Starting next year, a Microsoft account will also be compulsory in the Java edition of “Minecraft”. The developer Mojang, which belongs to Microsoft, has now announced this in a blog entry. Instructions on how existing users can move their previously mandatory Mojang account to Microsoft will be sent by Mojang in the coming weeks by email.

The The relocation process for existing users should take place in spring 2021. From autumn this year – Mojang does not give the exact date – new users of the Java edition of Minecraft will have to register with a Microsoft account. If you don’t want to move to the Microsoft account, you can no longer play the Java edition of Minecraft. Mojang justifies the obligation to move in the blog entry with greater account security through two-factor authentication.

Mojang explains the Microsoft account requirement for the Java edition of Minecraft

(Source: Microsoft) The game phenomenon “Minecraft” is offered in several editions for different platforms, some of which differ significantly from one another. PC gamers have a choice between the Java and Bedrock editions of Minecraft. In contrast to the Bedrock version, the Java edition is available outside of the Windows store, supports significantly more mods and could previously be used without a Microsoft account.

Players fear regression For many die-hard Minecraft fans, the Java Edition is the preferred variant of the block game – especially because of the greater freedom in modding , but also because it supports Mac and Linux systems. Developer Mojang promises: Even after the account move, the advantages of the Java edition should be retained. Among other things, the user modding should continue to work without restrictions.

The Minecraft community is still skeptical to the announcement: On Youtube, Reddit and other social media, many express the fear that the changeover will mean that payment mods will also find their way into the Java edition of Minecraft in the medium or long term. In addition, criti