Guys, before you comment on this, please actually watch the whole video. Pippen brings up some extremely valid points in the video that I've actually never heard someone say before regarding this topic. The point that sparked my interest the most was the the small, incremental changes Microsoft has been making to the franchise as a whole. A tiny change may piss someone off for a while, but it eventually wears off to where it becomes normal. These changes like migration and chat reporting happen just far enough in between that it wouldn't cause a major backlash that would hurt their revenue stream. Microsoft would've otherwise pushed all of this from the beginning, which would obviously result catastrophe. I've actually had this thought regarding this in the back of my head for the longest time, but didn't really think too much of it. But now I realize that it should be blatantly obvious that Microsoft likely has an end goal with this. And like Pippen said, I hope I'm 100% wrong.

Not even the devs play minecraft bedrock, but if java was discontinued we will make our own updates mods and server system

I feel one day minecraft java will be referred to as classic edition and will be entirely community driven

I do not fear discontinuation of the Java edition. As long as they don't lock it away and make it impossible to play (which is barely even possible), the game will live on. Minecraft doesn't necessarily need regular updates, in fact, having one ultimate final version would be an extremely fruitful ground for modders.

It's sad to see this happening to what's one of the most important games in my life. Corporate greed can and often will corrupt anything it touches.

if this happens i will tell my neighbor kevin

Thing is Java technically does not require support from microsoft, cracked versions of the game can be started without ever connecting to mojangs authentification servers (certain minecraft servers also do not require authentication to connect), making it possible to play the game even if microsoft decides to completely shut down any official support or updates. Which might kill the game for some people, but many minecraft communities dont update to new versions anyway. Most minigames for example, are still played in 1.8.9, which you could totally continue playing on.

It's great to know that even if Java is ever no longer sold, there will likely be communities built on various mods for decades to come. Probably until a game can far surpass it in terms of building and the ability to create in universe mechanisms

We need the whole community to start talking about this. We need mojang and MineCraft to stop with NDA's with content creators. We need to save not Java edition, but MineCraft as whole. I know deep down that if java edition does die, the community will find a way to keep playing, it just sucks that it would have to be without official support , and we'd lose out on new updates :(

So since most Minecraft content on YT/other forms of media is Java edition, and that content helps market the game to audiences, deleting Java would be Microsoft shooting themselves in the foot. I hope there’s somebody up there in Microsoft who can see why deleting it is a bad idea, not just for the community but for them as well!

If Java is gone Minecraft would lose so much, it could not be true.

The worst part about this is that I'm already seeing this strategy being currently used in real-world situations.

I've been theorizing this happening for the last year or so now too. Microsoft hates java. They are likely running at a loss off java. As you pointed out no micro transactions, no map sales, no skins sales = no $ for microsoft. I theorize that it may even be within 3-5 years that they announce that they'll no longer be developing updates for java due to "technical limitations." I don't think they'll be able to cut access altogether though. Luckily the thriving java modding community has more creativity in their pinky finger than microsoft's entire company combined. You're right about it being a slow and calculated death though.

Hey, Pippen, just to correct something that weirded me out, Java never banned single player for users who were banned nor was censorship enabled on single player. That has always been a Bedrock exclusive due to the fact that every single Bedrock world is handled as a local multiplayer world

Here before he realises the title is "Microsoft will Minecraft Java"

I can see them just straight up taking away minecraft java completely. If you start the launcher with internet turned off, they're already showing threatening messages about how "Microsoft can't verify what products you own"

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I’m honestly not too worried, because even if it gets abandoned, I know there are people dedicated enough to make the updates on their own for us to download

the thing i'm scared of is them discontining access to old versions. because Java edition is literally immortal as long as the internet infrastructure is still compatible. the only thing that can kill it is preventing it from being downloaded and account verification being restricted.

