Everyone and welcome back to the breakdown today i’m teaching you how to play cross-platform in minecraft now i will say straight up front that this will not allow you to play on minecraft java edition with a minecraft bedrock player we’re gonna explain what that means a little later but basically if you have Java edition which is where you install mods what we cover mostly on this channel and what most youtubers play on their channels you won’t be able to play with someone who plays with minecraft on their phone minecraft on playstation 4 xbox nintendo switch things like that however We do have a tutorial in the description down below on how you can set up a java server and then allow bedrock players to play on it that is linked in the description down below if you want to check that out it’s really really cool it uses something called geyser you’re going to Hear that a little later in this video as well again but if you do want to play java and bedrock together that’s you can do it we have a link for how to do that in the description below it’s just allow bedrock players to join your java server And that’s linked down below right that’s what you need to do if you want to do that this is for people who are on nintendo switch to play with people who are on mobile phone or people who are on minecraft windows 10 edition to be able To play with people who are on their xbox right so that’s what we’re going to be covering in this video first and foremost though the easiest way to play with other players is to start your own minecraft server for example starting a java edition server and allowing bedrock players on it with geyser Which again we have a tutorial on how to do that down below and you know how you do that pretty easily apex minecraft hosting go to the first link down below the breakdown xyz apex to start your very own minecraft server where you can allow bedrock players and java players to play Together using geyser now it is a little more of a complex thing to set up but we do have an in-depth guide to it and apex is willing to help you out the other 24-hour seven day a week support that’s one of the things we love about Apex is if you do have an issue you can reach out and get their support team and get help from them right away they’re very knowledgeable incredible minecraft players themselves and they are just great to get help from so nevertheless if you do want to start your very own minecraft server the Easiest way to do it is apex minecraft hosting we actually have star on server platformcraft.com on apex minecraft hosting so thanks to them for sponsoring this video again you can share that after the first link down below the breakdown xyz slash apex to get your server up and Running now first and foremost i do want to explain the difference between java edition and bedrock edition java edition is pc only you can only play it on a mac or a windows computer there’s more mod compatibility on java edition and you can’t easily play java edition with bedrock Players you can only play with other java edition players easily better rock edition is what unfortunately in my opinion is the most popular version of minecraft out there that’s going to be ios android playstation 4 slash playstation 5 windows 10 nintendo switch and xbox one all are minecraft betarock edition now Some of these playstation 4 specifically had an older version of minecraft that wasn’t bedrock it changed at some point in the playstation 4’s life if you’re playing on the old minecraft playstation 4 edition you will still need to buy bedrock on playstation 5 to play cross platform There is a more in-depth breakdown of these versions in the description down below it’s a 10-minute video that goes really in depth so if you want to check that out you can in the description down below is the difference between minecraft java and bedrock it also talks about the Other editions of minecraft that you may have so you’ll know if you can cross play from those as well now let’s go ahead and move on to how crossplay works for java you can only play on java servers you can’t play on bedrock servers however you can allow java servers to Have bedrock players join them using geyser that is linked down in the description and below under the link allow bedrock players on your java server that will show you how to set up a java server and allow bedrock players to join it right that’s linked down below and if You want to do that you can but by default java players cannot play with bedrock players in minecraft bedrock players on the other hand can only play on bedrock servers but they can play with people on any device they want so that means someone who is on nintendo switch Bedrock can play with someone who’s on ios bedrock who can play with someone who’s on android bedrock it doesn’t matter all of these players can play together join their servers and have tons of fun as long as they’re all on bedrock it does not matter and luckily bedrock is across Tons of different platforms there are some java servers that are using geyser to start allowing players breakdown craft our server is one that’s going to be doing that very very soon we’ll be doing videos dedicated on that on this channel so if you are interested in that go ahead and subscribe but By default most servers don’t do this so this is something you need to think about most servers don’t allow bedrock players to join even then though you will need a java account to be able to play on java servers from your mobile device basically you’ll Log in it asks you to log into your java account then you can play on that server moving on from there though we’ve talked about java and how crossplay works there let’s talk about bedrock this is where most players are playing minecraft anyway so this is what we’re going to be Spending most of the time talking about again all bedrock players can play together and to do that they must link an xbox account to their minecraft version this is a bit different on every single minecraft bedrock edition but on ios for example it’s right there On the main menu on the right hand side you can sign up for a free xbox microsoft account and link that to minecraft in that process you’ll create a gamertag this gamertag is what people are going to use to add you as a friend and be able to play bedrock with you on Nintendo switch the process is a bit different on ps5 it’s a bit different and you can use google to be able to find those exact tutorials for your exact platform i don’t want to go through them all here but you are seeing on your screen me doing this on ios It’s very simple and very easy and it’s not over complicated whatsoever you literally just log into minecraft and there it is on the right hand side actually the first time you launch into minecraft on ios it prompts you you can skip it and then do it later Again on the right hand side of the main menu after you do that you will need to add anyone you want to play with on minecraft better condition as a friend you’re going to do this using their gamertag and you can actually do it from minecraft on ios for example However having the xbox app makes it easier so right now