For those using Minecraft’s Java Edition, you’ll need to purchase a Realm from the Minecraft website. Keep in mind that Bedrock Edition players cannot play on the same servers as Java players.

Rather than enrolling in a dedicated beta program, Minecraft: Java Edition allows you to select a slice of pre-release software for you to try.

Minecraft Realms players can get a free Realms map which has been designed by more than 100 map makers. This reward comes as a celebration of Java Realms completing its 10th year.

Bedrock edition is currently a little behind the Java edition when it comes to beta features, but it does have the new Minecraft goats that you can spawn with eggs in creative mode, and there is ...