Minecraft: Java Edition 1.19 Pre-Release 5 arrives one week before ‘The Wild Update’
Final tweaks before the official release.
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What you need to know
We’re only one week away from the release of Minecraft 1.19 “The Wild Update,” which will add a ton of new content to the ever-expanding survival game from Mojang Studios and Xbox Game Studios. The Minecraft team is working on last-minute polish for the update with final preview and snapshot builds, including the one arriving today.
Minecraft: Java Edition 1.19 Pre-Release 5 is rolling out to interestedMinecraftplayers now with a handful of fixes. As we’re days away from the release ofThe Wild Update, no new features or major changes should be expected for a time. It’s not an exciting release, but it’s important that Mojang Studios collect as much feedback as possible to ensure the 1.19 update releases in a polished state and on time.
Minecraft 1.19 “The Wild Update” officially launches on June 7, 2022, and will bring new biomes, mobs, and gameplay mechanics to one of thebest PC gamesyou can play. The update is releasing simultaneously on all platforms on which Minecraft is available, including Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, PC, Android, and iOS.
The full changelog forMinecraft: Java Edition 1.19 Pre-Release 5, and for Pre-Release 4, in case you missed it, includes:
Changes & bug fixes
Fixed bugs
Fixed bugs (1.19 Pre-Release 4)
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