Minecraft account migration: Difference between revisions

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~~==Introduction==~~

On October 21st, 2020, [[Mojang]] announced that all Minecraft Java Edition users must migrate their Mojang accounts to Microsoft accounts to retain access to the game. On December 18th, 2023, consumers who did not do so lost access and needed to re-purchase the game to regain it. Any game progress, including purchased first and third party in-game items were lost.

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In https://web.archive.org/web/20210813083726/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/2175441966/minecraft-beta-december-20-2010 Notch promised in his blog that all purchasers of the Alpha version of the game would get all purchases of the game for free, even saying ''"a promise is a promise"'', as he removed it from purchases made after the release of Beta.

== Class Action Lawsuit ==

On August 16th, 2025, Kian Brose announced that they have partnered with Singularity Law AB (Sweden) to file a class-action lawsuit against Mojang<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |date=16 Aug 2025 |title=We’re Suing Minecraft in a Class Action Lawsuit |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_UF_4gZclI}}</ref> for their anti-consumer practices. Of the several types of damage groups mentioned in the announcement video, the class with the most potential participants is anyone impacted by this account migration.

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-==Introduction==
 On October 21st, 2020, [[Mojang]] announced that all Minecraft Java Edition users must migrate their Mojang accounts to Microsoft accounts to retain access to the game. On December 18th, 2023, consumers who did not do so lost access and needed to re-purchase the game to regain it. Any game progress, including purchased first and third party in-game items were lost.
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 In https://web.archive.org/web/20210813083726/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/2175441966/minecraft-beta-december-20-2010 Notch promised in his blog that all purchasers of the Alpha version of the game would get all purchases of the game for free, even saying ''"a promise is a promise"'', as he removed it from purchases made after the release of Beta.
+== Class Action Lawsuit ==
+On August 16th, 2025, Kian Brose announced that they have partnered with Singularity Law AB (Sweden) to file a class-action lawsuit against Mojang<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brose |first=Kian |date=16 Aug 2025 |title=We’re Suing Minecraft in a Class Action Lawsuit |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_UF_4gZclI}}</ref> for their anti-consumer practices. Of the several types of damage groups mentioned in the announcement video, the class with the most potential participants is anyone impacted by this account migration.
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