Minecraft Now Supports 4K Resolution On Xbox Series Consoles

Minecraft Preview has been updated and the 4K support is available

The latest Minecraft Preview is now available, and while the emphasis was supposed to be on the new Armadillo mob, there’s something much more interesting for Xbox players.

The most recent preview (1.20.60.23) includes 4K resolution compatibility for Xbox Series consoles. The official Changelog remark on this is as follows:

Experimental Features:

Armadillo:

• Added the Armadillo
• The Armadillo is a neutral mob
• Drops Armadillo Scutes periodically
• Drops Armadillo Scutes when brushed
• Spawns in Savannas
• Favorite food is Spider Eyes
• When an Armadillo detects a threat, it rolls up
  • It does not roll up if it is fleeing, in water, in the air, or if being led
  • When an Armadillo is rolled up it does not walk, cannot eat, and will not be tempted by food
  • It continues to scan for threats, and if there are no threats detected for 3 seconds, it will unroll

Commands:

• Added a new command that will hide and reset HUD elements’ visibility.
  • /hud hide
  • /hud reset

Features and Bug Fixes:

Gameplay:

• Fixed a crash occurrence when switching between dimensions frequently (MCPE-166934)
• Fixed certain cases that caused players to take unexpected fall damage when performing interactions at specific heights like 62 (MCPE-168518)
• Reintroduced a fix for players sometimes taking unexpected fall damage while building blocks while standing on them (MCPE-120140)
• Fixed some cases where players could take unexpected fall damage near ledges that they were visibly not falling off of (MCPE-120140)

Graphical:

• Added 4k resolution support for Xbox Series consoles

User interface:

• The friend’s drawer in the new Play screen now allows joining a friend’s world with a join button.

Sure, it’s not ray tracing, which was added by accident at one point, but it’s a step in the right direction for Minecraft on Microsoft’s next-generation systems.

The complete patch notes can be seen on the official Minecraft website. The official FAQ  page for ‘Minecraft Preview’ may be found here. To access it, you must own a copy of Bedrock Edition or have a Game Pass membership, and then search for ‘Minecraft Preview’ on Xbox and install it.