UPDATED. The regularly scheduled quarterly security updates for Java on July 15 will not include updates for Windows XP, which is now formally unsupported by Oracle.

A statement by an Oracle executive affirms that Java 7 and updates to it should continue to work on Windows XP. Java 8 is a different story.

Price Java Minecraft starts at about $28, and Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta will run you about $10 while it's still in beta stage.

Minecraft: Java Edition has a snapshot program to test future changes and updates before public release. The latest snapshot, 21w19a, doesn't include any exciting new features, but does continue ...

You'll need a Microsoft account to download Minecraft but that's no sweat to do. Choosing between the two versions, Java and ...