Midway through the video as you were talking about the freedom of Minecraft I couldn't help but think "We're gonna lose it all" over and over Enjoy it while it lasts

I highly doubt that Java will be deleted, but there is a very real possibility of it being abandoned. Although I dont think that will happen for a very long time, as long as some original minecraft devs are still working for the company and they still care about the game itself, there is no way java is truly going to be deleted, also, if it happened at all, ever. The entire community, java and bedrock players alike, would be furious at that decision.

When microsoft bought Minecraft, I knew they would slowly change things one by one to make us forget and get used to it. They had bad intentions from the start, but they wanted to avoid large public backlash, by doing those mental gymnastics on us.

Great video. You've actually convinced me that 1 of 2 things is going to happen 1. Microsoft will add more microtransactions to Java edition, so that both versions of the game are profitable, taking away modding and playstyle freedom for the community. 2. Microsoft will stop support for the Java edition of the game, not deleting it, but tempting players by only adding content to the profit-driven Bedrock edition Whatever they decide on, it will take a heavy hit on Minecraft, and might permanently cripple the game, but sadly, Microsoft doesn't care. Their goal is to make money, not a good game, so as long as the numbers keep rolling in, they won't be concerned with the quality of the game. Subscribed, keep up the good work

0:09 OH BOY mans about to start doing some BASED oven mathematics

Java edition becoming discontinued would have a silver lining for the modding community. No more updates would mean everyone could just port their mod to the final version of Java edition and never have to worry about it again. No more abandoned mods becoming lost to old Minecraft versions. No more not getting to use some of your favorite mods together because some of them aren’t updated past 1.12.2 and others only go back as far as 1.16.5. I’m sure there would be plenty of mods porting over the new updates being made for Bedrock edition too.

Everyone remember the minigames built-in on Legacy console? And the lobby with all the secrets? Those were good times. Edit: omg 770 likes ty Edit 2: 870 !!

Me, who never got the cape and I was playing before the migration occurred: *maybe I am a pirate.*

I think that even if Java Edition got discontinued, the community would build their own version of Minecraft from scratch as a completely different game. Too many people are too attached to this game

Worse is how bedrock literally lies about what they're selling, they sell "mods" that are just command blocks and texture packs.

Two reasons I'm not concerned. 1) servers are third party so cannot be shut down 2) Modders will continue to provide third party content and will almost certainly create a modding renaisance like in 1.12 now that theres no fears of mods becoming outdated which also allows mods to be ported.

i cant belive that microsoft will minecraft java :(

The worst thing about this is that it is true. It makes sense. All gaming - Halo, Call Of Duty, Warhammer games and developers like Paradox are going into "money all the time", or in English, microtransactions. And oh boy did Microsoft do a lot of that. However, there may be backlash and I hope it is enough.

Also don't forget that most console versions are artificially limited to the "Featured Servers" only. Some consoles (like XBox) even had the ability to connect to any server before, but removed that later... You can still play on a server by changing DNS or having it on your local network so it has nothing to do with compatibility, they just want the only servers available to be the ones they choose.

Bedrock/pocket edition was the version of my childhood. I played it constantly when I was young, and it will always have a special place in my heart. I left and now play Java specifically because of Microsoft's new changes. It's a money grab now and isn't even the same game. For goodness sake, even the vanilla gameplay has changed. On my old devices, I could get a good 24 chunks and it felt like I was playing the same game as the famous KZfaqrs everyone was watching. Now on the same devices, I can only get 9 chunks maximum (that's the limit, even when my device wasn't struggling) and I can tell the second I log in that I'm playing Bedrock. Something just feels different. Like it's just a lower-quality version of the game made to keep up Microsoft's profit margin.

As a mod dev, I see this as an absolute win. Community driven, no data for microcringe, finally integrating all the things we wanted into the "base game", and have them be compatible with each other and every newer version of the game for years to come. But as of now, 1.20 rolled out not too long ago and the game still seems to be going for some time.

