Minecraft Java And Bedrock Editions Are No More Separately

We hope you aren't too attached to either of the Minecraft Java or Bedrock editions of one the most popular building games available on PC. Microsoft and Mojang confirmed that they'll be removing them on the 7th of June.

If you're not an avid player of the fantastic Sandbox game, you could still be confused by the presence of two different versions of Minecraft on PC - the Java and Bedrock versions. PCGamesN has a useful guide to explain the difference between the two, however, if you paid for one, you won't have access to the other. It's a bit odd.

Mojang and Microsoft are clearly in agreement with their announcement. They have announced (thanks to Neowin) the Minecraft Java Edition and Bedrock Edition. This single-purchase edition of Minecraft for PC replaces the separate editions. This goes on sale on June 7 and will become "the only and standard edition of the vanilla Minecraft on Windows PC."

Anyone who owns either Java or Bedrock editions will upgrade to the combined edition with no further purchase required, which should happen immediately - however "it could take anywhere from two to three days for the game to be available when we release it to all players who are eligible." Furthermore, Minecraft players should be able to crossplay between versions without any hassle.

Mojang confirms that otherwise "Java and Bedrock will remain distinct games with distinct features," with the only difference is that you don't have to purchase them separately, and you can play both on the same Minecraft launcher.  Server lists  is good news for everyone, except for those who recently purchased both separately. However, it will make the act of downloading Minecraft a lot easier.