what you need to know
- Minecraft developer Mojang Studios has announced that it is bringing Minecraft: Bedrock Edition to Chromebook.
- The Chromebook version of the game will feature cross-platform play, access to the Minecraft Marketplace, and support for playing on Realms.
- The Chromebook Edition Early Access version of Minecraft launches today for anyone with a Chromebook that meets the minimum requirements for the game. The full version that all Chromebook users can play is coming later.
- Both the early access version and the full version of Minecraft on Chromebook will be distributed on the Google Play Store.
Minecraft, one of the world’s best-selling and most popular video games, is coming to Chromebooks. Its developer, Mojang Studios, officially announced the game’s arrival on the new platform in a blog post, noting that the new version will be a variant of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and that it will be released in Early Access first before being made available to everyone.
Like the Xbox and Windows PC versions of Bedrock Edition, Minecraft on Chromebook will feature full cross-platform play support, access to the Minecraft Marketplace where both official and community creations can be purchased, and the ability to connect to the private Minecraft Realm. Always online. servers with friends. However, it is important to know that existing worlds will not carry over to the Chromebook version from other Minecraft platforms or the trial version of the game.
In particular, Mojang is making the Early Access version of Minecraft available on Chromebooks. today on the Google Play Store for anyone using a Chromebook that meets the minimum requirements listed below. Recommended specs include the Android 9 “Pie” operating system and an Intel N4500, Mediatek MT8173, or Rockchip RK3288 CPU, but are not required to install the Early Access version. Be sure to read the official Minecraft Chromebook Early Access FAQ for all the details.
- CPU: 4 cores
- RAM: 4GB
- Architecture: X86-64 or ARM64
- OS: Chrome OS 111
Mojang has confirmed that the full version of Minecraft on Chromebook will include the next Trails & Tails update once it is released. However, it appears that the early access version will not receive the update, so Chromebook players will need to be patient until the full version of the game is released. The developers don’t have an official release date for the full version yet, but we expect it to arrive soon.
Minecraft for Chromebook will be available within the $20 Minecraft for Chromebook + Android bundle on the Google Play Store. This bundle includes the Chromebook and Android versions of the game. Alternatively, if you bought the Android version for $7.49, you can upgrade to include the Chromebook edition for $12.50.
The developers say that some bugs are to be expected with this new version of Minecraft and that players can help Mojang squash them by reporting them. This can be done with the official Mojang bug reporting tools or by writing a bug report on the official Minecraft Discord server.
