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- Since 2021, you need a Microsoft account in order to play Minecraft. Before this point, players were able to play Minecraft simply with a Mojang account, but this legacy style of account is no longer enough to start playing Minecraft.
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Jun 5, 2023 · To play Minecraft on most platforms, you’ll need a Microsoft account. Minecraft requires players to have this account for a few reasons. First, it allows you to keep your purchase of Minecraft secure.
When playing Minecraft on Xbox, Windows, or Android and iOS mobile devices, you can sign in with your Microsoft account and use your Xbox gamertag to save your progress, purchases, and play online with your friends using Realms.
Feb 9, 2023 · Since 2021, you need a Microsoft account in order to play Minecraft. Before this point, players were able to play Minecraft simply with a Mojang account, but this legacy style of account is no longer enough to start playing Minecraft.
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Oct 22, 2020 · Minecraft players have been able to play without a Microsoft account for the past six years that the company has owned the game, but that will change in 2021, the official Minecraft...
Oct 21, 2020 · But things are finally about to change, with the announcement that come 2021, you'll need a Microsoft account to play the Java Edition.
- Shaun Prescott
All PC platform players will receive a Minecraft: Java Edition entitlement if they own Minecraft for Windows, and vice versa. Minecraft: Java Edition will still be playable on Mac, Linux, and Windows OSs (Operating Systems), and Minecraft for Windows will remain playable only on Windows 10/11.
Oct 22, 2020 · For now, that means anyone playing Minecraft Java Edition needs to start using a Microsoft account if they don't already. In a blog post, Mojang says it realizes change is...