Minecraft:Planned versions

Template:For Template:Split Template:Relevant category This page is about planned versions of all editions of Minecraft:Minecraft. These updates either have major sources to their existence or have received development versions.

Only editions with known planned updates are listed here; if no known planned updates exist, the edition is left out.

Both editions

Unnamed 2027 release

File:The Sift.png

The Sift featuring a blub and new blocks as shown in Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2026

A version number has not been made public, however an update is planned which will implement Minecraft:the Sift into the base game, a dimension added first in Minecraft:Dungeons II.<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/mclive_sept2026_recap</ref> All information here specifically comes from Minecraft gameplay footage, not Dungeons II (as it may contain exclusive features not planned for the base game).

Additions

Blocks

File:Sift grass block.png Sift grass blockTemplate:Conjecture

• Appears to come in two variants, each slightly different shades of pink.
  • Green blocks are visible in the distance in the reveal footage - it is not known if these are a third variant, or simply overworld grass blocks.

File:Short sift grass.png Short sift grassTemplate:Conjecture

• Appears to come in two variants, each slightly different shades of pink.
  • Green foliage is visible in the distance in the reveal footage - it is not known if these are a third variant, or simply overworld short grass.

File:Tall sift grass.png Tall sift grassTemplate:Conjecture

• Appears to come in two variants, each slightly different shades of pink.
  • Green foliage is visible in the distance in the reveal footage - it is not known if these are a third variant, or simply overworld tall grass.

File:White tree log.png White tree logTemplate:Conjecture

File:White tree leaves.png White tree leavesTemplate:Conjecture

• White tree canopies appear to be made both out of white cubes and separate, weeping, stalactite-like hanging blocks. It is not known if these are a separate block, or simply a block state variant of the leaves, or if they are designed to be a variant of the leaves themselves or auxiliary foliage (much like Minecraft:pale hanging moss).

File:Sift stone.png Sift stoneTemplate:Conjecture

• Appears darker than regular stone; unlikely to be basalt, blackstone or deepslate.

Entities

File:Blub.png Minecraft:Blub

Features

File:White tree.png White treeTemplate:Conjecture

• Generated feature composed of gray looking log blocks and white looking leaves blocks.

Dimensions

Minecraft:The Sift

• A new dimension featuring Minecraft:blub.

Java Edition

26.4

Template:Main 26.4, the release of the fourth game drop of 2026, is a game drop set to release in the fourth quarter of 2026, which adds the Minecraft:ice caves biome, including Minecraft:frozen zombies.

Vibrant Visuals update

The Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals system is planned for implementation in an unspecified future update. No specific version number has been provided for when it will be implemented, as the current focus is based on refactoring graphical and rendering related systems in preparation.<ref name="rendering-thread">Template:Mcnet</ref><ref name="vulkan">Template:Mcnet</ref><ref name="java">Template:Mcnet</ref>

Bedrock Edition

26.60

Template:Main 26.60 is a minor update set to release on October 27, 2026, which introduces a native version of Template:BE for the Nintendo Switch 2.<ref>Template:Tweet</ref><ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

Support for Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals will be included in this release, unlike the original Nintendo Switch version which is backward-compatibleTemplate:Verify with the Nintendo Switch 2.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref> The render distance will also be increased from 12 to 28 chunks without Vibrant Visuals.

Together with this release, the Minecraft:Super Mario Mash-up, bundled with Nintendo platforms, will be updated for Vibrant Visuals. Additionally, newly purchased Minecraft:Minecoins will no longer be cross-platform available between Nintendo platforms and other platforms.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>

A closed beta of this native release has been released for limited players on the Nintendo Switch 2.

26.70

26.70, the release of the fourth game drop of 2026, is a game drop set to release in the fourth quarter of 2026, which adds the Minecraft:ice caves biome, including Minecraft:frozen zombies.

Planned fixes

The following bugs have been resolved as "Fixed" on the bug tracker, and their fix version is "Future Update". (i.e. a version that has not yet been released) Note that these are not guaranteed to be fixed in the next (development) version.

Reviewed reports

Template:Expand section The following bugs have been reviewed by Mojang Studios' Triage Team, meaning they are aware about this bug. Note that these are not guaranteed to be fixed in the next (development) version.