Mojang Studios begins its mandatory Microsoft Account requirement for Minecraft: Java Edition
Time is running out for Mojang Accounts, and the reign of the Microsoft Account is near.
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Update, March 10, 2022, at 2:20 p.m. CT: Mojang Studios has begun rolling out mandatory migration to Microsoft Accounts
What you need to know
Near the end of 2020, Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, announced its latest efforts to integrate into its parent company, Microsoft. This meant the retiring of Mojang Accounts—used by players to access and play Minecraft: Java Edition and the Minecraft Launcher on PC—and migrating users to more secure and seamless Microsoft Accounts. On Friday, the company revealed the deadline for this migration.
After Mar. 10, 2022, aMicrosoft Account will be required to play Minecraft: Java Edition. Players now have a limited amount of time to voluntarily migrate their older Mojang Accounts before they are required to sign in with a Microsoft Account in order to playMinecraft. This is the completion of an extended processannounced back in Oct. 2020.
Fortunately, the process for migrating your account is painless, and comes with various benefits for doing so. Here’s what you need to know:
Once you’ve completed the migration process, you’ll be gifted a free cape as a reward for your in-game character. You can redeem this cape at any point, even if you don’t migrate until after the deadline has passed (at which point it will no longer be optional). If you don’t have a Microsoft Account, it’s recommended that you create one for free before Mar. 10 rolls around to make the process even easier.
In case you missed it, Minecraft: Java Edition is now available throughPC Game Pass, meaning one of thebest PC gamesis more accessible, alongside Mojang’s other Minecraft games and a newly unified Minecraft Launcher. With the migration of aging Mojang Accounts to Microsoft Accounts nearing completion, Mojang Studios is integrated a little more into Microsoft and the Xbox Game Studios family.
Update, March 10, 2022, at 2:20 p.m. CT — Mandatory account migration has begun for some Minecraft: Java Edition players
Today’s the day! As part of making Minecraft: Java Edition even more secure, we’re beginning to roll out mandatory migration for some players.Check out our FAQs for all the info you need to know and don’t forget@MojangSupportare ready to help:❓https://t.co/yXrEXY2XlNpic.twitter.com/Hdoek0t3Y1Today’s the day! As part of making Minecraft: Java Edition even more secure, we’re beginning to roll out mandatory migration for some players.Check out our FAQs for all the info you need to know and don’t forget@MojangSupportare ready to help:❓https://t.co/yXrEXY2XlNpic.twitter.com/Hdoek0t3Y1— Minecraft (@Minecraft)March 10, 2022March 10, 2022
Today is the last day for players to voluntarily migrate their aging Mojang Accounts to more secure Microsoft Accounts, before the latter is made a requirement to play Minecraft: Java Edition, alongside all other Mojang Studios products. Ahead of the deadline, Mojang has officially begun rolling out mandatory account migration to some users. By tomorrow, all players will be required to migrate their account to an active Microsoft Account in order to play.
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Zachary Boddy (They / Them) is a Staff Writer for Windows Central, primarily focused on covering the latest news in tech and gaming, the best Xbox and PC games, and the most interesting Windows and Xbox hardware. They have been gaming and writing for most of their life starting with the original Xbox, and started out as a freelancer for Windows Central and its sister sites in 2019. Now a full-fledged Staff Writer, Zachary has expanded from only writing about all things Minecraft to covering practically everything on which Windows Central is an expert, especially when it comes to Microsoft. You can find Zachary on Twitter@BoddyZachary.
