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Minecraft Nov 02, 2026

When did Minecraft actually come out, alpha or full release?

Arguing with my brother about this. He counts the early alpha days, I count when it was officially finished. Which date do people usually mean when they say when it came out?
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sara_arcade Nov 05, 2026
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Both dates get quoted. The first public version went up in May 2009, then it went through alpha and beta (people were paying for it during alpha), and the official 1.0 full release was November 2011 at MineCon. So 2009 if you mean when people could first play it, 2011 if you mean finished.
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