How can I get the free upgrade for my Minecraft Xbox one edition when the free upgrade has...

Oh, just a friendly reminder though that Minecraft Xbox One Edition is no longer available it was upgraded to Minecraft bedrock edition. Were you able to upgrade before when it was given for free?

Did you purchase the game before or did you get a free upgrade for playing the Xbox One Edition for more than 5 hours when there was a promotion running?

Edit. Seems to be a problem with the free upgrade at the moment.

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!

The Minecraft upgrade for the Xbox One edition has expired, text from https://support.xbox.com/en-US/games/game-titles/minecraft-better-together-update

"If you own the disc version of Minecraft: Xbox One Edition and you have played for at least 5 hours or purchased an item between
September 2016 and September 2017, you will also receive a digital copy of Minecraft under Ready to install.
This offer is valid until January 31, 2018, after which time you will need to purchase a digital version of Minecraft."

It appears that you will need to purchase the new version, as the upgrade offer has ended.

Well, if that game disc was already deprecated by the time I bought it, I would expect the item to not be sold anymore. Either way, getting a lot of popups (and new popups after updates, so it's not the old popups) telling me "YOU CAN UPGRADE FOR FREE" is
also very misleading. When I click the upgrade, it does take me to a page selling "normal" minecraft, I don't see "better together" anywhere.

Thanks anyway, I guess!

EDIT: Today I just got a brand new button, in caps, telling me to upgrade for free. Definitely a new button, telling me it's free even though it apparently is not.