Mojang Studios has announced that starting in early 2021, exisiting ‘Minecraft’ Java Edition players will have to create a Microsoft account.

Minecraft Java Edition players have been asked to move their Mojang accounts to Microsoft accounts for a few years, but now there's a hard date for when those accounts must be migrated.

This Fall, new Minecraft Java players will need to create a Microsoft account to log-in. Meanwhile, existing Mojang accounts will need to migrate in early 2021.

Mojang Studios has announced that it will be merging PC Minecraft users' Mojang accounts with Microsoft ones early next year, meaning you'll need an Microsoft account to access the game's Java ...

Way back in 2020, the developers announced a major change to Minecraft: Java Edition, as players would soon be required to swap from a Mojang account to a Microsoft account in order to keep ...

Minecraft: Java Edition has historically used their own Mojang Accounts for access and saving, but now Mojang Studios is planning to migrate all current and future Mojang Accounts to ...

To change your Minecraft name in the Java Edition, head to Minecraft.net and log in with your account. Once done, head to the profile page, look for the Minecraft: Java Edition box, and click ...

Minecraft: Java Edition players can't put off migrating to a Microsoft account much longer, says Mojang, which has revealed a hard deadline for the switch.

Microsoft migration Images via Mojang and Microsoft It was announced last year that the Mojang accounts of Minecraft Java Edition players will be migrated over to Microsoft accounts.

Here’s how it works. Mojang Studios has announced that all of its games, including Minecraft Java Edition, will soon require a Microsoft account in order to play.