In Minecraft Java Edition, players can either jump into a world on their own and explore it, or they can join their friends in a multiplayer world and play together.

Minecraft Java Edition servers are great fun to explore (Image via Mojang) As the most popular sandbox game of all time, naturally, there's a whole lot to explore in Minecraft.

This means that Java players can only play with other Java players, and the same goes for Bedrock. In order to play with friends on Java Edition, you'll need to be part of a server.