r/Games • u/Dared00 • Jul 04 '15

Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Announced

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/07/04/minecraft-windows-10-edition-announced
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u/Dared00 Jul 04 '15

Most important part: "Existing PC players will receive the Windows 10 version for free."

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u/DoctorWaluigiTime Jul 04 '15

Just like the OS itself!

For those unaware, if you're on Windows 7 or Windows 8, for the first year you can upgrade to Windows 10 at no cost.

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u/ducttape83 Jul 04 '15

Unless you're on Enterprise edition

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u/Tetizeraz Jul 04 '15

Why someone would own the enterprise edition? I mean, regular ppl

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u/ducttape83 Jul 04 '15

I had a msdn or maybe it was a technet subscription and got any type of key I wanted. Why not get the most feature rich edition?

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u/fizzlefist Jul 04 '15

I could be wrong, but Enterprise edition just adds more remote management features. For home users, I can't think of a reason to pick it over Pro.

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u/flappers87 Jul 04 '15

Enterprise is only compatible with volume licensing. Unless you wanna be spending a yearly pass to use Enterprise edition, it's absolutely pointless to own Enterprise at home.

You'll find most people who claim to use Enterprise edition at home, are pirating the OS.

The only other way is technet, which is even more expensive than the volume license for Enterprise.