Why me minecraft says that i need to pay? it was free

but it was when the game realsed...

I think you're referring to the classic Minecraft edition.

If that's correct, that version was discontinued a lot of time ago and was removed, newer versions require a payment, and it's not possible to bypass this.

Hello, Epic2817313. I'm Arturo, and I'll be glad to provide assistance with your inquiry today.

I'm sorry to say, but Minecraft never was a free game, either the Bedrock or Java edition need to be purchased in order to play the game.

In case you already purchased the game, did you recall doing it from the Microsoft Store or the Minecraft.net website?

Furthermore, please refrain from sharing personal information, including email addresses, gamertags, transaction IDs, order numbers, etc.
As community users, we are not able to enter or check your account information, and everything we comment can be seen by anyone on the internet.

I'll remain attentive to your comments.

Regards,

Arturo.

But why do i need to pay 10 dollars to change my name, i dont find it fair. Why cant you all just change it so its free.

Why is it even such a big deal for you all in the first place. Why can you change exactly everything else but names for free?

It just feels really dumb :/

Correct me if im wrong but why in the world are you saying something untrue if you have unlimited knowledge, why do you say that i can change my name onces then change it again for free. It doesnt work like that i tried 5 Times to be exact and I need to pay, im confused.

If the games are free then why do you need to pay a subscription to get them?

Please don't get me wrong, I'm not questioning in the slightest the value they add to the Gold subscription, but in the end you are still paying a fee to access them. It is my understanding that if you stop paying, then you lose access to the games.

That to me doesn't say free but rather extended rental.