So, I just updated my Minecraft to 1.17, excited to play Part 1 of Caves & Cliffs; however, it seems I won't be able to play today's update. I booted up the game after updating and have been stuck on the Mojang Studios for quite a while now with the loading bar stuck at 45%. A similar case happened with 1.16.221, but the game would eventually start up.
Doesn't look like I'll be able to play today's update, sadly, but hopefully the issue is looked into.
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Duplicate ofย MCPE-62708.

Does this still happen with the 1.17.1 Hotfix (specific to Switch)?
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Yes. This still happens to me, even in 1.17.2. I only wish to play my favorite game once more. Last time this happened years ago, I was unable to play and was forced to make a new account.
Now, the bug has returned.

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We're resolving and linking this ticket forward as a duplicate of MCPE-133545, as that ticket contains more detailed information and/or has already been triaged by Mojang.
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