When Is The Update Aquatic Coming Out

Minecraft's ocean-expanding Update Aquatic is out now on Xbox One and PC

Switch, PS4, and older platforms coming later.

Minecraft'southward long-awaited Update Aquatic has finally surfaced, and is at present available on Xbox One, Windows 10, Gear VR and Oculus, mixed reality devices, and mobile.

Update Aquatic, as its name suggests, is designed to add more than life to Minecraft's oceans. Information technology's a major update too - so big, in fact, that developer Mojang has elected to release it in ii parts. The first is out now, while phase ii is "coming shortly".

Once the new patch is installed, Minecraft players on supported platforms will exist able to relish a wide selection of new fish and other h2o-dwelling creatures, including salmon, cod, pufferfish, tropical fish, and dolphins - the latter of which will follow boats across the ocean.

Elsewhere beneath the waves, you'll find the likes of coral reefs, kelp, underwater ravines and caves, sea grass, shipwrecks, treasure chests, ruins, and more. Additionally, at that place are nine singled-out new ocean biomes: frozen, deep frozen, cold, deep cold, lukewarm, deep lukewarm, normal, deep normal, and warm. Icebergs and blue ice are now found in chillier climes.

A somewhat more exhaustive list of Update Aquatic'due south new additions, including improved boat command, is located over on Mojang's declaration post.

Minecraft'due south Update Aquatic will launch on Switch on June 21st, aslope the console's new-fangled Bedrock Edition, but will not be coming to either Switch or Xbox One's older, pre-Improve Together versions. The update is also due on Minecraft'south Java version "very soon" and volition arrive on PS4,Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Vita, at a currently unspecified future date.

Update Aquatic will be the final major content drop for older platforms.