Minecraft Bedrock Edition is rapidly growing in popularity, much more so than its Java Edition counterpart.

New to Minecraft? Here's all you need to know about the difference between Bedrock and Java, and how it affects you.

One of the longest-running divides in the Minecraft community is the one between Java and Bedrock. Java is the original version of the game, while Bedrock is the Microsoft-funded rewrite in C++.