updates to The End, with items including Chorus Fruit, Dragon’s Breath, Elytra, Popped Chorus Fruit, Tipped Arrow of Leaping, Tipped Arrow of Healing and other potions.
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Further details were expanded upon on the official Sony blog, who describe the new content for the Minecraft Console Edition as the biggest addition yet:
- If you’re sick of spending all your time walking on solid ground, just equip the new Elytra which enables players to glide through the air!
- You’ll find your Elytra in The End which has been updated to include End Cities, End Ships and all the Chorus Plants, Flowers and Purpur you can handle. Don’t say we didn’t warn you if one turns out to be a Shulker.
- Like potions? Use Dragon’s Breath to create Lingering Potions if you want to leave some status effects on the ground for a friend or foe to happen upon. Speaking of status effects, we’re adding a couple new ones as well – Levitation and Luck.
- If you’re just getting started on a new world on PlayStation 4, you can turn on “Amplified Terrain.” This option makes the differences between mountains and valleys more extreme – put that Elytra to good use!
The Minecraft Holiday update release date has yet to be set in stone, but we’re expecting it to land very soon.