How to link old Xbox account to new PlayStation 5 for Minecraft.

Hello, Sarah. I’m Arturo, a community user like you, and I'll be glad to provide assistance with your inquiry today.

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That being said, I take this opportunity to let you know that according to the official Minecraft article I’m going to share below, “Once a Microsoft account has been linked to a PlayStation® account, neither the Microsoft account nor the PlayStation™ Network account can be associated with a different account.”

Additionally, “As of March 15, 2023, please DO NOT unlink your MSA from your PlayStation account via the in-game menu. You will be unable to link it back if you do so.” Therefore, if you try to link a different account, or if you already have a linked account but don't remember which one you linked, it's not possible to proceed.

Reference link:
https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360037725571-Minecraft-for-PlayStation-FAQ

However, if you allow me, what I can recommend you is creating a new PSN account and link it to a Microsoft account that never was linked and play Minecraft with that account.

Note: It's not required to re-purchase the game, you can access to it with the new account after enabling the game sharing feature on your PlayStation.

I know this is not the answer you were expecting, but your kindness and understanding are appreciated.

Regards,

Arturo.

I am having the same problem he is. I am trying to connect my Xbox one minecraft account to my new PlayStation 5 account and it is saying the account is already connected to a PlayStation network account when I have never even owned a PlayStation. How do I unlink the account? And how would I know what account is even linked?

Hey there, Jake Hyatt

Unfortunetally, with how everything was set up between PlayStation and Microsoft, only one account can be linked to a PlayStation account. This means that when you unlink an account from your PlayStation account, it won't allow you to link another Microsoft account to the PSN account.

You will need to create a new PSN account on your PlayStation and game share your content to other accounts on your PlayStation. Then link your new PSN account to your new Microsoft account.

For instructions on how to gameshare on PlayStation, please see this article here: How to enable PS5 Console Sharing and Offline Play

For more information about account linking on Minecraft, please see this article: Link Your Microsoft Account to Minecraft on PlayStation | Minecraft Help

Thanks,

Nathan

Hello My Microsoft account had been deleted because I got hacked and i try to create a new one and use the new account to play minecraft on my PlayStation 5 and When i try to login with my new account it says that i need to login with my old account but it’s deleted is there a way so i can login with my new Microsoft account on my ps5 without create a new PlayStation account

Unfortunately you cant link a different Microsoft account.

Per https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360037725571-Minecraft-for-PlayStation-FAQ#h_01FANTJZAHV8KA7ZHC1EXBXYH2

Note: Once a Microsoft account has been linked to a PlayStation® account, neither the Microsoft account nor the PlayStation™ Network account can be associated with a different account. 

If you choose to unlink accounts, then purchases will be returned to the account which made the purchase. Even after unlinking, Microsoft and PlayStation® accounts can only be re-linked to the original account.

I need to unlink my PlayStation Network account from my old Microsoft account which I don’t remember, & link it to a new Microsoft account to play Minecraft

You can unlink the psn account however you CANT link a different one.

Note: Once a Microsoft account has been linked to a PlayStation® account, neither the Microsoft account nor the PlayStation™ Network account can be associated with a different account. 

If you choose to unlink accounts, then purchases will be returned to the account which made the purchase. Even after unlinking, Microsoft and PlayStation® accounts can only be re-linked to the original account.

This is coming right from the Minecraft website

https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/360037725571-Minecraft-for-PlayStation-TM-4-FAQ