

It's worth mentioning that, while Minecraft Preview is foundationally identical to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and looks very similar, it's not exactly a one-to-one rendition. Owners of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, Xbox and PC Game Pass subscribers, and Xbox Insiders may all be eligible to join the Minecraft Preview. This transition has already happened on Xbox and Windows, with the Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta being shut down in favor of Minecraft Preview.This means that players actively participating in Minecraft betas may eventually be forced to move to Minecraft Preview, as the aging beta program will be phased out.

As mentioned previously, Minecraft Preview is designed to replace the Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta on all platforms, on top of expanding to new platforms entirely.

Unless players are willing to enroll and unenroll from the program repeatedly, they won't be able to participate in online multiplayer with most Minecraft players, earn Achievements, be confident in the security of their worlds and progression, or avoid the more prevalent bugs and issues of betas and pre-release builds. One of the biggest complaints about the current Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta program is how it makes it more difficult to play the current public release of Minecraft. Play every version of Minecraft simultaneously.Minecraft Preview is currently available on:

Mojang Studios will release Minecraft Preview on new platforms over time, as the game is polished to the same ease of use and reliability as the Minecraft: Bedrock Edition beta. Because Minecraft Preview is an entirely separate game from Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (built on the exact same foundation and synced with your Microsoft Account), it can come to more platforms than the current beta program, which relies on each platform supporting such a program through Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.
