Minecraft Is Getting An Update That Will Change Everything

Minecraft, meet bombshell: The promise of a master version of studio Mojang's sandbox builder, identical across all platforms, not just functionally but at the codebase level, is finally happening. Pop some corks and fill those glasses. But when this new version arrives, it also stands to usher in something much grander and subversive. Despite efforts for years to bring Minecraft's many versions into alignment, the game has remained siloed in essential ways. You still have the Java-based PC edition, the franchise elder and a computers-only club (it also supports Mac and Linux) that is still the guiding template and place where new features tend to prove out first--to this version, all others are essentially beholden.