Minecraft Java Edition now recommends significantly stronger PC hardware, marking a major shift for one of gaming’s most accessible titles.

Minecraft’s Java Edition is still supported by Mojang, and after 17 years of that continued support, the team is finally updating the Java Edition’s requirements to better reflect modern hardware.

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Minecraft has updated the minimum and recommended system requirements for its Java Edition for the first time in 17 years, citing the need for more accurate hardware expectations due to the game's ...

Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...