Ah, I had misread "minecraft" as "microsoft". I wasn't aware minecraft java was a thing. Crazy they have their own java implementation!

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Xorlev 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not a Java implementation, but the original game was written in Java. Later, Microsoft bought Minecraft and rewrote it (Bedrock edition) which runs on Xbox, tablets, etc. But, the community writes mods in Java.

Now both exist and get roughly the same feature set now, but the Java version remains popular given the vast variety of mods and servers.

	▲	Freak_NL an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		There is also this: > Minecraft: Java Edition runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux; Minecraft: Bedrock Edition runs on Windows. (From their own website. Bedrock might work with wine etc.) For a game as popular as Minecraft, where every year a fresh cohort of young players reaches an age suitable for playing it, it would be madness to discard Linux and Mac users and possibly push the modding community to some other game.
	▲	vintermann 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		As I recall the C++ reimplementation of Minecraft predates the Microsoft sale. Unless they did a complete rewrite I don't know about, Bedrock is distantly based on the old mobile/console version of Minecraft.
	▲	throwaway27447 6 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
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muststopmyths 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It’s the Java version of the game, not a game version of Java.

There’s a native version called bedrock

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throwaway27447 5 hours ago | parent [-]

> It’s the Java version of the game, not a game version of Java.

This would be termed "Java Minecraft", not "Minecraft Java"

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thundermuffin 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

No, the game's Java version's official title post-Microsoft acquisition of Mojang is Minecraft: Java Edition.

	▲	vintermann 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They have renamed both product lines, Bedrock edition many times.

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afavour 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You appear to be the only one confused