"Minecraft" offers cross-platform play for both versions of the game — Bedrock and Java — but you can only play with users who own the same version.

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

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. For many years, however, Minecraft has been struck with several cases of an identity crisis. Only ...