Minecraft: Java Edition is the original version of the game for computers, while Bedrock is a newer version available on nearly every device.

Vibrant Visuals is Minecraft‘s biggest visual graphics update to date, and it’ll come enabled as the default graphics setting in the native Switch 2 version! Released in June 2025 alongside our “Chase ...

Minecraft, the game that was released in 2011 but you could buy as far back as 2009, came out -- again -- on Wednesday, May 11. The Nintendo Switch version of the game is actually a repackaged version ...

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In addition, the game will have enhanced lighting and shadow effects, just to make things look extra fancy. As a nice bonus, if you have a world you're playing on the Nintendo Switch version of ...

A native Minecraft port on Switch 2 has a lot of potential, if Mojang really put that effort into it. Minecraft may be jumping onto a new platform soon. The ESRB has published a new rating for ...

Just when you thought Minecraft couldn't possibly exist on another platform, a rating board comes along to suggest otherwise. Nothing has been officially confirmed at the time of writing, though the ...