Of course user-created content like this has been available for the Java version - or OG Minecraft - since 2011, this is the first time that Windows 10 and Pocket Edition users will be able to ...

Millions of players worldwide take pleasure in playing Minecraft Java Edition, the original version of the game.

Well, that's Minecraft for Windows 10, not Minecraft (Java Edition), which might be the version you're actually looking for.

Microsoft has long pledged to give anyone who purchased Minecraft: Java Edition before Oct. 19, 2018 a free code for the Windows 10 version, but the deadline for that offer expires tonight at 11: ...

Mojang's original version of Minecraft, which millions play, will now require a Microsoft to play for security's sake, Microsoft says.

Which version of Minecraft should you buy? We have your answer right here.