Updated June 7th, 2021 at 14:45 IST

MInecraft 1.17 release date and features: Here's more about the upcoming update

MInecraft 1.17 has been confirmed and the players are curious about its release date. So we have listed all the information about the update here. Read more

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Minecraft has been one of the most popular games played by players all over the globe. The makers have constantly been updating their game and players have been curious to know more about these upcoming changes. Thus, they have been asking questions like what time does Minecraft 1.17 come out and more about Minecraft 1.17 features. To help them, here is all the information about the upcoming Minecraft 1.17 features and the update. 

Minecraft 1.17 update

Minecraft 1.17 update is also known as the Caves & Cliffs: Part I and it has been one of the most anticipated updates to Java Edition. This update is all set to release on June 8, 2021. The players first got to know about this update during Minecraft Live 2020 on October 3, 2020. The players are excited to see some new additions like the amethyst geodes along with amethyst blocks and items, copper ore and its derived forms, deepslate and its variants, and the goat, glow squid and axolotl mobs. Some of the most popular changes brought in by the 1.17 update include a revamped mountain and cave generation, the lush caves and dripstone caves biomes, and an increased world height. June 8 has been confirmed as the Minecraft 1.17 release date but the exact time for different regions has still not been announced by the makers. 

How to join servers in Minecraft?

  • Find the server you want to join
  • Copy the IP address. 
  • Open the game and click on ‘multiplayer’, 
  • Then click on ‘add a server’. 
  • Paste the IP address and name the server.

Minecraft is a type of sandbox video game that has been created by Markus "Notch" Persson. The game is developed by Mojang Studios and was officially released in the year 2011. After the release, the game went super hit and sold around 200 million copies across all platforms. The game is also considered to be the best selling game of all time with over 126 million monthly active users currently. In the game, the players are supposed to explore a blocky, procedurally generated 3D world that has an infinite terrain. The player may even come across some new raw materials, craft tools and items, and build structures or earthworks. In the year 2014, Microsoft managed to buy Mojang and Minecraft intellectual property for US$2.5 billion. Minecraft: Story Mode, Minecraft Dungeons, and Minecraft Earth are some of the latest released Minecraft games currently. 

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Published June 7th, 2021 at 14:45 IST