Minecraft account migration: Difference between revisions

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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.<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/java-edition-moving-house</ref> <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>Account migration started in waves sometime in early 2021.<ref>Last call to voluntarily migrate Java accounts: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/last-call-voluntarily-migrate-java-accounts</ref> Initially, account migration was voluntary, and users with Mojang accounts could play Minecraft without issue. On February 2, 2022, Mojang announced that on March 10, 2022 the voluntary migration period would end and that Mojang account users would be unable to play Minecraft without migrating their account. ~~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~~.

Mojang announced on October 21 2020 that Minecraft player will need to migrate their Mojang account to a Microsoft account.<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/java-edition-moving-house</ref> Those who migrated their accounts would maintain access to their username, cosmetics, and player worlds. <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>Account migration started in waves sometime in early 2021.<ref>Last call to voluntarily migrate Java accounts: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/last-call-voluntarily-migrate-java-accounts</ref> Initially, account migration was voluntary, and users with Mojang accounts could play Minecraft without issue. On February 2, 2022, Mojang announced that on March 10, 2022 the voluntary migration period would end and that Mojang account users would be unable to play Minecraft without migrating their account. On May 8, 2023, Mojang announced that Mojang account owner would have until September 19, 2023 to migrate to a Microsoft account or permanently lose the capacity to do so. Following this September 19, 2023 deadline, Mojang gave Mojang account users who missed the deadline a three month grace period through December 18, 2023 to migrate their account.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20231210202436/https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/19615552270221</ref> Mojang account owners who exercised their option under this three-month grace period would not have access to the cosmetics associated with their Mojang account or the certainty that they would have their prior username.

==Relevant changes to the game==

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 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.<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/java-edition-moving-house</ref>  <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>Account migration started in waves sometime in early 2021.<ref>Last call to voluntarily migrate Java accounts: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/last-call-voluntarily-migrate-java-accounts</ref> Initially, account migration was voluntary, and users with Mojang accounts could play Minecraft without issue. On February 2, 2022, Mojang announced that on March 10, 2022 the voluntary migration period would end and that Mojang account users would be unable to play Minecraft without migrating their account.  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.
+Mojang announced on October 21 2020 that Minecraft player will need to migrate their Mojang account to a Microsoft account.<ref>https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/java-edition-moving-house</ref>  Those who migrated their accounts would maintain access to their username, cosmetics, and player worlds.  <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>Account migration started in waves sometime in early 2021.<ref>Last call to voluntarily migrate Java accounts: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/last-call-voluntarily-migrate-java-accounts</ref> Initially, account migration was voluntary, and users with Mojang accounts could play Minecraft without issue. On February 2, 2022, Mojang announced that on March 10, 2022 the voluntary migration period would end and that Mojang account users would be unable to play Minecraft without migrating their account.  On May 8, 2023, Mojang announced that Mojang account owner would have until September 19, 2023 to migrate to a Microsoft account or permanently lose the capacity to do so.  Following this September 19, 2023 deadline, Mojang gave Mojang account users who missed the deadline a three month grace period through December 18, 2023 to migrate their account.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20231210202436/https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/19615552270221</ref>  Mojang account owners who exercised their option under this three-month grace period would not have access to the cosmetics associated with their Mojang account or the certainty that they would have their prior username.
 ==Relevant changes to the game==