Minecraft December update delayed on PS4, PS3, and Vita

The massive December update for Minecraft is expected to arrive "soon" on PlayStation platforms, but unfortunately 4J Studios has no other dates to offer. While the update released on Xbox One and Xbox 360 yesterday, PlayStation has been left out in the cold.

Now before we start with the conspiracies — with Microsoft now owning the Minecraft IP — it should first be noted that this is more of a Sony issue. According to 4J Studios, the update has already been submitted to the various Sony branches, but certification testing has not been completed yet.

.@nangelroth Sony Europe, Sony America and Sony Japan have not completed their testing of the update yet.

— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) December 18, 2014

This usually takes a few days to process and since today is Friday it means any news regarding the status might have to wait until next week.

No news yet on the update for PlayStation platforms. We hope to have news early next week. #MinecraftPS3 #MinecraftPS4 #MinecraftPSVita

— 4J Studios (@4JStudios) December 19, 2014

Not to make PlayStation gamers jealous, but here's all the new features in the Minecraft update.

Added new items

• Hardened Clay
• Stained Clay
• Block of Coal
• Hay Bale
• Activator Rail
• Block of Redstone
• Daylight Sensor
• Dropper
• Hopper
• Minecart with Hopper
• Minecart with TNT
• Redstone Comparator
• Weighted Pressure Plate
• Beacon
• Trapped Chest
• Firework Rocket
• Firework Star
• Nether Star
• Lead
• Horse Armor
• Name Tag
• Horse Spawn Egg

Added new Mobs

• Wither
• Wither Skeletons
• Witches
• Bats
• Horses
• Donkeys
• Mules

• Added new terrain generation features – Witch Huts.
• Replaced the Tutorial World with a new world containing some new mini-tutorials for the new functionality.
• Added Beacon interface.
• Added Horse interface.
• Added Hopper interface.
• Added Fireworks – Fireworks interface is accessible from the Crafting Table when you have the ingredients to craft a Firework Star or Firework Rocket.
• Added 'Adventure Mode' – You can only break blocks with the correct tools.
• Added lots of new sounds.
• Mobs, items and projectiles can now pass through portals.
• Repeaters can now be locked by powering their sides with another Repeater.
• Zombies and Skeletons can now spawn with different weapons and armor.
• New death messages.
• Name mobs with a Name Tag, and rename containers to change the title when the menu is open.
• Bonemeal no longer instantly grows everything to full size, and instead randomly grows in stages.
• A Redstone signal describing the contents of Chests, Brewing Stands, Dispensers and Jukeboxes can be detected by placing a Redstone Comparator directly against them.
• Dispensers can face in any direction.
• Eating a Golden Apple gives the player extra "absorption" health for a short period.
• The longer you remain in an area the harder the monsters that spawn in that area will be.
• New Game and Host options (Daylight Cycle, Keep Inventory, Mob options, Tile drop and a Regeneration option)
• Language Selector added, and Greek language option added.