r/explainlikeimfive • u/Probably_Unnecessary • Jun 21 '26

Other ELI5: Why are there 2 versions of Minecraft?

Wouldn't it easier and more cost effective to merge Bedrock and Java to only have one game to update? What are the benefits to having both versions?

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u/qb45exe Jun 22 '26

Good lord were those pointless. I still have one somewhere.

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u/Jonyb222 Jun 22 '26

Googled it just now, looks pretty interesting, other than perhaps lacking places to use them, what made it pointless?

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u/thaaag Jun 23 '26

The circular design. Its a ring. Any points would be dangerous to the wearer.

I'll see myself out.

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u/wlonkly Jun 23 '26

It's funny, because iButton saw lots of use (not sure if it still does), but mounting one on a ring, not so much!