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 ...

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 ...

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.

Your Minecraft account could be lost forever if you don't take action right now, as the iconic Mojang building game finally completes the long-running transition to Microsoft accounts. If you want to ...

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 ...

To play the Java version of Minecraft on a PC, you needed a Mojang account managed by Mojang, the creator of Minecraft, but Mojang was acquired by Microsoft and moved to a Microsoft account. Hn2019, ...

Mojang have announced that they will be shifting Minecraft Java Edition away from the old Mojang accounts to join the rest of the company’s games in requiring a Microsoft account in order to play. It ...

The original version of Minecraft, Java Edition, which supports cross-platform play between Windows, macOS, and Linux, could be purchased and played by creating an account with the developer Mojang.

Mojang have announced that they will be shifting Minecraft Java Edition away from the old Mojang accounts to join the rest of the company’s games in requiring a Microsoft account in order to play. It ...

Existing Mojang accounts will need to migrate to a Microsoft one. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.