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Re:Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan by Freak_NL on Thursday February 19, 2026 @02:57AM (#47071123)
There is also this:

> Minecraft: Java Edition runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux; Minecraft: Bedrock Edition runs on Windows.

(From their own website. Bedrock might work with wine etc.)

For a game as popular as Minecraft, where every year a fresh cohort of young players reaches an age suitable for playing it, it would be madness to discard Linux and Mac users and possibly push the modding community to some other game.

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Re:Minecraft Java is switching from OpenGL to Vulkan by potwinkle on Thursday February 19, 2026 @06:08AM (#47072546)
There is an open-source launcher to run Bedrock on Mac and Linux, and it runs well. Bedrock, however, still isn't as popular because servers and mods are more of an afterthought, so not a lot of effort has been put into making it developer-friendly.
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