Minecraft for Switch Finally Gets 1080P Support

Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition is a very good game, and it’s only going to get better when the Better Together update hits later this year, but there’s one tiny issue that’s been troubling Switch owners since the game launched — the lack of 1080P support when the system is docked. The issue reportedly stems from the Minecraft game engine struggling to switch resolutions on the fly. The Better Together update, which also adds cross-platform play, was expected to fix this issue, with the move to the new Bedrock engine set to allow dynamic resolution scaling, but the wizards over at 4J Studios have worked their magic to bring us crisper gameplay a little sooner than expected.

The Patch 6 update, which is set to launch at some point later tonight or early tomorrow, will allow the game to run at full resolution when docked, which should result in crisper, more defined edges across the board. Patch 6 will also fix a litany of bugs, and also brings a few new pieces of DLC available for purchase.

You can view the full change log below:

Change log for Patch 6 – July 25th 2017

• Added Canyon, a free Glide track.
• Added Biome Settlers 2 Skin pack.
• Added Terracotta and Glazed Terracotta layers to Tumble.
• Enable 1080p display when placed in the Nintendo Switch Dock.
• Improved performance in Solo Glide when restarting the level (particularly with split-screen spectators).
• Totem of Undying now also applies Fire Resistance II.
• Fixed some areas where it was possible to escape from Battle maps or Glide tracks.
• Fixed a bug where players were unable to milk a Cow in Creative Mode.
• Fixed a bug where players were being teleported back to the Nether portal shortly after arriving in the other dimension.
• Fixed a bug where broken Banners wouldn’t stack with crafted Banners.
• Fixed a bug where Wheat, Ladders, and Banners were not correctly spawning in Woodland Mansions.
• Fixed a bug where Monster Spawners in Woodland Mansions were Pigs instead of Spiders.
• Fixed a bug where the Item Frame icon appeared when holding a Map.
• Fixed an incorrect death message when players were killed by Zombie Villagers.
• Fix for custom names of Mobs not being shown in death messages.
• Fix for being unable to unlock “Sniper Duel”.
• Fix for being unable to unlock “Camouflage”.
• Fix for MCCE #5183 – Player can kill a tamed Parrot with PvP disabled.
• Fix for MCCE #5062 – Farmer Villagers only plant one seed after harvesting a whole crop of seeds from a field.
• Fix for MCCE #4103 – Time spent on the Pause menu when under water counts towards the “Free Diver” trophy.
• Fix for MCCE #3112 – When trying to throw food, Villagers throw it in the wrong direction.
• Fix for MCCE #5219 – Two types of Bone Block with different pictures.
• Fix for MCCE #4989 – Zombie Villager Spawn eggs are the wrong colour.
• Fix for MCCE #5261 – Flower hitbox is displaced.
• Fix for MCCE #4897 – Beds explode when TNT Explodes is disabled.
• Fix for MCCE #4954 – Mobs can’t move with a block above them.
• Fix for MCCE #3010 – Constructing an End portal in a certain method can lead to the End Portal being created next to the portal frame.
• Fix for MCCE #5292 – Only regular Skeletons spawning in the Nether.
• Fix for MCCE #5151 & MCCE #5208 – Item frames don’t show the custom name of their items.