Minecraft Multiplayer Activation.

Double check account privacy settings was the first thing to do. Now, take a look at this article for Minecraft multiplayer troubleshooting. It contains some specific tips for Minecraft Bedrock:

Minecraft Realms and Multiplayer Troubleshooting

Important: if you’re playing on a Xbox, Sony PlayStation, or Nintendo Switch, you’ll need to make sure you have that console’s online subscription service active. That means you need an active subscription to Xbox Live Gold, PlayStation Plus, or Nintendo Switch Online as needed by your console.

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Hello Mr B, My name is Khaji I am the independent advisor and I will be happy to help you today.

I understand your confusion and frustration regarding the multiplayer access in Minecraft: Bedrock edition and Minecraft: Java edition. Let's clarify the situation:

Minecraft: Bedrock edition and Minecraft: Java edition have different multiplayer requirements:

Minecraft: Bedrock edition (the version available on Xbox) typically requires an active Xbox Live Gold subscription to access multiplayer features. Xbox Live Gold provides online multiplayer functionality for Xbox games, including Minecraft: Bedrock edition.

Minecraft: Java edition, on the other hand, does not require an Xbox Live Gold subscription or any specific subscription to play multiplayer. Minecraft: Java edition has its own multiplayer system that operates independently of Xbox Live.

Regarding your previous ability to play Minecraft: Java edition multiplayer without a subscription, it's possible that during the period when you had the Ultimate Game Pass, it provided access to Minecraft: Java edition's multiplayer features as a part of its benefits. However, once your Ultimate Game Pass subscription ended, you no longer had access to Minecraft: Java edition multiplayer unless you have an active subscription or purchase the game separately.

It's important to note that subscription requirements and benefits can change over time, and specific promotions or offers may have been available during certain periods.

If you have any further questions or need assistance with your Xbox subscriptions, keep me posted please.

Thank you very much for your patience and understanding! If you need anything else, do not hesitate to contact us again

Hello, Kreid93. I'm Arturo, and I'll be glad to provide assistance with your inquiry today.

Based on the information you provided, I would like to ask if you have an active Nintendo Switch Online and PlayStation plus subscription active on each platform?

This question is asked because paid games, like Minecraft, require having an active subscription on the respective platform (excluding PC and mobile) to access online features.

Not only that, but this information is available in the following articles:

https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/store/minecraft-ps4

“PlayStation Plus Membership required for online multiplayer on PlayStation 4.”

https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/store/minecraft-switch

“Nintendo Switch Online membership required for online multiplayer on Nintendo Switch.”

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Arturo.

My daughter wants to play online multiplayer in Minecraft on Xbox Live. The multiplayer option is greyed-out in the Minecraft settings screen but Xbox privacy settings are on Adult.

What do you mean the settings are "on Adult"?

In order to be able to play Minecraft online multiplayer on the Xbox One or Xbox 360, your daughter needs to check https://account.microsoft.com/services/ if she has an
active Gold membership (or Game Pass Ultimate which includes the Gold membership).

Then, if your daughter's account is a child account according to the birth date entered then the account was created, you as a parent have to go to https://account.xbox.com/settings and
allow her to play online multiplayer.

It's my understanding that you need an active Gold membership to play just about anything mutliplayer these days, and I know for a fact that it's required to play Minecraft multiplayer online. You can still play splitscreen locally if you have an HDTV, though.