🗓️ Release Date
Both updates are set to launch on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. However, there's a catch:
- Bedrock Edition: Gets both Vibrant Visuals and Chase the Skies on day one.
- Java Edition: Only gets Chase the Skies at launch. Vibrant Visuals will arrive later.
✨ Vibrant Visuals Update
This long-awaited graphical overhaul breathes new life into Minecraft's blocky world, without changing its core mechanics. Key features include:
- Directional lighting for realistic sun movement
- Volumetric fog that adds depth to the world
- Improved shadows and light interplay
- Reflective water and metal blocks
- Subsurface scattering for a soft glow on leaves and grass
With these visual enhancements, Minecraft will feel familiar yet refreshingly modern.
🌤️ Chase the Skies Update
This update is all about exploration and travel. It introduces:
- Happy Ghast: A new flying mount. To get one, you’ll need a dried ghast block from the Nether and some dedication.
- Player Locator Bar: A game-changing feature showing the direction and elevation of friends on multiplayer servers.
- New Music: Five ambient tracks and a new music disc that can be looted from ghasts.
📌 Final Thoughts
Whether you're returning to Minecraft or never left, June 17 marks a massive turning point in the game’s evolution. Chase the Skies enhances your gameplay, while Vibrant Visuals transforms how the world looks and feels. Get ready to explore, soar, and admire Minecraft like never before.
Note: Java Edition players will need to wait a bit longer for the full visual experience.