Release date: 07/06/2022

Create, explore, survive, repeat. Minecraft: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition are now a package deal for Windows. Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition gives you access to both games in one purchase and one unified launcher, making it easier than ever to go from one edition to the other. Cross-play with any Minecrafter by simply switching to the edition your friends have. Now you can enjoy twice the mining and twice the crafting – with more Minecrafters than ever.

Explore randomly generated worlds and build amazing things from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Play in creative mode with unlimited resources or mine deep into the world in survival mode, crafting weapons and armour to fend off the dangerous mobs. Scale craggy mountains, unearth elaborate caves and mine large ore veins. Discover lush cave and dripstone cave biomes. Light up your world with candles to show what a savvy potholer and master mountaineer you are! 

Features

• If you can dream it, you can build it. Put your imagination and limitless resources to work with Creative Mode.
• Battle mobs, construct shelter, and explore the landscape—it’s all in a day’s work when you try to survive and thrive in Survival Mode.
• New tools, locations, and spaces are yours to explore, thanks to our regular updates.

System requirements

• OS: Windows 10 version 19041.0 or higher
• Architecture: ARM, x86, x64
• Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 | AMD Radeon R5
• Processor: Intel Celeron J4105 | AMD FX-4100
• DirectX: Version 11
• Memory: 4 GB
• Motion controller: Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers
• Headset: Windows Mixed Reality immersive headset

Key activation

IN THE XBOX APP ON WINDOWS

1. Press the Start button, and then enter Xbox into the search bar.
2. Choose the Xbox app from the results to open the app.
3. Select your gamerpic, and then select Settings.
4. Select Redeem under Redeem a code.
5. Enter the 25-character code, select Next, and then follow the prompts.

IN THE MICROSOFT STORE ON WINDOWS

1. Press the Start button, and then enter store into the search bar.
2. Choose Microsoft Store from the results to open the app.
3. Select your account in the top-right corner of the screen, and then select Redeem code or gift cards.
4. Enter the 25-character code, select Next, and then follow the prompts.

FROM A PC OR MOBILE WEB BROWSER

Follow this link, enter the 25-character code, select Next, and then follow the prompts.