There is also a Pocket Edition available on Android and iOS which has sold over 30 million copies. It is available to play on PC/Mac, and to this date, has sold over 20 million copies. Minecraft is one of the most successful indie games of all time, millions of users on multiple platforms login to play it each month. It also has a save game feature, which allows players to share their own custom made world with others. The PC/Mac version of Minecraft has full third-party modding support and there are thousands of custom user created mods, texture packs and skins available to download and use. This free update also brings two free character creator items out for the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft.Minecraft is a sandbox style game, which allows players to create their own world with blocks, kind of like the video game equivalent of Lego! It can be played on both singleplayer and multiplayer and features four different game modes Creative, Survival, Adventure and Hardcore. Today also marks the release of the Wild Update for all versions of Minecraft, which introduces two new biomes, four new mobs, and three new block types. The only difference is that now you get both by default when buying Minecraft for your Windows PC, and access them both from the same launcher,” the Minecraft team explained.

“To be clear, Java and Bedrock will remain separate games with their own distinctive features. If you already own the Java or Bedrock Edition on PC, the Minecraft team said that it may take up to 3 days for the other edition you’ll be getting for free to appear in the Minecraft game launcher.

Minecraft Java & Bedrock Edition is priced at $30 and you can purchase it on the official Minecraft website. On PC, the two versions of the game are now sold together, and they also use the same launcher. Even better, Minecraft gamers who already own either the Java or the Bedrock edition of the game will get the other one for free.įor those unfamiliar, the Minecraft Java Edition is the “legacy” version of the game for Windows, macOS, and Linux, while Bedrock is the cross-platform version of the game that’s available on PC, mobile devices, and consoles. Minecraft developer Mojang Studios has released today the new Minecraft Java & Bedrock Edition for PC, which combines the two versions of the game in the same bundle.

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