Minecraft on consoles receive update, here's what's new

Over the course of the past week or so, 4J Studios has been rolling out a bug fix update to Minecraft on PlayStation 3/4/Vita, as well as Xbox 360 and One. The update is rolling out to one region at a time, so if you haven't received it yet just wait.

The update carries a lot of bug fixes for every platform, so check below for the changelogs.

PlayStation 3 Edition 1.13 Changelog

• Fix for various Redstone issues.


• Fixed a crash when breaking an Item Frame containing a map.


• Fixed a crash when a Dispenser is dispensing water or lava when the Dispenser is blocked.


• Fix for placing a boat on harmful surfaces causing the game to crash.


• Updates to horse and other animal de-spawning to take into account Saddles, Saddle bags, Leads, Armor and Nametags.


• Fix for Stonebrick stairs recipe.


• Fix for issue where player is able to stay alive with zero hearts in their Healthbar.


• Fixed an issue in the Host Options menu in Adventure mode causing options to be set wrongly.


• Fix for issue where animals don't stop running after being hit.


• Fix for issue where destroying planted Pumpkin and Melon Seeds drops an incorrect number of seeds.


• Librarian villagers now have a small probability of offering nametags for sale.


• Add a rare probability of spawning Skeletons/Wither Skeletons in the nether.


• Brought forward change so that Witches naturally spawn, rarely, anywhere that's dark.


• Fix for issue where Wither Skeletons stop spawning in the Nether when the difficulty is set to Easy from Peaceful.


• Changed Minecart riding behaviour back so that the player turns with the Minecart.


• If mob griefing is turned off, sheep shouldn't change grass blocks when they eat them.


• Fix for TNT cart exploding despite 'TNT Explodes' option being turned off.


• Fix to Noteblock fall-off distance so they can be heard further away.


• Fix for player legs not being rotated correctly when riding.


• Fix for Wolf heal tooltip.


• Fixed improper tooltip displayed when Player is holding a Lead and aiming at an aggressive mob.


• Fix for Potion of Weakness effect description having incorrect values.


• Fix for issue where Creepers hover off the floor.


• Fixed issue where Name Tags do not appear to work correctly on the Wither, Iron Golem and Wither Skeleton.


• Fix for player nametags not being colored.


• City Texture Pack - Daylight sensor changed to look more like a solar panel.


• Fix for issue where a horse wasn’t rendering while riding it.


• Fix for issue with Halloween Texture Pack textures.

PlayStation 4 Edition 1.13 Changelog

• Fix for various Redstone issues.


• Fixed a crash when breaking an Item Frame containing a map.


• Fixed a crash when a Dispenser is dispensing water or lava when the Dispenser is blocked.


• Fix for placing a boat on harmful surfaces causing the game to crash.


• Updates to horse and other animal de-spawning to take into account Saddles, Saddle bags, Leads, Armor and Nametags.


• Fix for Stonebrick stairs recipe.


• Fix for issue where player is able to stay alive with zero hearts in their Healthbar.


• Fixed an issue in the Host Options menu in Adventure mode causing options to be set wrongly.


• Fix for issue where animals don't stop running after being hit.


• Fix for issue where destroying planted Pumpkin and Melon Seeds drops an incorrect number of seeds.


• Librarian villagers now have a small probability of offering nametags for sale.


• Add a rare probability of spawning Skeletons/Wither Skeletons in the nether.


• Brought forward change so that Witches naturally spawn, rarely, anywhere that's dark.


• Fix for issue where Wither Skeletons stop spawning in the Nether when the difficulty is set to Easy from Peaceful.


• Changed Minecart riding behaviour back so that the player turns with the Minecart.


• If mob griefing is turned off, sheep shouldn't change grass blocks when they eat them.


• Fix for TNT cart exploding despite 'TNT Explodes' option being turned off.


• Fix to Noteblock fall-off distance so they can be heard further away.


• Fix for player legs not being rotated correctly when riding.


• Fix for Wolf heal tooltip.


• Fixed improper tooltip displayed when Player is holding a Lead and aiming at an aggressive mob.


• Fix for Potion of Weakness effect description having incorrect values.


• Fix for issue where Creepers hover off the floor.


• Fixed issue where Name Tags do not appear to work correctly on the Wither, Iron Golem and Wither Skeleton.


• Fix for player nametags not being colored.


• City Texture Pack - Daylight sensor changed to look more like a solar panel.


• Fix for issue where a horse wasn’t rendering while riding it.


• Fix for performance issue when moving through large Jungle Biomes.

PlayStation Vita Edition 1.13 Changelog

• Fix for various Redstone issues.


• Fixed a crash when breaking an Item Frame containing a map.


• Fixed a crash when a Dispenser is dispensing water or lava when the Dispenser is blocked.


• Fix for placing a boat on harmful surfaces causing the game to crash.


• Updates to horse and other animal de-spawning to take into account Saddles, Saddle bags, Leads, Armor and Nametags.


• Fix for Stonebrick stairs recipe.


• Fix for issue where player is able to stay alive with zero hearts in their Healthbar.


• Fixed an issue in the Host Options menu in Adventure mode causing options to be set wrongly.


• Fix for issue where animals don't stop running after being hit.


• Fix for issue where destroying planted Pumpkin and Melon Seeds drops an incorrect number of seeds.


• Librarian villagers now have a small probability of offering nametags for sale.


• Add a rare probability of spawning Skeletons/Wither Skeletons in the nether.


