Talk:Minecraft account migration

Below is an email received from Mojang support on 16th July 2023, along with the original refund request.

Basil T. (Minecraft Help)

Jul 16, 2023, 6:56 AM PDT

Hey there,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

We understand that the migration from Mojang to Microsoft accounts is a big change, but we promise it comes with the best intentions. This migration is intended to benefit the Minecraft community by adding new features such as increased account security via 2FA, invite/chat blocking, and updated parental control options. Rest assured that nothing will change about the game except the method you use to log in.

However, migration is mandatory to continue playing Minecraft: Java Edition, including access to Realms. If you choose not to migrate to Microsoft, you will not be able to play Minecraft or extend, renew, or purchase a Java Realms subscription until you have successfully migrated. If you'd like additional information regarding Mojang's terms or licensing policies, please view our End User Licensing Agreement and Terms of Service.

You can check out our migration FAQ or Microsoft Account Migration Issues article for additional information about migrating to a Microsoft account, and the following walkthroughs will provide detailed instructions to get you moved over depending on which account type you currently use:

   How to Migrate a Legacy Minecraft Account
   How to Migrate a Child’s Mojang Account
   How to Migrate a Mojang Account

If there is anything else we can do to assist you with your migration, please let us know.

   Basil T.

[Name Redacted]

Jul 15, 2023, 12:09 AM PDT

I purchased Java edition on the 24th of May, 2011.

In february last year I started getting messages about needing a Microsoft account to be able to continue playing the game after September 2023, which was not included in the terms laid out to me at the time of purchase.

I do not want to create a Microsoft account, and as such I would lose access to the product I paid for.

Even though the amount of money in discussion is insignificant to both parties, this is a question of principle. I consider taking away the right to use a product which I paid money for, without committing any violation of the product's terms of service, a gross violation of the concept of consumer ownership and outright theft.

Granted, Minecraft is an old game, but all of the other 10+year-old games I own still work fine.

I would understand if using the game's online features would require a Microsoft account but why I would need to login to play only singleplayer is beyond me.

If this is how modern companies treat their paying customers, then I am happy that the few euros I paid for the game is all the money you ever got from me.

Not the first time Minecraft required "migration" (Minecraft -> Mojang -> Microsoft)

When Minecraft first launched, they were simply Minecraft accounts. Login with username and password. Then around 2012 or 2013? pre-Microsoft acquisition they started to pest people to migrate their accounts to "Mojang accounts", login with email address. There weren't any exclusive benefits to this like capes iirc, they just made it sound like it was "more secure" or something and put massive notifications in the launcher

They kept legacy accounts still usable for a long time, though finding exact dates and references will be real hard cause of the microsoft migration stuff. Water316 (talk) 19:19, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

I got stuck looking for the launcher update corresponding to the first migration. It was likely the point DRM got into the new launcher. version. Cant find evidence.

Other than this, if im correct, this 1. migration was only a nice next step to the mutiplayer part of the game, so Im not sure if it only needs a mention, or more. Szaty (talk) 20:27, 23 November 2025 (UTC)

disagree modifcation

"Any game progress, including purchased first and third party in-game items were lost." - deleted

"2025-10-17T20:26:33 Ervo talk contribs  7,945 bytes −88  Minecraft doesn't have microtransactions and all progress is saved locally, so it's impossible to lose "any game progress" for not migrating, nor "purchased first party in-game items" because nothing like that exists in Minecraft. Third-party in-game items, on the other hand, rely on the corresponding third-party servers, and they are responsible for managing user IDs (which did not change after the migration), so any missing items are the sole responsibility of those server administrators."

1, MInecraft have transactions, user could buy many games, and versions. By loosing an account a user had lost ALL ACCESS to all bought games.

2, If the customer updated the client until end of acc migration, the launcher stoped working offline, the customer lost access to the whole software, the account name, and the ability to launch the game.

3, if the customer looses the ability to launch the game, or to dowload an earlyer version, that means "Any game progress, including purchased first and third party in-game items were lost." is true. Szaty (talk) 09:47, 17 November 2025 (UTC)