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Minecraft account migration

2025-01-20T11:56:12Z

Nils R: Date format standardized. Heading for Referencees added back, oops

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== General ==
Minecraft's developer, Mojang, was bought by Microsoft in 2014<ref>Microsoft pays $2.5bn for Minecraft maker Mojang: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29204518</ref>.

Mojang announced on October 21 2020 that Minecraft player will need to migrate their Mojang account to a Microsoft account. Players either had to create a new Microsoft account or migrate to an existing account.

Players who would not migrate their accounts, were going to lose access to Minecraft.<blockquote>"Now just to be clear, migrating from Mojang to Microsoft accounts is ''mandatory''. If you don’t make the move, in several months you won’t be able to log in anymore – which means you won’t be able to play either."<ref>Announcement Java Edition is moving house: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/java-edition-moving-house</ref></blockquote>Migration started June 2021<ref>Last call to voluntarily migrate Java accounts: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/last-call-voluntarily-migrate-java-accounts</ref> with the deadline being December 18th 2024<ref>I Missed My Chance to Migrate. What Happens to My Account?: https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/19633473939981-I-Missed-My-Chance-to-Migrate-What-Happens-to-My-Account</ref>. After this deadline Mojang gave a 90 day extension to give you a new copy of the game while losing your original account. After the 90 day period Mojang ignore migration complaints and would be forced to buy a new copy of the game.

== Relevant Changes to the Game ==

===== July 12th.2022 - Version 1.19.3: (First seen in Snapshot 21w38a (September 23rd 2022): =====
With this Update Mojang/Microsoft introduced non-optional data-collection<ref>Release Notes "Minecraft Java Edition 1.19.3": https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-java-edition-1-19-3</ref>.

Data is collected every time a user joins or leaves a single- or multi-player game.

This can not be disabled, only switched between required data or all data being send.

The "required" data contains:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Data-Point
|-
|user_id
|-
|client_id
|-
|game_version
|-
|minecraft_session_id
|-
|operating_system
|-
|platform
|-
|client_modded
|-
|event_timestamp_utc
|-
|opt_in
|-
|world_session_id
|-
|server_modded
|-
|server_type
|}
and if leaving a game
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Data-Point
|-
|seconds_since_load
|-
|ticks_since_load
|}
This is in direct contradiction to the language used in the account migration announcement:<blockquote>"Don't worry – everything about your game and how you play will remain the same, including your in-game username, progress, creations and skins. The only change is how you'll log in. Plus, we'll give you a special cape just for migrating!"</blockquote>

== References ==

Minecraft account migration

2025-01-20T11:50:55Z

Nils R: Added Background Information. Set References properly, i hope.

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== General ==
Minecraft's developer, Mojang, was bought by Microsoft in 2014<ref>Microsoft pays $2.5bn for Minecraft maker Mojang: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29204518</ref>.

Mojang announced on October 21 2020 that Minecraft player will need to migrate their Mojang account to a Microsoft account. Players either had to create a new Microsoft account or migrate to an existing account.

Players who would not migrate their accounts, were going to lose access to Minecraft.<blockquote>"Now just to be clear, migrating from Mojang to Microsoft accounts is ''mandatory''. If you don’t make the move, in several months you won’t be able to log in anymore – which means you won’t be able to play either."<ref>Announcement Java Edition is moving house: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/java-edition-moving-house</ref></blockquote>Migration started June 2021<ref>Last call to voluntarily migrate Java accounts: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/last-call-voluntarily-migrate-java-accounts</ref> with the deadline being December 18th 2024<ref>I Missed My Chance to Migrate. What Happens to My Account?: https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/19633473939981-I-Missed-My-Chance-to-Migrate-What-Happens-to-My-Account</ref>. After this deadline Mojang gave a 90 day extension to give you a new copy of the game while losing your original account. After the 90 day period Mojang ignore migration complaints and would be forced to buy a new copy of the game.

== Relevant Changes to the Game ==

===== 07.12.2022 - Version 1.19.3: (First seen in Snapshot 21w38a (23.09.2022): =====
With this Update Mojang/Microsoft introduced non-optional data-collection<ref>Release Notes "Minecraft Java Edition 1.19.3": https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-java-edition-1-19-3</ref>.

Data is collected every time a user joins or leaves a single- or multi-player game.

This can not be disabled, only switched between required data or all data being send.

The "required" data contains:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Data-Point
|-
|user_id
|-
|client_id
|-
|game_version
|-
|minecraft_session_id
|-
|operating_system
|-
|platform
|-
|client_modded
|-
|event_timestamp_utc
|-
|opt_in
|-
|world_session_id
|-
|server_modded
|-
|server_type
|}
and if leaving a game
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Data-Point
|-
|seconds_since_load
|-
|ticks_since_load
|}
This is in direct contradiction to the language used in the account migration announcement:<blockquote>"Don't worry – everything about your game and how you play will remain the same, including your in-game username, progress, creations and skins. The only change is how you'll log in. Plus, we'll give you a special cape just for migrating!"</blockquote>

Minecraft account migration

2025-01-20T08:51:12Z

Nils R: Added Information about non-optional data-collection being added to the game. Moved existing Information to Heading "General"

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== General ==
Mojang announced on October 21 2020 that Minecraft will be moving from Mojang accounts to Microsoft accounts. Migration started June 2021 with the deadline being December 18th 2024. After this deadline Mojang gave a 90 day extension to give you a new copy of the while losing your original account. After the 90 day period Mojang ignore migration complaints and would be forced to buy a new copy of the game.

== Relevant Changes to the Game ==

===== 07.12.2022 - Version 1.19.3: (First seen in Snapshot 21w38a (23.09.2022): =====
With this Update Mojang/Microsoft introduced non-optional data-collection.

Data is collected every time a user joins or leaves a single- or multi-player game.

This can not be disabled, only switched between required data or all data being send.

The "required" data contains:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Data-Point
|-
|user_id
|-
|client_id
|-
|game_version
|-
|minecraft_session_id
|-
|operating_system
|-
|platform
|-
|client_modded
|-
|event_timestamp_utc
|-
|opt_in
|-
|world_session_id
|-
|server_modded
|-
|server_type
|}
and if leaving a game
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Data-Point
|-
|seconds_since_load
|-
|ticks_since_load
|}
This is in direct contradiction to the language used in the account migration announcement:<blockquote>"Don't worry – everything about your game and how you play will remain the same, including your in-game username, progress, creations and skins. The only change is how you'll log in. Plus, we'll give you a special cape just for migrating!"</blockquote>

== References ==
Involuntary Account-Migration:
https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/19633473939981-I-Missed-My-Chance-to-Migrate-What-Happens-to-My-Account
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/last-call-voluntarily-migrate-java-accounts

Announcement on the Minecraft Youtube-Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9cqIwrgz7w

Release Notes "Minecraft Java Edition 1.19.3": https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-java-edition-1-19-3