It took a while, but you'll soon need a Microsoft account to play any of Mojang's games. Minecraft developer Mojang has announced that a Microsoft account will be required to play its various games ...
Correction: Microsoft was in touch this afternoon through a spokesperson to clarify that the movement of accounts is only for people who use the Java edition of MineCraft. There are different versions ...
The original version of Minecraft, Java Edition, which supports cross-platform play between Windows, macOS, and Linux, could be purchased and played by creating an account with the developer Mojang.