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.

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Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Minecraft players that are still using a Mojang account are being given a last call to migrate ...

Mojang continues to phase out old Minecraft accounts to transition them to Microsoft (Image via Mojang) Minecraft and Mojang Studios were purchased by Microsoft many years ago. However, Mojang ...

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 ...

Minecraft: Java Edition is the classic, PC version of Minecraft, and has its own way of testing updates. The latest snapshot is 1.16.4 Pre-Release 2, and it is testing what could be the final patch ...

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 ...