Minecraft’s Super Duper Graphics Pack Ceasing Development

With its recent resurgence in popularity, it seemed like there was no better time than the present for Minecraft to receive the Super Duper Graphics Pack which was first announced during E3 2017. Sadly, that won’t be the case, as it was announced earlier this week on the Official Minecraft website that the project was ceasing development. See the full statement from the Minecraft team below:

Some of you might remember us announcing the Super Duper Graphics Pack during E3 2017. Super Duper was an ambitious initiative that brought a new look to Minecraft but, unfortunately, the pack proved too technically demanding to implement as planned.

We realise this is disappointing to some of you – there was a lot of enthusiasm for Super Duper from inside and outside the studio – but unfortunately, we aren’t happy with how the pack performed across devices. For this reason, we’re stopping development on the pack, and looking into other ways for you to experience Minecraft with a new look.

Minecraft is available on a wide range of platforms, and we’re constantly trying to make the most of the technical architecture of each one. We’ll be able to share more on that subject very soon.

Thanks for your patience, and sorry for not following through on our plans!

While this is certainly a disappointing announcement, kudos to the folks working on Minecraft for not releasing something they feel would be inadequate.