There are many choices of what version of Minecraft to get - the free version, the Java versions and the Bedrock edition. But what makes them different?

There is a quick and easy way to play almost every single Minecraft Java Edition version, including beta versions. In this article, we'll briefly discuss that.

If you're looking to get into Minecraft, you'll see people talking about these two versions, but what is the difference--and which one is best? Java vs. Bedrock: Why are there two versions?

Minecraft Java Edition players can access older versions through the games file history with a few easy steps. Bedrock players, unfortunately, cannot.

Minecraft runs on Java version 17 as of this pre-release – and you can expect the same to be true of the live version of Java Edition once 1.18 officially lands.

Should you play Minecraft Java or Bedrock, and what are the differences between the two versions of Mojang's survival game?