Minecraft Discontinues Support for Virtual and Mixed Reality Devices

According to the latest update for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.21.80, support for virtual and mixed reality devices has been discontinued, as reported by PCWorld. The Java version of Minecraft did not originally have VR support.

Mojang announced the end of VR support in fall 2024, citing that «the capacity to support VR/MR devices has been exhausted.» They clarified that users will still receive updates on their PCs, will be able to play without VR/MR devices, and can continue to create worlds.

Nevertheless, there are still options for playing Minecraft in virtual reality. Mods like Vivecraft provide compatibility across various VR platforms.

Since 2020, Minecraft has been compatible with PlayStation VR and other types of virtual reality headsets. Some players believe that the discontinuation of VR headset support may be linked to the relatively small number of Minecraft gamers on the PSVR platform.