Source: Mojang Studios | Twitter
Earlier in April 2021, I published an article that discussed why Mojang Studios often feels like an underfunded indie studio, despite the success of Minecraft. The article resonated with many, but it also surfaced a topic holding the attention of vocal Minecraft players for several months now. In this follow-up article, we re diving deeper into Minecraft and how it fits on Microsoft s next-gen Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S consoles. More specifically, how Minecraft on Xbox Series X|S has proven incredibly disappointing, both as it exists now and its potential.
We already have extensive resources that reveal when Minecraft with ray tracing is coming to Xbox Series X|S (spoiler: we don t know), so don t expect any brilliant revelations or new information reveals here. Instead, I want to take a closer look at
What you need to know
The Xbox Insider program tests future updates and features for Xbox consoles with interested testers.
The latest Xbox Insider update is beginning tests for a handful of upcoming exciting new features.
The first one is audio passthrough, which lets people send raw audio straight to their home audio setup for better sound quality.
Quick Resume is also getting new features, with a new group to show games in Quick Resume and a tag for Quick Resume-enabled titles.
The Xbox Insider Program is a way for Microsoft to collect feedback on upcoming features and updates for Xbox consoles like the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S with interested and committed Xbox gamers. The latest update for the Xbox Insider Alpha Skip-Ahead branch, a handful of new features have just entered early testing that may be pretty exciting for some Xbox players. Audio passthrough is coming to Xbox, and the innovative Quick Resume feature is getting some tremendous quality-of-life improvement