why is minecraft not working on my old macbook air?

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  1. puffyling
    puffyling Guest

    why is minecraft not working on my old macbook air?


    hello.

    i have spent several hours on my macbook, trying to get minecraft downloaded. i have downloaded java, everything i can think of to try get this working. it says the launcher isnt working, and i dont know what to do. it i causing me many distraught, and i really just want to get it working. i have not seen any tutuorials on how to get it on an older macbook, and i really just need some help.

    :)
     
    puffyling, Dec 26, 2022
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  2. Georges C. Win User

    why is minecraft not working on my old macbook air?

    Hello, first it's a pleasure to be able to help you today.

    My name is welcome to the community and Merry Christmas.

    Hello Puffyling, I don't know what MAC you have or what processor and operating system version.

    However, I leave here below official Mojang links with the requirements so that you can run Minecraft.

    Minecraft: Java Edition Versions and MacOS 

    https://help.minecraft.net/hc/en-us/articles/44...

    https://www.macgamerhq.com/games/minecraft-mac/

    Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.
  3. Obsessive Power Win User

    The Macbook air

    Hi,

    If you're intending to play games on a computer don't buy a Apple laptop and certainly don't be a Chromebook.

    Apple don't make great machines for gamers, and the latest mac's use the new 'Apple M1' which is an ARM based processor. These are quick and efficient in productivity, but not meant for games. The latest Apple M1 Chip systems can't run Windows and consequently won't run PC games.

    Chromebooks are meant for 'light computing' tasks and productivity. Gaming is pretty basic with only mobile or tablet based games on offer. Also Chromebook is meant to be continuously online, most apps won't work without the device being connected to the internet.

    If you want to play real PC games you need a gaming PC. I wouldn't go with a 'Gaming laptop' unless you intend to go places with it. Get a proper desktop/tower gaming PC. Or build one yourself. I built my own gaming PC.
  4. Maximiliano Rivas Win User

    Xbox page redirecting me back and not letting me sign in

    Hi, thanks for responding. It is with my MacBook Air
  5. HomicidalTerrahawkMa Win User

    Streaming to windows 10

    Three year old 13" MacBook Air (1.8 GHz Core i5, 4 GB, 128 GB SSD) with Windows 10 Home (not virtual). Streaming worked great. I played Dying Light for an hour tonight with no lag Or connection issues. Appreciate this functionality so I can play in different
    areas of the house.

    The only bug I have encountered is that is my controller will not move up and down the main Dying Light menu if I move it down past "Continue". Seems to lock up a bit. I have to use the XBOX home button and start another game and then come back to Dying
    Light to "Continue" my game.

    The MacBook is wifi only while the XBOX One is on a Ethernet cable. The MacBook Air worked much better than my 2014 Dell Inspiron 15" 7000 laptop (Core i7 2.00 GHz, 8 GB ram and a 1 TB hard drive). The Dell disconnected from my XBOX gaming session after
    10 minutes (from the same location in my house). For some reason the MacBook on Windows just does gaming better. It streams the PC version of MineCraft for my son with no lag whereas the Dell lags MacBook also streams some Steam games better for me (e.g.,
    Styx: Master of Shadows if you are familiar with it).

    Peter
  6. Jeronimo Fuerte Win User

    Minecraft on MacBook Air with (removed) codes

    Hi,

    Welcome to the Microsoft Community-Xbox forum, I´m Jeronimo, a gamer like you and will try to help you in this situation!

    Minecraft Bedrock is not officially supported in Mac as you need to use it trough the Xbox app, you can play this game trough cloud gaming if you get a Game Pass Ultimate subscription, about the coins, if you got those and redeem in your account, but don’t appear in game, probably you got a pack that is exclusively for Bedrock edition of the game

    There are other workarounds on how to play the game like using a Virtual Machine to get Windows on your Mac.
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