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Minecraft
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 Company: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.^[3] While there is official add-on support, the modding community is more active around the Java Edition. The game also lacks some features from the Java version.^[4]

General information

Official series website

Official Forums

Minecraft Feedback

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
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
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.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftpe\options.txt

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\games\com.mojang\minecraftWorlds\

Saves are not compatible with Java Edition.^[6]

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		30-110° (default 70°).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Always enabled.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 8x MSAA.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 2.0 Called Upscaling. Only usable when playing on a raytracing-supported world.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		No in-game option and Vsync is ON by default. See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 256 FPS.
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

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open options.txt
Change gfx_vsync:1 to gfx_vsync:0 to disable V-sync.

NOTE: This does not always work.

Input

In-game control settings.

In-game gamepad button map settings.

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
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		XInput only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Tracked motion controllers
Button/gesture prompts

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sound, Music
Surround sound		At least 5.0/5.1
Subtitles		Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
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 is not compatible with Minecraft, but is with Pocket edition.^[7]

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	Console versions only.
LAN play	8	Enable "Local Server Multiplayer" on the options screen.^[8]
Online play	8	Supports crossplay with Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android and PlayStation 4.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Using Minecraft Realms or using server software
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

Headsets	State	Notes
SteamVR		This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer (compatibility list).
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		Oculus Rift support was added in 2016.^[9]
Windows Mixed Reality		^[10]

Devices
Tracked motion controllers		See Input for details.
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse		^[9]

Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	^[11]^[12] 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
Windows				ARM support was added in 2017.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Multiplayer	Xbox Live	A Microsoft Account and an Xbox profile is required for online multiplayer.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10 version 17134.0^[13] (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	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD 4000 AMD Radeon R5	Nvidia GeForce 940M AMD Radeon HD 8570D

References

[1] The Ender Update is finally here | Minecraft

[2] Minecraft is getting new microtransactions and a virtual currency

[3] Minecraft: Java Edition vs Windows 10 | PC Gamer

[4] Get Minecraft: Compare Platforms and Features - last accessed on 2022-11-16

[5] Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition FAQ

[6] Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta - Microsoft Store

[7] Announcing: Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta

[8] Cross play on Win 10 and PE! The Nether! More!

[VR-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Minecraft VR coming to Oculus Rift today!

[10] Minecraft now on Windows Mixed Reality! | Minecraft

[11] _tommo comments on Announcing: Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta

[12] Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2015-09-08

[13] Minecraft for Windows 10 - last accessed on 2/12/2019

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-{{++}} Fully supports cross-platform multiplayer with mobile and console versions.
+|introduction      = '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a singleplayer and multiplayer real-time open world adventure game developed by [[Company:Mojang|Mojang]] and published by [[Company: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.
-{{++}} Likely to perform better than [[Minecraft: Java Edition]].<ref>[https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-java-edition-vs-windows-10/ Minecraft: Java Edition vs Windows 10 | PC Gamer]</ref>
-{{--}} Lacks some features from the Java version.
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-{{ii}} Official add-on support, however, the modding community is more active around the Java Edition.
-{{ii}} 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.
+|current state     = The game fully supports cross-platform multiplayer with mobile and console versions, and is likely to perform better than [[Minecraft: Java Edition]].<ref>[https://www.pcgamer.com/minecraft-java-edition-vs-windows-10/ Minecraft: Java Edition vs Windows 10 | PC Gamer]</ref> While there is official add-on support, the modding community is more active around the [[Minecraft: Java Edition|Java Edition]]. The game also lacks some features from the Java version.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/get-minecraft#features|title=Get Minecraft: Compare Platforms and Features|date=2022-11-16}}</ref>
+}}
 '''General information'''

Developers

	Mojang
Publishers
	Microsoft Studios
Release dates
Windows	December 19, 2016^[1]
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Currency^[2]
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Genres	Open world, Adventure
Series	Minecraft