Mojang Studios begins its mandatory Microsoft Account requirement for Minecraft: Java Edition

Near the end of 2020, Mojang Studios announced the latest move in its integration into Microsoft: the migration of Mojang Accounts to Microsoft Accounts. Today, the deadline for doing

Microsoft says starting next year all Minecraft Java edition users will have to have a Microsoft account to play

I can no longer play on my 10 year old account because Microsoft is insisting to validate an email address when none have ever been tied to the account : r/assholedesign

Java Edition is Moving House (now requires a Microsoft account) : r/ Minecraft

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