Minecraft 1.20

Minecraft's latest update has been announced via Minecraft Live 2022, and new mobs and blocks have already been revealed, with more to come.

It was announced as part of the Minecraft Live event that the first snapshot for 1.20 will be coming out as early as in a few days, allowing fans to enjoy the new features almost immediately after they were announced. Although this is a comparatively small feature, Mojang has indicated it would rather initially show and discuss a smaller amount of changes to avoid the With over 55% of the vote, the Sniffer was the clear winner of 2022's mob vote and will make its way into the 1.20 update as a result. Rafts will also be made out of bamboo, which appear to function identically to the boat varieties currently in the game. [hard task of making their own Minecraft skins](https://screenrant.com/minecraft-skins-custom-how-hard-make-pixel-art/). This too will be made with bamboo, giving it a more functional use in addition to the aesthetic purposes of the other new blocks. Not having a name for the update makes it even more difficult to speculate as to which areas will be given the most attention, especially with the One of the biggest reveals was the introduction of 7 new default player skins, joining Steve and Alex. With a major lack of interesting mobs, they tend to look a little barren, especially when compared to the more visually interesting badlands biome, which is also a desert. Version 1.20 will be the next in a long line of updates for the game that will celebrate its 11th birthday next month. With the Minecraft Live announcement effectively serving as a teaser for what is yet to come, it is possible that more information about biome changes may become available in the coming months. These updates have been a large part of why the game has remained so popular for such a long time, and as such, anticipation around this next update is high - even if the version 1.20 update doesn't have a name yet.