we’re showing you how to do this on minecraft on ios you just go ahead go to your friends and go ahead and add someone there you will need their gamer tag though to be able to do that the problem is it can Be a bit difficult for them to accept that i don’t think at this time they can do that within minecraft they’re gonna need to go into the xbox app or xbox.com we’re showing you on the xbox app right now how to accept a friend request on xbox it’s super simple and super easy This is a free app you just log into your xbox account and you can accept friend requests from your phone and those then translate right into minecraft without any problems again you can also do this from xbox.com but we think most people are going to be using their phones or have a phone Available they can easily download an app on and set up the xbox app you also do other things with the xbox app but mostly we’re looking to add friends in minecraft once you do that you’re gonna be able to go back into minecraft go into your Friends tab and you’ll be able to see them right there in your friends tab and be able to join their worlds if their world is joinable you can change that in your settings within your world we’ll show you that here a little later one thing to note though make sure both Players are on the same minecraft version usually you don’t have much control over your bedrock version but sometimes things can get out of whack and you might need to make sure you’re on the same version as your friend when playing on top of that you want to make sure That the world you’re playing is on the same version as your friends playing as well the best thing you can do here update everything to the most recent version and then you’ll be good that’s the simplest way to make sure everything works perfectly fine for everybody if everything’s on the newest version Everyone knows to be on the newest version and they can join without me when someone is your friends though they should be able to join you from the friends tab and that’s pretty simple now you may need to invite your friend to the game you can do that via the invite menu as Well but usually they can just join right on in assuming your world is open how do you do that well you can go into your settings and change that like we’re doing it on your screen right now it’s pretty simple just join into your world select the pause menu and you can make It joinable from there so super simple super easy again we’re doing this on ios but it’s similar on pretty much every minecraft platform out there for bedrock so there you have it that’s how you can play cross platform pc console and mobile on bedrock edition now i do want to Mention that minecraft windows 10 will allow you to play bedrock from your computer so if you want to play on minecraft windows 10 you can download that from mojang’s website or specifically minecraft.net and play minecraft on your pc with bedrock players that’s great and something that we recommend doing If you do want to play with bedrock players from your computer because you can’t use java edition so minecraft windows 10 is minecraft bedrock and can allow a windows player to be able to play with their friends using windows 10 edition on bedrock so there you have it that is how you can Cross-platform play with minecraft we hope you enjoyed this video if you did give it a thumbs up subscribe to the channel for more awesome content and come play on our server playdoughbreakdowncraft.com we can’t wait to see you and your friends online my name is nick this has been the breakdown And i am out peace Video Information
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How can you play Minecraft cross-platform with your friends? Well, in this video, we show you exactly how to play Minecraft cross-platform on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, iOS, or Android devices. Yep! You read that correctly. We show you how to cross-play Minecraft no matter what platform you play Minecraft on! Thus, without any more delay, here is how to play Minecraft with friends on other platforms!
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About this video: This video is our complete guide on how to play Minecraft with your friends on other platforms. Minecraft is on pretty much every console and mobile device out there, but it can be confusing when it comes time to play Minecraft with your friends. That’s why we created this video in order for you to be able to play Minecraft cross-platform with your friends.
The first thing you need to know about playing Minecraft cross-platform is the difference between Minecraft Java Edition and Minecraft Bedrock Edition. Minecraft Java Edition sadly cannot cross-play with any other platforms. Minecraft Java Edition players can only play Minecraft with other Java Edition players.
Minecraft Bedrock Edition is where cross-platform play is really unlocked though. Any platform that has Minecraft Bedrock Edition can cross-play with other Minecraft Bedrock Edition players. That means someone playing on an Xbox One can play with someone playing on a Playstation 5. Those players could also be joined by someone playing on iOS or Android. Literally, any platform that has Minecraft Bedrock Edition, which is pretty much all of them, can cross-play without much of a hassle.
How can you cross-play with Minecraft Bedrock Edition? Well, you first need to link your Xbox/Microsoft account to Minecraft Bedrock on the platform you are playing on. This can be done from the Minecraft main menu on Bedrock Edition it does change slightly though depending on the platform you are playing on.
Once you have your Microsoft account linked to your Minecraft Bedrock game, you will need to add the friend you want to play Minecraft cross-platform with. You will do this using their Xbox Live username. Some versions of Minecraft Bedrock Edition allow you to add Xbox accounts in game. However, with others you will need to add them with the Xbox App or on the Xbox website.
After adding your friend to your Xbox account, they will be able to see your joinable games in their ‘play’ tab. You can also manually send them an invite from the pause menu once you are playing in your Bedrock Edition world. It’s that easy to play Minecraft with your friends cross-platform as long as you are on Bedrock Edition.
If you do have issues with cross-play on Minecraft Bedrock, it could be due to you playing on different versions, so make sure everyone is as up-to-date as possible on their device before playing. This can cut out a lot of the headache some players have when trying to play with friends on Bedrock Edition.
Nevertheless, you now know how to cross-play Minecraft with your friends. If you have any questions about playing Minecraft cross-platform, let us know in the comment section below, and we will try to help you out. Otherwise, if we did help you learn how to play cross-platform in Minecraft, please give this video a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel if you haven’t already. It really helps us out, and it means a ton to me. Thank you very much in advance!
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