"Minecraft: Java Edition" is the original version of the game for computers, while "Bedrock" is a newer version available on nearly every device.

To be more specific, the two versions are Java Edition and Bedrock Edition, and they'll both be available via Xbox's Game Pass for PC service from November 2, 2021.

When it comes to choosing which Minecraft edition to play in 2025, I feel like Java is still a better edition to play. Here's why.

Minecraft: Java Edition is the original version of the game for computers, while Bedrock is a newer version available on nearly every device.

After a few years, Minecraft split into two different builds, the original Java one and the newer Bedrock version, and both are now joining forces.

Mojang Studios have announced the Minecraft PC Bundle, a package deal that will give Xbox Game Pass for PC users access to both the Java Edition and the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft.

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Minecraft: Bedrock Edition players are also finally getting Hardcore Mode, which as been a fan-favorite staple in the legacy Java Edition for years.

Titled Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC, the newly merged version “will become the standard and only offering of vanilla Minecraft on Windows PC,” according to Mojang’s announcement ...

The two editions of Minecraft do have important differences. These are all the things you should consider when deciding between Minecraft Bedrock and Java.

Minecraft: Bedrock Edition players can look forward to the 1.18.10 patch update today, which includes over 100 improvements, many of which focus on parity with the Java Edition. Frogs ...

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