In its latest developer blog, Mojang pulled back the curtain Minecraft's upcoming game drop, which includes the announcement of a feature fans have been waiting for for nearly two decades. Introducing a brand-new craftable item Minecraftis the next update, and it will finally let players sit down.
Played first though Minecraft After it was fully launched in November 2011, the world-renowned sandbox game was technically playable for the first time in May 2009, when an early alpha build of the game was released online. This first edition of Minecraft — at least compared to the version fans know today — was incredibly basic and lacked countless features that have now become staples. Minecraft Experience. But even back then, when there was only one biome and no villages, players were still looking for a way for Steve to live.
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while the other Minecraft While the game drop won't arrive until Q3 2026, Mojang recently shared a video detailing some of the update's interesting features. Checkily titled “Hold on! New Features Coming!”, this Minecraft The dev blog finally confirms a feature that fans have been waiting for for 17 years: the ability to sit.
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In the last 17 years, Minecraft The players have come up with a few makeshift ways to force Steve and company to stay, none of which have been the perfect solution. Except one download of many Minecraft For dedicated mods to allow players to sit, common methods involved attaching mine carts or boats to a small seat-like structure and placing a mountable animal in the same structure.
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Now, players will only need to forge MinecraftA brand new cushion item. As shown in a recent Mojang Dev blog, MinecraftThe new cushion can be made by placing three wool slabs (a new block introduced in an upcoming game drop) in a horizontal line. Once created, players can place this cushion on a flat surface and click to make their character sit on it. To sweeten this news, Mojang has confirmed that this cushion will come in 16 different colors. The cushion will be officially added Minecraft With its Q3 2026 game drop, but those playing Java Snapshot, Bedrock Beta, or Preview versions Minecraft Today will be able to try for yourself.
Everything else was announced for the upcoming Minecraft game drop
In the rest of the five-minute dev blog, Mojang provided a general overview of what's coming Minecraft Teased the Dappled Forest biome and some new blocks and items coming with the update. A good portion of the dev blog was spent showcasing the new Straw Bed item. Made up of three hay bales in a horizontal line, the straw bed can be dropped anywhere and used to pass the night without resetting the player's spawn point. However, this comes at the cost of breaking the straw bed after only one use.
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A new poplar wood block set was also shown during the dev blog, as were new shelf mushrooms and the long-requested wool stairs and wood slabs. A new Abandoned Camp POI is also being added to the Dappled Forest and previous biomes.
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November 18, 2011
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E10+ for everyone 10+ because of fantasy violence
