Minecraft Dungeons 1.6.0 Update Introduces Cross-Platform Play, Tweaks And More

A new Minecraft Dungeons update is now live for the Nintendo Switch version of the game, introducing a highly anticipated feature that all fans of the game were waiting for.

The new 1.6.0 update brings cross-platform play support, meaning that from now on you will be able to play with your friends playing the game on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

The new Minecraft Dungeons also introduces some balance changes, such as different damage values for the Shockwave and Pickaxe and some fixes.

• Threat Level can now be adjusted on Daily Trials
• Shockwave now collides with walls, much like a regular arrow
• Swirling now requires that a mob is hit with the attack for it to trigger
• Shockwave damage 35 -> 30
• Swirling Damage 45 -> 40
• Removed unintentional extra attack variants in unique variants of pickaxe and cutlass
• Pickaxe attack delay 0.45 -> 0.7
• Pickaxe damage 75 -> 130

You can check out the full update notes on the Minecraft Help Center website.

Now that cross-platform play has been fully introduced, it’s time for the development team to focus on the game’s additional content, such as the Howling Peaks DLC that will bring new dungeons, new items, new enemies and much more.

Minecraft Dungeons is now available on Nintendo Switch as well as on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.