Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
Developers | |
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Mojang | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Studios | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 19, 2016[1] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
Microtransactions | Cosmetic, Currency |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Survival, Exploration, Open world |
Art styles | Voxel art |
Themes | Fantasy |
Series | Minecraft |
Minecraft | |
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Minecraft: Java Edition | 2011 |
Minecraft: Pi Edition | 2013 |
Minecraft: Story Mode (series) | |
Minecraft: Education Edition | 2016 |
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition | 2016 |
Minecraft Dungeons | 2020 |
Minecraft Legends | 2023 |
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition is a singleplayer and multiplayer real-time open world adventure game developed by Mojang and published by Microsoft Studios. Although the term Bedrock Edition refers to versions for various operating systems and devices, the Minecraft for Windows (prev. Windows 10 Edition) release is the only one of them to run on PC without sideloading nor emulation, and is the sole focus of this page.
The game fully supports cross-platform multiplayer with mobile and console versions, and is likely to perform better than Minecraft: Java Edition.[2] While there is official add-on support, the modding community is more active around the Java Edition since the modding support in it is less limited. The game also lacks some features from the Java Edition which some Java players may miss.[3][4]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Amazon.com | ||||
Amazon.co.uk | ||||
Microsoft Store | Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. No longer available as a non-Game Pass purchase. | |||
Microsoft Store | Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Includes Java Edition. | |||
Microsoft Store | "Minecraft Preview for Windows". Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Not available as a non-Game Pass purchase. | |||
Oculus Store |
- All versions require Microsoft Store DRM.
- A free trial is available (includes 90 minutes of gameplay).
- Purchase includes access to the Java Edition.[5] For Game Pass players, use Minecraft PC Bundle to access both.
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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Cosmetic | Player skins, worlds, and texture packs are purchasable using Minecoins. |
Currency | The Minecoins currency is a real money purchase, and is used to unlock cosmetics, worlds, and to pay for the "Realms" world hosting service.[6] |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftpe\options.txt |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftWorlds\ |
- Saves are not compatible with Java Edition.[7]
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Xbox Cloud | [citation needed] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | 30-110° (default 70°). | ||
Windowed | The game window can be resized freely. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Exclusive fullscreen isn't available. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | [8] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 16x MSAA. | ||
High-fidelity upscaling | DLSS 2.0 Called Upscaling in the game video settings. Only usable when playing on a raytracing-supported world. |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Vsync is enabled by default. See Vertical sync (Vsync). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Max Framerate is unlimited by default. [9] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) | Only usable when playing on a raytracing-supported world. |
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Edit config file |
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NOTE: This does not always work.[10] |
or
Force Vsync off through the GPU control panel, see Vsync (Nvidia) or Vsync (AMD). |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse, touch | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Missing mouse acceleration support from the Java version. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Tracked motion controllers | ||
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Sound and other sliders based on sound category. | |
Surround sound | 4.0, 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound.[11] | |
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio | User-generated "Resource packs" may contain non-royalty free audio. |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Choice of UK or US. | |||
Bulgarian | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | Choice of France or Canada. | |||
Finnish | ||||
German | ||||
Greek | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Indonesian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Slovak | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Ukrainian |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 1 | Console versions only. | ||
LAN play | 40 | The default allowed player count is set to 5. Use the command /setmaxplayers .[13] Requires cheats enabled in the world. |
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Online play | 40 (Xbox Live) | Players worlds can be joined if both players have eachother added on Xbox Live. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | Using Minecraft Realms or using server software | |
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
VR support
Headsets | State | Notes | |
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SteamVR | This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer (compatibility list). | ||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Oculus Rift support was added in 2016.[14] | ||
Windows Mixed Reality | [15] |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | See Input for details. | ||
Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
Keyboard/Mouse | [14] |
Play area | |||
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Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11, 12 | [16][17] When used with DX12, the game supports Nvidia's RTX ray-tracing technology via DXR. |
Shader Model support | 5 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
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Windows | ARM support was added in 2017. |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Multiplayer | Xbox Live | A Microsoft Account and an Xbox profile is required for online multiplayer. |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 version 17134.0[18] (1607/Anniversary) | 11 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Celeron J4105 AMD FX-4100 |
Intel Core i7-6500U AMD A8-6600K |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Intel HD 4000 AMD Radeon R5 | Nvidia GeForce 940M AMD Radeon HD 8570D |
References
- ↑ The Ender Update is finally here | Minecraft
- ↑ Minecraft: Java Edition vs Windows 10 | PC Gamer
- ↑ Microsoft Minecraft Content Creation - Differences Between Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and Minecraft: Java Edition - last accessed on 2022-12-14
- ↑ Minecraft Help Center - Differences Between Minecraft: Java Edition and Minecraft - last accessed on 2022-12-14
- ↑ Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition FAQ
- ↑ Minecraft is getting new microtransactions and a virtual currency
- ↑ Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta - Microsoft Store
- ↑ Verified by User:Datacedinow on 2022-12-14
- Checked by comparing with java edition which has anisotropic. Forcing anisotropic in the Nvidia control panel didn't change anything.
- ↑ Verified by User:Datacedinow on 2022-12-14
- Tested with MSI Afterburner but Vsync needs to be forced off first.
- ↑ Verified by User:Datacedinow on 2022-12-14
- This fix didn't work on 1.19.51.
- ↑ Verified by User:Datacedinow on 2022-12-14
- Tested using HeSuVi. Player footsteps may sound buggy while using surround sound.
- ↑ Announcing: Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta
- ↑ Minecraft Wiki - Commands/setmaxplayers - last accessed on 2022-12-14
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Minecraft VR coming to Oculus Rift today!
- ↑ Minecraft now on Windows Mixed Reality! | Minecraft
- ↑ mojang_tommo comments on Announcing: Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta
- ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2015-09-08
- ↑ Minecraft for Windows 10 - last accessed on 2/12/2019
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- Voxel art
- Fantasy
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