Minecraft is undoubtedly classified as a "game-as-a-service," but that doesn't mean it has to follow other titles with a never-ending stream of updates and content. Minecraft plays in a league of its own, and its methodical approach to updates reflects that.
Mojang Studios is having a busy day releasing a patch update for both main versions of Minecraft. Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.18.2 is now rolling out to everything with fresh fixes.
Mojang Studios is working on the 1.18.1 patch update for Minecraft: Java Edition, and has been testing the fixes in snapshots. On Wednesday, Mojang released Release Candidate 2 for the update, which includes one additional fix to resolve chunks occasionally not loading.
Mojang Studios is now releasing Minecraft: Java Edition 1.18.1 Release Candidate 1 to testers, a snapshot that includes a handful of additional fixes for the upcoming 1.18.1 patch update.
1.18 'Caves and Cliffs Update' Part Two may be just out the door, but Mojang Studios is already rolling out the first patch update to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition players, which features a handful of fixes for the content update.