You'll need a Microsoft account to download Minecraft but that's no sweat to do. Choosing between the two versions, Java and ...

Millions of players worldwide take pleasure in playing Minecraft Java Edition, the original version of the game.

A new Minecraft: Java Edition snapshot is here, which makes a ton of changes to recently added features from other snapshots, like to ore textures, names, and how ores generate in the world.

Minecraft Java Edition players can access older versions through the games file history with a few easy steps. Bedrock players, unfortunately, cannot.

Microsoft’s free Minecraft for Windows 10 giveaway ends at midnight for Java players Legacy Minecraft: Java Edition players can still snag free codes to the Windows 10 Edition until midnight.

"Minecraft" offers cross-platform play for both versions of the game — Bedrock and Java — but you can only play with users who own the same version.