Problem of not knowing if you need a Xbox live account to play Minecraft multiplayer on pc or not

KillexG 1 Reputation point
2020-04-07T05:11:54.917+00:00

I don’t know if you need an Xbox live to play Minecraft multiplayer on pc and if you have an ps4 plus do you still need a Xbox live to play Minecraft multiplayer?

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  1. Leon Laude 85,666 Reputation points
    2020-04-07T07:16:51.537+00:00

    Hi,

    Q&A currently supports the products listed in right-hand pane (more to be added later on)

    You can reach the experts in the dedicated Xbox forum over here:
    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbox/forum

    For PCs you do not need an Xbox live game pass to play online multiplayer games on PC:
    https://beta.support.xbox.com/help/subscriptions-billing/manage-subscriptions/xbox-game-pass-pc-faq

    (please don't forget to mark helpful replies as answer)

    Best regards,
    Leon

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  2. Marilee Turscak-MSFT 34,036 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2020-04-07T18:06:24.603+00:00

    Just asked my expert Minecraft-player network. They said: you need an Xbox live account to play multiplayer online, but you can play offline without an account. You can, however, play online with the legacy Java client.

    (Still searching for a citation for all of this though as they weren't 100% certain.)

    https://beta.support.xbox.com/help/games-apps/game-titles/minecraft-windows-10-edition-faq

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  3. Meby Myself 1 Reputation point
    2021-03-08T23:51:29.497+00:00

    im still unsure whether to sign up for game pass subscription but I'm not sure if its worth it. doesanyone know at all that this 7.99 is worth it as I just have my pc no box so I'm not sure and really need to know before I commit to this