What you need to know
- Minecraft is a massive open world sandbox available on many platforms.
- Windows 10 has the legacy Java Edition as well as the modern Bedrock Edition.
- If you bought the Java Edition before October 19, 2018, you can redeem a free copy of the Bedrock Edition.
- You can also buy the Windows 10 edition directly from Microsoft for $20.
Mojang came out on Twitter today to gently announce some surprising, yet welcome news. For those of you who bought the Java Edition of Minecraft before October 19, 2018, you can once again redeem a free copy of the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft on Windows 10 just by logging into your account. There may be a limited number of free copies available this time around, so make sure to take advantage of this quickly if you missed it the first time around.
If you're not sure how to redeem your free copy, we've outlined all the steps in our quick guide here. Just a couple minutes of your time could make you the proud owner of yet another copy of Minecraft.
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is the modern foundation that almost all versions of Minecraft are now built upon today. While the Java Edition on PC is still a great place to play Minecraft and has fantastic features like full mod support, it does miss out on some of the best things about the Bedrock Edition. Those playing the Bedrock Edition get full multiplayer support with players from other platforms, or Realms and private servers, and play a more efficient game that looks and plays the same everywhere.
A game you can play anywhere with anyone.
The only thing that could make Minecraft even better is if you could play it in more places. Wait, you can? That's right because Minecraft is available on almost every platform imaginable like Xbox, Windows 10, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS. Get it everywhere, play it anywhere.
