PDT on April 20 after that, you’ll have to buy the Windows 10 Edition, which costs $26.99, on its own. If you own the Java version of Minecraft, log in to your Mojang account, and you should see a “claim your free copy” button underneath the Minecraft entry in “My Games.” The promotion ends at 11:59 p.m.

Redeeming your free Minecraft copy is easy - as long as you remember your Mojang login from a thousand years ago. Microsoft has long offered a free upgrade to the Windows 10 Edition, and anyone who bought the Java Edition before Oct. While the Java Edition of Minecraft is sticking around for now, it seems clear that the future of the game lies in the Bedrock Edition, which features cross-platform play across computers, consoles, and mobile devices. Microsoft acquired Minecraft developer Mojang in 2014, and launched the Windows 10 beta of the game the following year. Players who own the original Java version of Minecraft have until the end of the day on Monday to claim a free copy of the Windows 10 version of the game. With Minecraft’s new ray-traced visual overhaul now live in beta, Microsoft’s offer for a free upgrade of the game is coming to a close.

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