Minecraft is coming to Chromebooks: Check price, availability here

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Microsoft-owned Mojang Studios released a trial version of Minecraft to select users last month. Now, after nearly a month of trials and debugging, the company is releasing a more formal version of the game to users. Mojang Studios today announced that it is releasing an early access version of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Chromebook to select users across the globe. Also Read — Windows hacks: How to turn on DND mode in Windows 11, Windows 10

Unlike the trial of the game that gave players access to 90-minutes of the game in survival mode, the early access version of the Minecraft Bedrock Edition on Chromebooks features cross-device play with friends, access to Minecraft Marketplace, and the ability to play on Realms. Also Read — Microsoft-backed OpenAI starts rolling out its AI chatbot GPT-4

However, there is a caveat. The early access version of the Minecraft Bedrock Edition is not available to all Chromebook users during the early access period. The company has shared a set of minimum requirements for Chromebook users in order to be eligible to get access to the game. Also Read — Microsoft’s flagship developer conference ‘Build’ in May, to focus on AI

Here are the early access requirements to get Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Chromebook:

— Operating System: ChromeOS 111

— System Architecture: 64-bit (x86_64, arm64-v8a)

— Processor: Intel Celeron N4500, Intel i3-7130U, Mediatek MT8183, Qualcomm SC7180 or better

— Memory: 4 GB RAM

— Storage: Minimum of 1 GB game installation, maps, and other files

Microsoft has also clarified that users’ existing worlds will not transfer and that they will have to create a new world when playing Minecraft for Chromebook. Additionally, the company has confirmed that a previous purchase of