Minecraft:Nintendo Switch 2 closed beta

File:Bedrock 26.50.21.jpg

Beta 26.50.21, the first version of the Nintendo Switch 2 closed beta

The Nintendo Switch 2 closed beta (titled Minecraft Closed Beta on the Nintendo Switch 2 HOME Menu) is an application for Template:W containing beta versions of the planned native Nintendo Switch 2 version of Template:BE. A small portion of Minecraft for Nintendo Switch players on Nintendo Switch 2 devices received a notification in the title screen on August 7, 2026, allowing them to download the beta from the Nintendo eShop. On August 14, 2026, more users were enrolled in the beta.

Versions

The Nintendo Switch 2 closed beta received some of the Minecraft:development versions of the regular update cycle, at a delayed pace.

• August 7, 2026: Minecraft:beta 26.50.21
• August 11, 2026: Minecraft:beta 26.50.24

Changes

The differences between the Nintendo Switch build, backward-compatible with Nintendo Switch 2, and this native beta are as follows:

• Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals is now available.
  • The maximum render distance is 16 chunks.
  • Point lights and volumetric block lights are not available.
• The render distance without Vibrant Visuals is 28 chunks instead of 12.

Gallery

Screenshots

• In-game notification received by eligible players
  In-game notification received by eligible players
• Notification details
  Notification details
• The Get started menu
  The Get started menu
• Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals in-game
  Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals in-game
• A Minecraft:dappled forest
  A Minecraft:dappled forest
• A Minecraft:copper torch
  A Minecraft:copper torch
• A Minecraft:soul torch
  A Minecraft:soul torch
• A Minecraft:redstone torch
  A Minecraft:redstone torch

Device menu

• The eShop page opened from the in-game notification
  The eShop page opened from the in-game notification
• "Minecraft Closed Beta" on the Nintendo Switch 2 Home menu
  "Minecraft Closed Beta" on the Nintendo Switch 2 Home menu