If one were to look back on the last two decades of gaming, only a handful of games have had the staying power and popularity of Minecraft. The game has evolved way past its original, rudimentary form ...

Minecraft’s Java Edition is still supported by Mojang, and after 17 years of that continued support, the team is finally updating the Java Edition’s requirements to better reflect modern hardware.

Mojang updated Minecraft: Java Edition's system requirements after 17 years to reflect modern play. Minimum: 64-bit, 8GB RAM (12GB w/ integrated GPU), 4-core CPU, Vulkan 1.3 GPU w/2GB VRAM for 30FPS ...

Microsoft subsidiary Mojang Studios has raised the minimum and recommended system requirements for Minecraft: Java Edition. This is the first major system requirements update in approximately 17 years ...

On July 21, 2026, Mojang Studios raised the PC system requirements for Minecraft Java Edition. It’s the first big reset of the baseline in 17 years. The new minimum is meant to hit 1080p at 30 FPS, ...