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Mojang said late Wednesday that the legacy, PC-centric Java version of Minecraft will now require a Microsoft account, a decision Microsoft says it’s making for security reasons and to ensure future ...

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In the past, Minecraft: Java Edition players have used specialized Mojang Accounts to access their game. Mojang Studios announced in 2020 its intention to migrate all these accounts to Microsoft ...

Despite being purchased by Microsoft, Mojang and Minecraft have still sort of gone their own way, ever expanding through the years with aid from the PC giant. Minecraft Java Edition in particular is a ...

Minecraft is split between two editions: the classic Java Edition that only exists on PC, and the modern Bedrock Edition that spans every platform. The Bedrock Edition has used Microsoft Accounts for ...

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 ...

Minecraft is an open-world sandbox game in which players can progress through an underlying storyline while gathering all kinds of blocks and items to craft new ones and build structures and ...

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 playing.