We’re getting closer to being able to play Minecraft even in a coffee maker. Microsoft has launched an early access version of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on ChromeOS, the operating system for Chromebooks. This way, Google’s laptops will be able to run the most played version of Minecraft without any problems and will also allow players to connect with each other.
“Early access means that, in this first phase, only selected Chromebook devices that meet the minimum requirements will have the option to purchase Minecraft, so you’ll need to check the Google Play Store to see if Minecraft is available to you. This isn’t because we want to single out some of our players as special (we love you all equally!): it’s so we can test the game’s performance before making it available to more players,” details Mojang, the Microsoft-owned developer studio, in a blog post.
That said, for the moment, there is no release date for the general and stable version of Minecraft for ChromeOS, according to Mojang itself: “Once it is officially released, everyone with a compatible Chromebook will be able to download it from the Google Play Store“.
Minecraft enjoys an unparalleled popularity in the world of video games. From the launch of its Alpha version in 2009 to the present day, Minecraft is one of the most played video games in the world and the best-selling game in history, with more than 238 million units sold as of March 2023.
The great success of Minecraft, which will receive this year its update 1.20: “The Trails & Tales”, has been recently proven thanks to the great events held on Twitch, such as Minecraft Extreme and Squid Craft Games 2, which featured many of the most popular streamers in the Spanish-speaking community, such as PapiGavi, Ibai or IlloJuan, among others.