• Brought forward change so that Witches naturally spawn, rarely, anywhere that's dark.


• Fix for issue where Wither Skeletons stop spawning in the Nether when the difficulty is set to Easy from Peaceful.


• Changed Minecart riding behaviour back so that the player turns with the Minecart.


• If mob griefing is turned off, sheep shouldn't change grass blocks when they eat them.


• Fix for TNT cart exploding despite 'TNT Explodes' option being turned off.


• Fix to Noteblock fall-off distance so they can be heard further away.


• Fix for player legs not being rotated correctly when riding.


• Fix for Wolf heal tooltip.


• Fixed improper tooltip displayed when Player is holding a Lead and aiming at an aggressive mob.


• Fix for Potion of Weakness effect description having incorrect values.


• Fix for issue where Creepers hover off the floor.


• Fixed issue where Name Tags do not appear to work correctly on the Wither, Iron Golem and Wither Skeleton.


• Fix for player nametags not being colored.


• City Texture Pack - Daylight sensor changed to look more like a solar panel.


• Fix for issue where a horse wasn’t rendering while riding it.


• Fix for performance issue when moving through large Jungle Biomes.

Xbox One Edition Title Update 8 Changelog

• Fix for various Redstone issues.


• Fixed a crash when breaking an Item Frame containing a map.


• Fixed a crash when a Dispenser is dispensing water or lava when the Dispenser is blocked.


• Fix for placing a boat on harmful surfaces causing the game to crash.


• Updates to horse and other animal de-spawning to take into account Saddles, Saddle bags, Leads, Armor and Nametags.


• Fix for Stonebrick stairs recipe.


• Fix for issue where player is able to stay alive with zero hearts in their Healthbar.


• Fixed an issue in the Host Options menu in Adventure mode causing options to be set wrongly.


• Fix for issue where animals don't stop running after being hit.


• Fix for issue where destroying planted Pumpkin and Melon Seeds drops an incorrect number of seeds.


• Librarian villagers now have a small probability of offering nametags for sale.


• Add a rare probability of spawning Skeletons/Wither Skeletons in the nether.


• Brought forward change so that Witches naturally spawn, rarely, anywhere that's dark.


• Fix for issue where Wither Skeletons stop spawning in the Nether when the difficulty is set to Easy from Peaceful.


• Changed Minecart riding behaviour back so that the player turns with the Minecart.


• If mob griefing is turned off, sheep shouldn't change grass blocks when they eat them.


• Fix for TNT cart exploding despite 'TNT Explodes' option being turned off.


• Fix to Noteblock fall-off distance so they can be heard further away.


• Fix for player legs not being rotated correctly when riding.


• Fix for Wolf heal tooltip.


• Fixed improper tooltip displayed when Player is holding a Lead and aiming at an aggressive mob.


• Fix for Potion of Weakness effect description having incorrect values.


• Fix for issue where Creepers hover off the floor.


• Fixed issue where Name Tags do not appear to work correctly on the Wither, Iron Golem and Wither Skeleton.


• Fix for player nametags not being colored.


• City Texture Pack - Daylight sensor changed to look more like a solar panel.


• Fix for issue where a horse wasn’t rendering while riding it.


• Fix for ‘Return to Sender' achievement not unlocking after fulfilling its requirement.


• Fix for 'Local Brewery' achievement not unlocking after fulfilling its requirement.


• Fix for performance issue when moving through large Jungle Biomes.

Xbox One Edition Title Update 20 Changelog

• Fix for various Redstone issues.


• Fixed a crash when breaking an Item Frame containing a map.


• Fixed a crash when a Dispenser is dispensing water or lava when the Dispenser is blocked.


• Fix for placing a boat on harmful surfaces causing the game to crash.


• Updates to horse and other animal de-spawning to take into account Saddles, Saddle bags, Leads, Armor and Nametags.


• Fix for Stonebrick stairs recipe.


• Fix for issue where player is able to stay alive with zero hearts in their Healthbar.


• Fixed an issue in the Host Options menu in Adventure mode causing options to be set wrongly.


• Fix for issue where animals don't stop running after being hit.


• Fix for issue where destroying planted Pumpkin and Melon Seeds drops an incorrect number of seeds.


• Librarian villagers now have a small probability of offering nametags for sale.


• Add a rare probability of spawning Skeletons/Wither Skeletons in the nether.


• Brought forward change so that Witches naturally spawn, rarely, anywhere that's dark.


• Fix for issue where Wither Skeletons stop spawning in the Nether when the difficulty is set to Easy from Peaceful.


• Changed Minecart riding behaviour back so that the player turns with the Minecart.


• If mob griefing is turned off, sheep shouldn't change grass blocks when they eat them.


• Fix for TNT cart exploding despite 'TNT Explodes' option being turned off.


• Fix to Noteblock fall-off distance so they can be heard further away.


• Fix for player legs not being rotated correctly when riding.


• Fix for Wolf heal tooltip.


• Fixed improper tooltip displayed when Player is holding a Lead and aiming at an aggressive mob.


• Fix for Potion of Weakness effect description having incorrect values.


• Fix for issue where Creepers hover off the floor.


• Fixed issue where Name Tags do not appear to work correctly on the Wither, Iron Golem and Wither Skeleton.


• Fix for player nametags not being colored.


• City Texture Pack - Daylight sensor changed to look more like a solar panel.


• Fix for issue where a horse wasn’t rendering while riding it.


• Fixed Save Transfer issue.