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It puts existing Mojang account holders on notice that their account type will be discontinued and replaced with a Microsoft account requirement.
Interpretive note: The excerpt does not specify a timeline for deprecation beyond 'in the future,' which limits the precision of any claim about when the requirement takes effect.
Players currently using Mojang accounts will eventually be required to use a Microsoft account to continue playing any version of Minecraft.
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It puts existing Mojang account holders on notice that their account type will be discontinued and replaced with a Microsoft account requirement.
Players currently using Mojang accounts will eventually be required to use a Microsoft account to continue playing any version of Minecraft.
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