There are two editions of Minecraft: Java Edition and Bedrock Edition. Both versions might look identical, but they have many differences.

Minecraft Java Edition players can access older versions through the games file history with a few easy steps. Bedrock players, unfortunately, cannot.

There are many choices of what version of Minecraft to get - the free version, the Java versions and the Bedrock edition. But what makes them different?

"Minecraft" offers cross-platform play for both versions of the game — Bedrock and Java — but you can only play with users who own the same version.

Minecraft Java edition beta version There's a little bit more that's in the current Java snapshot version, as it's the only version at the moment with all the new mountain biomes.