New ‘Minecraft’ PlayStation And Xbox Patch Details Out, See What’s Being Fixed

The recent release of Title Update 19 (TU19) to Minecraft on PlayStation and Xbox consoles means that a follow-up update (TU20) to fix bugs is on the way. After some teasing, developer 4J Studios announced Friday that it had submitted the bug fix update to Microsoft and Sony for approval and gave the full details on what is being fixed.

4J Studios made the Title Update 20 announcement via its Twitter feed, as usual, with links to the Minecraft Forum where it makes official posts on upcoming features. Since TU19 for consoles combined three PC updates into one – Pretty Scary, Redstone, and Horse – it should come as no surprise that the list of fixes included in TU20 is lengthy and broad.

We’ve handed over the bug fix update to Sony for final test. Change lists – PS4 – http://t.co/tTGDzKlFIC PS3 – http://t.co/SLqwICAQ9v

— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) January 16, 2015

There are some console-specific fixes such as a save transfer issue with the Xbox 360, Achievement issues with the Xbox One, and a Halloween Texture Pack issue with the PS3. Generally though, Minecraft players will be happy that horses will now render correctly while riding one and Creepers will no longer hover over the ground, among other issues.

We’ve handed over the bug fix update to Sony for final test. Change lists – PSVita – http://t.co/nXMp9MOdLK — 4J Studios (@4JStudios) January 16, 2015

The certification process for both Microsoft and Sony can take up to two weeks. However, since this is a bug fix patch, expect it to go through the process in approximately one week or less. Note though that Sony has different certification teams for North America and Europe so the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita may not receive the patch at the same time in both regions.

We’ve handed over the bug fix update to Microsoft for test. Change lists Xbox One – http://t.co/8qdBmtmAfk Xbox 360 – http://t.co/gKO4XQAd2o — 4J Studios (@4JStudios) January 16, 2015

You can check out the full list of fixes coming to Minecraft for Playstation and Xbox consoles below. Which ones are you looking forward to the most? Sound off in the comments.

General Minecraft PS4, PS3, PS Vita, Xbox One, Xbox 360 Fixes

– Fix for various Redstone issues.
– Fixed a crash when breaking an Item Frame containing a map.
– Fixed a crash when a Dispenser is dispensing water or lava when the Dispenser is blocked.
– Fix for placing a boat on harmful surfaces causing the game to crash.
– Updates to horse and other animal de-spawning to take into account Saddles, Saddle bags, Leads, Armor and Nametags.
– Fix for Stonebrick stairs recipe.
– Fix for issue where player is able to stay alive with zero hearts in their Healthbar.
– Fixed an issue in the Host Options menu in Adventure mode causing options to be set wrongly.
– Fix for issue where animals don’t stop running after being hit.
– Fix for issue where destroying planted Pumpkin and Melon Seeds drops an incorrect number of seeds.
– Librarian villagers now have a small probability of offering nametags for sale.
– Add a rare probability of spawning Skeletons/Wither Skeletons in the nether.
– Brought forward change so that Witches naturally spawn, rarely, anywhere that’s dark.
– Fix for issue where Wither Skeletons stop spawning in the Nether when the difficulty is set to Easy from Peaceful.
– Changed Minecart riding behaviour back so that the player turns with the Minecart.
– If mob griefing is turned off, sheep shouldn’t change grass blocks when they eat them.
– Fix for TNT cart exploding despite ‘TNT Explodes’ option being turned off.
– Fix to Noteblock fall-off distance so they can be heard further away.
– Fix for player legs not being rotated correctly when riding.
– Fix for Wolf heal tooltip.
– Fixed improper tooltip displayed when Player is holding a Lead and aiming at an aggressive mob.
– Fix for Potion of Weakness effect description having incorrect values.
– Fix for issue where Creepers hover off the floor.
– Fixed issue where Name Tags do not appear to work correctly on the Wither, Iron Golem and Wither Skeleton.
– Fix for player nametags not being colored.
– City Texture Pack – Daylight sensor changed to look more like a solar panel.
– Fix for issue where a horse wasn’t rendering while riding it.

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition Specific Fix

– Fixed Save Transfer issue.

Minecraft: Xbox One Edition Specific Fix

– Fix for ‘Return to Sender’ achievement not unlocking after fulfilling its requirement.
– Fix for ‘Local Brewery’ achievement not unlocking after fulfilling its requirement.
– Fix for performance issue when moving through large Jungle Biomes.

Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition Specific Fix

– Fix for issue with Halloween Texture Pack textures.

Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition Specific Fix

– Fix for performance issue when moving through large Jungle Biomes.

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