Why Minecraft's upcoming game drop will feel like a major update

In early 2025, Mojang Studios started working on Minecraft's upcoming game drop. They started releasing Java Edition snapshots and Bedrock Edition beta and preview versions with fresh features that will soon arrive. Since they were for a game drop, the features were not too massive when compared to previous ones.

That said, an argument can be made that these new features will be game changers, making the game drop feel like a major update rather than a small installment.

Note: This article is subjective and solely reflects the writer's opinion.

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Reasons why Minecraft's next game drop will feel like a major update despite smaller new features

New game drop brings numerous features to existing Overworld biomes

Loads of new features are coming to existing Overworld regions (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

In recent snapshots and beta/preview versions, Mojang started adding fresh features for the game drop. Players quickly realised that the developers were planning to update the entire Overworld with them.

This was because they did not add any new mob, structure, or biome to introduce new blocks and items. Instead, they integrated new features into existing Overworld biomes.

Barren biomes like Deserts and Badlands received the most amount of features, like cactus flower, dry grass, warm cows, pigs and chickens, and special ambient sounds that no other biome has.

Forests received sheet-like blocks named leaf litter and wildflowers that will abundantly generate on top of grass blocks. Firefly bushes will generate in Swamps and near Rivers.

Since Mojang has overhauled existing Overworld biomes, this update can feel a lot bigger than it actually seems on paper.

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New features will change how the entire Overworld looks and feels

The entire Overworld dimension will receive these fresh features, making the game drop feel a lot bigger (Image via Sportskeeda Gaming || Mojang Studios)

Since Minecraft's next game drop brings new features to the Overworld, players will mostly notice them whenever they are exploring any Overworld area. Features, like falling leaves, leaf litter, wildflowers, etc., will be extremely common in any region.

Because these new features will be visible in every single Overworld biome in the future, the next game drop will feel almost as big as a major update that Mojang used to release previously.

When players create a new world, there is a high chance that they will spawn in a forest biome. Hence, they will be instantly bombarded with new features like falling leaves and leaf litter.

Later, if they find a river, they will obtain firefly bushes. If they find any warm or cold biome, explorers will encounter new cow, pig, and chicken variants. If they stumble upon a Desert or the Badlands, they will be able to gather cactus flowers and dry grass, and even see camels.

These experiences will make them feel that the upcoming game drop was among the biggest Minecraft updates to date.

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