What’s new: Snapshot 26.2 adds a Friends List and peer-to-peer multiplayer to Minecraft Java, aligning it more closely with Bedrock Edition’s social tools. Why it matters: Players can connect directly ...

Minecraft released into early access in 2009 with the Java edition, and anyone who was around in the pre-historic, pre-Bedrock days, or continues to play the original version of the game, will know ...