Friend can't upgrade their Minecraft Xbox One Edition to the "Free Update"

Hey there, you've probably got the old version 'Xbox One Edition'. It used to be a free upgrade, however it is not anymore. The aquatic update is on: 'Minecraft' not 'Minecraft Xbox One Edition'.

Hi
EightBlock62518,

Thank you for coming to the Xbox forums. Unfortunately the free Better Together upgrade for owners of Minecraft Xbox One edition has passed. The deadline was January 30th, 2018. Here is a quote from

Mojang's Better Together Update FAQ for Xbox console users:

"Q: I own Minecraft: Xbox One Edition on disc. Will I be able to get the Better Together Update for free?

A: If you own Minecraft: Xbox One Edition on disc and have played for at least 5 hours in the past 12 months or bought DLC, you’ll be able to upgrade to Minecraft for free, until January 30th 2018. If you haven’t played in the past 12 months, you can play
five hours or purchase DLC before January 30th 2018 to unlock your upgrade."

Apologies but any updates your son's friends received were probably just a general update for the game and they already had the free upgrade or they had purchased the upgrade.

I hope this helps!

Do you have the old "Minecraft Xbox One Edition", or the newer "Minecraft" (without the Xbox One Edition)? Or do you even have the Xbox 360 version?

The "Minecraft Xbox One Edition" shows the Minecraft character Steve with a pickaxe in hand coming out of a forest, followed by a dog/wolf and a creeper.

The "Minecraft" shows several Minecraft characters and animals on the top of a hill.

The old "Minecraft Xbox One Edition" is now discontinued and won't recieve updates anymore. It has been replaced by the "Minecraft" without Xbox One Edition in the title.

Since you have a physical disc, there was an offer that lasted until February 2018, where you could get the upgrade to Minecraft for free if you played at least 5 hours before January 31st 2018. But that offer has ended, and you can't get the upgrade to
Minecraft for free anymore.

All games you have installed on your console will be automatically updated when you start the game, or when the console is in "Instant On Mode".

If you are talking about a different Minecraft, please tell us which version you have trouble with.

Hi there,

The Better Together update actually happened awhile ago, unfortunately your friend missed the window on it. I'm sorry for the bad news on this one, hopefully they won't be too upset about it!

There is no free update to the Better Together version available any more this was a timed offer back in 2016.

Sorry for the bad news.