You are provided with different editions of the Minecraft game and they are supported by different platforms. Minecraft editions include:
Also, we can classify all the above editions in accordance with the platform which support these editions:
| Edition | Platform |
| Minecraft Classic | Windows
MacOS Linux |
| Minecraft Bedrock Edition | Windows 10 and above
Mobile devices (Android and iOS) Xbox (One and Series X|S) PlayStation® Nintendo Switch Xbox (One and Series X|S) |
| Minecraft Java Edition | Windows
MacOS Linux |
| Minecraft Educational | Windows
iPad Mac Chromebook |
Minecraft Classic
You can get Minecraft Classic free of cost and you can just enter a username and click on the start button. The platforms which support this edition are Windows, Mac, and Linux:
Minecraft Java Edition
Minecraft Java edition is available for $29.99 and its supporting platform is Windows:
Minecraft for Windows
You can get Minecraft for Windows for just $29.99. Below pictures shows 394,00 Kr which are equal to $29.99:
Minecraft for Mobile Devices
You can get Minecraft for your mobile and tablet for $6.99:
Minecraft for Nintendo Switch
You can get Minecraft Nintendo Switch version in just $29.99 and it is specifically designed Nintendo Switch:
Minecraft PS4 Edition
You can get Minecraft’s edition for PlayStation 4 in just $19.99 from official PlayStation store:
Minecraft Xbox One Edition
You can get Minecraft Xbox One Edition in just $19.99 and this edition is supported by Xbox One and Xbox One S:
Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition
You can get Minecraft Xbox 360 in $19.99:
Minecraft Educational
You can get a free trial of educational edition of Minecraft but after the trial you an get this version for $5-$12 per user/ year:
Minecraft Wii U Edition
You can get Minecraft Nintendo Wii U just for $29.99:
Minecraft New Nintendo 3DS Edition
You can get Minecraft New Nintendo 3DS for $29.99:
Minecraft PI (Professional Internship) Edition
You can get Minecraft PI (Professional Internship) Edition free of cost:
Summary of All the Minecraft Editions and their Cost
You can see in the below table that how the cost of the Minecraft editions varies for different platform:
| Price | Platform | Edition |
| Free | Windows
Mac Linux |
Minecraft Classic |
| Raspberry Pi | Pi Edition | |
| $29.99 | Windows
Mac Linux |
Java Edition |
| $29.99 | Windows 10(and above)
VR Headsets |
Minecraft for Windows |
| Nintendo Switch | Minecraft for Nintendo Switch | |
| Nintendo Wii U | Wii U Edition | |
| New Nintendo 3DS | New Nintendo 3DS Edition | |
| $6.99 | Apple iOS
Android Amazon phones and tablets |
Minecraft for Mobile Devices |
| $ 19.99 | PlayStation Vita | PlayStation Vita Edition |
| PlayStation 3 | PS3 Edition | |
| PlayStation 4 | PS4 Edition | |
| Xbox 360 | Xbox 360 Edition | |
| Xbox One
Xbox One S Xbox One X |
Xbox One Edition | |
| Xbox One
Xbox One X/S Xbox Series X/S |
Minecraft for Xbox | |
| PlayStation 4
PlayStation 5 |
Minecraft for PlayStation | |
| $5-$12 per user/ year | Windows
iPad Mac Chromebook |
Education Edition |
Conclusion
When a platform provides you an application to download it has set some price for the respective application or in case of games, you have to pay to download a game. Same is the case with Minecraft. You can get different editions of Minecraft from different platforms and each platform has a different price for it. Some platforms also provide you Minecraft for free.
