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Minecraft Java tests friends list and peer-to-peer multiplayer

Major multiplayer upgrade: Minecraft Java Edition Snapshot 7 introduces a Friends List and direct peer-to-peer world joining, ending the need for private servers in many cases. Bedrock parity boost: ...
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Minecraft puts its Java multiplayer test on hold: "The experience wasn't what we wanted"

The first Minecraft 26.2 pre-release is here for Java Edition, but there's some bad news if you've been taking advantage of the sandbox game's new peer-to-peer multiplayer, which was implemented in a ...
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JDK 26 brings key updates as Minecraft Java tests multiplayer

JDK 26 enhancements: The latest Java release adds HTTP/3 support, structured concurrency, lazy constants, and runtime optimizations, alongside the removal of the Applet API. Minecraft multiplayer leap ...
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Minecraft Java Edition is getting peer-to-peer multiplayer support from Mojang

Mojang is currently working on the next major Minecraft content update, Chaos Cubed, and that means public testing is ongoing via the snapshot system. The latest update to the Minecraft Java Edition ...
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Minecraft just rolled back a fix and players will want to know why

Minecraft 26.2 Pre-Release 3 is now available for Java Edition testers, and it is mainly a cleanup build. The update focuses on Sulfur Cube behavior, Vulkan rendering issues, multiplayer stability, ...