If I get a new Microsoft Account, do I need to purchase Minecraft again?

Hello Nextgen2011, this is Manuela. I'm an Independent Advisor and community user like you, ready to assist with this.

Not a Microsoft employee.

Yes, if you create a new Microsoft account, it’s required that you purchase the game again.
Game licenses are attached to a single Microsoft account, and they’re not transferable.

Hi, yes you would have to buy Minecraft again.

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you want to know if you can recover Minecraft on another Microsoft account after being hacked.

I apologize for the inconvenienced this has caused you. I will do my best to help you.

To set your expectations properly, Minecraft licenses are tied to the original account that purchased them. If you create a new Microsoft account, you will need to purchase Minecraft again under that specific account for the game license to be saved in there. I hope this answers your quesion.

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Welcome to the Xbox Community Forum. Thank you for sharing your concern with us today, and we hope that all is well. I can see that you are having difficulties playing Minecraft wherein it asked you to buy it again. Let me see how I can assist you with this concern.

So far, from the details you provided, you can try the following steps and let us know the result. You can just skip those you have done already.

Download the game again through: Download Minecraft & Server Software | Minecraft

Make sure that you are signed in with the correct Microsoft Account.

Sing in here to check the games you owned: Log in | Minecraft

Let us know the result and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We may recommend further troubleshooting steps once we have received your answers to the above questions.