PC Upcoming Features

These are confirmed, but not in the game yet. In snapshots 13w19a - 1.6 Pre-Release and 13w38a - 13w43a and 13w47a - 13w47e, @_grum appears in the snapshots

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PlayStation 3 Edition Upcoming Features PlayStation 3 Edition Release Dates
Pi Edition Upcoming Features Pi Edition Release Dates

Features

Version	Features	Release date
1.8	1.8 Options Difficulty The ability to lock the difficulty for each world Splash text 'That's Numberwang!' Commands /blockdata. Is ably to modify NBT data at the coordinates. The will merge the block at that position. Usage /blockdata <x> <y> <z> Entity target selector, @e. targets all entities, but can target only one entity (/kill @e[type=Chicken] or target everything but an entity (kill @e[type=!Skeleton]. /fill. Fills an area with a block Usage fill <x1> <y1> <z1> <x2> <y2> <z2> <tile name> [old block handling] [data tag]. /clone. Clones an area to another area Usage /clone <x1> <y1> <z1> <x2> <y2> <z2> <x> <y> <z>. NBT tags {CanDestroy}. Is used to only destroy certain blocks in adventure mode Usage: /give @p minecraft:diamond_shovel 1 0 {CanDestroy:["minecraft:sand","minecraft:grass"]} will give you a diamond shovel that can only destroy sand and grass {Lock} Is used to lock tile entities Usage: /blockdata <x> <y> <z> {Lock:"Secret"}, the <x> <y> <z> being the coordinates of the chest, crafting table, etc. Blocks and Items Doors Now stackable up to 64 Now crafts 3 doors instead of 1 The same happens with iron doors Granite A stone pinkish variant Comes in raw and smooth Diorite A whitish stone Comes in raw and smooth Andesite A greyish stone Comes in raw and smooth Slime Block Looks like a slime Is crafted from 9 slime balls Tools Tells you in the tooltip what they can break, if changed with the tag CanBreak Gameplay Enchanting Has a separate XP level requirement, XP level cost and resource cost. Example: An enchantment may have an XP level requirement of 13, that will only come available for enchanting when you reach the XP level of 13, but will have the level cost of 2XP and a resource cost of 2 gold ingots. Enchantment names in English will appear if you move the mouse pointer over the enchantment in the enchantment table. Only one randomly chosen enchantment will appear on the one you moved the mouse pointer to. Enchantments only cost 1-3 XP levels Each added XP level adds a tier of enchantment Anvils will be redone to fit the new system Renaming only costs one level The list of enchantment is not reset until you enchant your item Levels are harder to obtain Trading Trades will be less random Trades will make XP Skins* Skins can have the right and left arms/legs separatly Other Hitboxes in Adventure mode only appear if the block can be interacted with Possibly more structures in biomes Possibly new mobs	Snapshots begin in January 2014

Doors are stackable

Raw granite

Smooth granite

Bouncy block

New enchantment system

Locking difficulty

Video

Other features

• Transparent clouds 

• Upgrading cauldrons
• Friends list

• Enchantments
  • Indestructable enchantment
  • Removeable enchantments

• More interesting villagers 

• Red dragons

• Seasons

• New account system

• Beetroot

• More mobs

• Better villager house system

• More ores

• Terrain changes