Both Minecraft Bedrock and Java Edition constantly get updates from Mojang. The company is constantly working on a popular sandbox game, releasing frequent updates to improve the gameplay experience.

Minecraft Java Edition players can only cross-play with people on the same version, which is relegated to PC, Mac, and Linux.

Minecraft bedrock beta version To get into the Minecraft beta on Bedrock edition on PC, you'll need to follow these steps: Go to the Microsoft Store app and search for the Insider app.

Microsoft's official announcement post also references cross-play, which would seem to imply that Java and Bedrock Edition players will finally be able to play together.

Mojang Studios have announced the Minecraft PC Bundle, a package deal that will give Xbox Game Pass for PC users access to both the Java Edition and the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft.