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.

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 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 ...

The original release of Minecraft, now called Minecraft: Java Edition, is soon going to require a Microsoft account to play. The announcement was made on the Minecraft blog, and it means that existing ...

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It took a while, but you'll soon need a Microsoft account to play any of Mojang's games. Minecraft developer Mojang has announced that a Microsoft account will be required to play its various games ...

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