Why does it say i need to buy minecraft again?

Hi there! This is Virginia O.

I understand that you are experiencing issues playing Minecraft.

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

Please double-check that you're logged into the correct Microsoft account. Because there are times that users accidentally log into a different account that doesn't have the game linked.

And then visit the Microsoft Account Order History page: https://account.microsoft.com>; Order history to confirm the purchase is listed under your account.

Once you see the game from your Order history it means you have the game license and the game was purchased on that specific account.

The game license will give you access to the game.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Hello Dark Glowy,



Welcome to the Xbox Community Forum. Thank you for sharing your concern with us today and we hope that all is well. Let me see how I can assist you with this concern.





We’d like to know more about it in details so that we can provide a more accurate resolution for you.

• What troubleshooting steps have you done?
  
• Was this working before?
  
• Recent activity or changes made before the issue appeared?
  

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.

• Make sure that you have Migrated your account to Microsoft
  
• Login with the Xbox App on the PC using your Microsoft account
  
• Search for Minecraft Launcher
  
• Install the launcher
  
• Login with your Microsoft Account
  
• Look for Minecraft Bedrock then install it
  
• Remove the Old Minecraft launcher then use the new launcher you just installed to play the game
  

We're looking forward to hearing from you. If there are any inquiries about our description or if there are any misconceptions, do reply to the post.

Hi, I hope you're doing great out there. I am an Independent advisor and I am here to help you with your concern.

Kindly validate the license for the game first, please sign in to this link and check if you can see the game as owned.

https://www.minecraft.net

Once confirmed, sign out on the Minecraft launcher and then sign back in, make sure that you're signed in under the correct Microsoft account, Leo.

Hey there Supbro!

Sorry to hear that you're dealing with this issue and getting this error.

This could totally be something manifesting from the fact that we are currently experiencing an Xbox Service outage regarding

Purchase and Content Usage. You might have to wait until it's back up.

If this keeps happening after it's been resolved though I would suggest trying the steps outlined in our

Xbox One Game Freeze Solution.

It not only has steps for games freezing but it also could help with it not launching and is good for a variety of game play issues.

When you get a chance, give that a shot and let us know how that helped.

Thanks for reading!

Try performing a hard reset EXACTLY like this. Hold the power button on the console for 8 seconds or until the power shuts down completely.
Unplug the power cord from the back of the console for 5 minutes.
Plug the power cord back in and restart the console.