Sometimes, that means playing on different platforms. Minecraft is available on PC (both Java and Bedrock), Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS devices (Bedrock only).

Minecraft Java Edition has always operated pretty much as-is following developer Mojang's acquisition by Microsoft. Bedrock Edition came along to integrate with the Microsoft account system, but ...

Way back in 2020, the developers announced a major change to Minecraft: Java Edition, as players would soon be required to swap from a Mojang account to a Microsoft account in order to keep ...

Mojang's original version of Minecraft, which millions play, will now require a Microsoft to play for security's sake, Microsoft says.

Minecraft: Java Edition has historically used their own Mojang Accounts for access and saving, but now Mojang Studios is planning to migrate all current and future Mojang Accounts to ...

Minecraft players were told last year that Mojang would be changing how Java Edition players would sign into the game. The previous system allowed for those players to sign in with the same old ...

For users of MineCraft Java edition, that means migrating off of their existing account with Mojang, the studio that was acquired by Microsoft in 2014 for $17.8 billion.

Minecraft: Java Edition players can't put off migrating to a Microsoft account much longer, says Mojang, which has revealed a hard deadline for the switch.

A Microsoft account will be required to play Minecraft in 2021, Mojang Studios announced yesterday. Owners of the older Java Edition of the game will have to sign up with Microsoft in order to ...