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PayPalMojang recently sent out a rather important reminder, as the time is running out to swap your Mojang account for Minecraft over to Microsoft.
If you don't swap over, you'll lose access to play Minecraft: Java Edition after September 19th 2023. Since I know there's plenty of Minecraft fans reading, figured it might be a good time to prod you towards the switch over to ensure you don't lose access to your game.
Pictured - Minecraft with Iris and Sodium.
So you'll need to switch over before September 19th. Otherwise, you really will lose access so don't delay.
You can find out how to do the move over here.
Want to get Minecraft on Steam Deck? Check out my most recent guide.
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17 comments
StalePopcorn May 15, 2023
A prime example of why I'm glad the Microsoft Activision monopoly wasn't approved! —yet. 
Unfortunately everyone has a price, these companies have deep pockets and expensive lawyers.
Last edited by StalePopcorn on 15 May 2023 at 10:41 am UTC
Unfortunately everyone has a price, these companies have deep pockets and expensive lawyers.Last edited by StalePopcorn on 15 May 2023 at 10:41 am UTC
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I tried minecraft many years ago, and I was about to buy a copy to support it.
But then Microsoft bought it. I'm glad that I stopped from buying it.
I don't want to support Microsoft.
But then Microsoft bought it. I'm glad that I stopped from buying it.
I don't want to support Microsoft.
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Last December I closed my Mojang account. I cannot play Minecraft, ok. It's not the doomsday and there are a lot of plenty games out there.
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A good free alternative, at least I found it fun even if it's not perfect: https://wiki.minetest.net/Games/MineClone_2
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I tried minecraft many years ago, and I was about to buy a copy to support it.I bought Minecraft on the Nintendo Switch several years ago, and eventually ran into a bug with a major update whereby DLC would vanish from your account (I'd claimed a bunch of event freebies over time, so I lost a lot of stuff), and the only documented workaround that I could ever find was to log into Minecraft on Microsoft Windows or a Microsoft Xbox in order to bring it back. I own neither of those and have no desire to use them, and at that point had already decided to move on from consoles anyway. When I ditched the Switch and moved all of my gaming to Linux instead, I never re-bought Minecraft for this reason.
But then Microsoft bought it. I'm glad that I stopped from buying it.
I don't want to support Microsoft.
The Minetest engine paired with the MineClone 2 game, as linked above by akselmo, has proven to be a perfectly good alternative for me - not perfect, indeed, but very good nonetheless, and the engine offers plenty more content besides.
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I tried minecraft many years ago, and I was about to buy a copy to support it.I was also very close to buying Minecraft one point...... Thankfully M$ bought it before I did.......
But then Microsoft bought it. I'm glad that I stopped from buying it.
I don't want to support Microsoft.
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Correction: You already can't play without a MS account. What they a threatining now is that they will delete all unconverted accounts with no option to convert at a later date. So convert or buy again!
Still convinced this is illegal, but ms doesn't care about illegal -.-
Last edited by Matombo on 15 May 2023 at 4:48 pm UTC
Still convinced this is illegal, but ms doesn't care about illegal -.-
Last edited by Matombo on 15 May 2023 at 4:48 pm UTC
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Unfortunately everyone has a priceNot everyone has a price, it just rarely makes a functional difference because the people who don't have one rarely end up in positions of power.
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Unfortunately everyone has a priceNot everyone has a price, it just rarely makes a functional difference because the people who don't have one rarely end up in positions of power.
Of course everyone has a price. Won't you sign up for a microsoft account if you were given absolute rulership over the world including ownership of microsoft itself? Everyone has a price, it just lies somewhere in between zero and the above.
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Unfortunately everyone has a priceNot everyone has a price, it just rarely makes a functional difference because the people who don't have one rarely end up in positions of power.
Of course everyone has a price. Won't you sign up for a microsoft account if you were given absolute rulership over the world including ownership of microsoft itself? Everyone has a price, it just lies somewhere in between zero and the above.
Well yes everyone has a price but some people don't take cash for one reason or another. Conveniently however cash is quite easy to convert into other forms of extortion for that type of individual.
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I suppose it is trivially true that everyone has a price for any X if the price can include getting X back as one portion of it. But that's not really meaningful.Unfortunately everyone has a priceNot everyone has a price, it just rarely makes a functional difference because the people who don't have one rarely end up in positions of power.
Of course everyone has a price. Won't you sign up for a microsoft account if you were given absolute rulership over the world including ownership of microsoft itself? Everyone has a price, it just lies somewhere in between zero and the above.
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Chronarius May 16, 2023
Problem with the Migration is that you have zero support from Mojang or Microsoft if Microsoft decides to lock down your account after the migration AND is not telling you why the account was locked, so you could prevent it with the next account!!! Happend with every single one of my accounts and it took weeks to unlock. Same happened as I bought Minecraft Dungeons on Steam. Account locked without a reason!
IMHO Microsoft is mobbing Linux Users!
IMHO Microsoft is mobbing Linux Users!
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I did the migration near the start of all this so my kid could play then they locked my account for suspicous activity after two days. They´ve ignored my emails requesting proof of such activity, just told me I could unlock it by providing my phone number.
Happily playing Mineclone2 with my little one nowadays while my account remains locked.
Happily playing Mineclone2 with my little one nowadays while my account remains locked.
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Great news for me! I have been trying to delete the account for some time, but due to the bugs in the website and terrible customer service I have been unable to do so. Sometimes problems solve themselves.
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I will never understand why this never reached anything close to a lawsuit.
The issue is not about Microsoft ownership but forcing every single player to use Microsoft account or lose access to the game, even at single-player.
Many people who never migrated to Microsoft accounts by whatever reason they feel, will lose access a legitimately purchased game.
The issue is not about Microsoft ownership but forcing every single player to use Microsoft account or lose access to the game, even at single-player.
Many people who never migrated to Microsoft accounts by whatever reason they feel, will lose access a legitimately purchased game.
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