In Minecraft Java Edition, players can either jump into a world on their own and explore it, or they can join their friends in a multiplayer world and play together.

Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta cannot be played with people using Java Minecraft, but that's OK — sign into your Xbox Live account and play against up to 10 friends in a realm, which is ...

"Minecraft" offers cross-platform play for both versions of the game - Bedrock and Java - but you can only play with users who own the same version.

If you missed your chance the first time around, Mojang has allowed more players to redeem their free copy of Minecraft on Windows 10 if they already own the Java Edition.

Minecraft players struggle to play Java Edition with the new Launcher causing log-in difficulties and long download times.

"Minecraft" offers cross-platform play for both versions of the game - Bedrock and Java - but you can only play with users who own the same version.