Players can easily play older versions of Minecraft Java Edition (Image via Sportskeeda) The Java Edition is Minecraft's oldest before Mojang released versions for different devices.

Minecraft snapshots are ways to play experimental versions of the game. These are most often released ahead of major updates.

Now that you know how to play Snapshots in Minecraft Java Edition, head back over to our Minecraft hub for even more helpful information and news.

There are many choices of what version of Minecraft to get - the free version, the Java versions and the Bedrock edition. But what makes them different?

If you want to get Minecraft on PC, there are two different versions you need to be aware of.

"Minecraft" offers cross-platform play for both versions of the game — Bedrock and Java — but you can only play with users who own the same version.

Mojang's original version of Minecraft, which millions play, will now require a Microsoft to play for security's sake, Microsoft says.