As mentioned above, not all players will be receiving the free vanilla cape as a gift. The cape will only be given to players who own both Java and Bedrock Edition on a single account before June 6.

Microsoft migration Images via Mojang and Microsoft It was announced last year that the Mojang accounts of Minecraft Java Edition players will be migrated over to Microsoft accounts.

Players can obtain capes by migrating their Mojang account, owning both Bedrock and Java editions before a deadline, participating in events, or by contributing ideas to the game.

Java Edition continues to be the source for most of the best Minecraft mods, and the place where you'll get the most current snapshots with beta access to new Minecraft versions.

Mojang have announced that they will be shifting Minecraft Java Edition away from the old Mojang accounts to join the rest of the company’s games in requiring a Microsoft account in order to ...

Minecraft: Java Edition is being made more secure! To get there, players will need to migrate to a Microsoft account. Better protection, continued access to Java, and an awesome cape too! Win!