"A Swedish Jesus, watching down on us." LOL

I've told my friends and people on the internet that this has been happening and a lot of them thought I was crazy. Some of them eventually agreed with me, but it was only after the changes were implemented. If we want our community to survive we might need to must take equally as strong actions to make sure our community survives this invasion.

As someone who has been in the software industry for 30 years I can say you're pretty much spot on from a business ROI point of view. I suspect however instead of killing off the java version per se they will slowly bring it to parity with bedrock (re: micro-transaction hell) first. They will get better ROI if they can convert as many of the java population over to the micro-transaction bedrock model. This will be softer than just killing out java from under everyone (and as you mention something they can draw out over time to minimize any grumblings from the community). However once you have parity between versions on the micro transaction side and they feel they have converted all the people they can they will then at that point kill it off essentially as a duplicate product, likely while adding features to bedrock and attempt to sell it as a 'unification' event between both bedrock and java communities. This is sort of classic stuff to do when you want to "migrate" a business unit's existing customer/user base you've bought under your existing core business. Online software companies today care really about two things only - at least these are two of the biggest KPIs they watch closely daily: DAU (Daily Active Users) & CR (Conversion Rate; which is essentially how many people exposed vs engaged to put it simply). Due to these driving factors they will of course put everything towards micro-transactions as they are essentially what "powers" modern software along with subscription models. Long gone are the days of buying software and you owning it. Which sucks really and is not how any of this should be. Hopefully someday laws can be made or changed which force these companies to have to provide you with all your purchased digital assets instead of just sucking money out of people and then ultimately you get nothing back in the end. We've adopted this stance (in society) that if it's digital it's OK to screw the customer. Of course this would never be allow for any physical asset you would buy from a company generally speaking. One last add; micro-transactions should be illegal as well. They ruin this industry and they are gambling and addictive negative reinforcement cloaked in shiny graphics and the alure of advantage.

I was initially skeptical when you said that it would be discontinued. That was until you said 5-15 years. I can see that, java sucks in terms of its codebase. Technical debt is an easy killer, especially when keeping bedrock and java synchronized in content. I just hope they open-source it if they do discontinue it. Having the community keep it alive would be the best.

I don’t play Java, but I would drop bedrock in solidarity if this happened tbh

Whether or not this particular point is true, it's becoming increasingly clear that Microsoft, and yes, Mojang, too, have become hostile forces towards the community. We should view them with increasing suspicion and push back harder every time they do something like chat reporting. They've burned their goodwill.

I believe you. I have seen how Microsoft is gently pushing people to adopt Minecraft (Windows Edition) over Java, progressively sinking more resources into it. It's one of my greatest fears. I've been playing Minecraft since as early as 2011 and I have always felt such immense dread over the idea that the game could die.

10:14 I just want to clarify that this is from PIXEL PARADISE, and ONLY pixel paradise. This server is clowned on by the bedrock community and nobody (other than perhaps dumb kids) ever even thinks fo buying anything from it. Although there are a lot of microtransactions existing in the game, they are almost ALL optional (nobody is telling anyone to buy it). The only pay to play server is this server, and showing this as if it were all of bedrock is just a bit misinformative. Edit: Also, the point that "everything in java is free" is giving off the idea that everything in bedrock is paid for. This is not true. Almost all features from java are existent in bedrock for free as well. As mentioned, only "extra" features are paid for. You can use your own custom skins, custom worlds can be imported, mods can all be downloaded; virtually everything can be done in the same way that java can. (The only limiting factor being that java has a larger community and there being more development and variety). The only users who are "forced" to buy skins/worlds/etc are console players, who don't have the same accessibility to downloads as PC or mobile players do, but even then there are a fairly large number of free items in the marketplace which they can use if they do not want to buy from it. Heck you could even argue "but the ranksss and the p2www", but even that is present in Java edition. There is just as much freedom in bedrock as there is in java. Great video, however. Truly enjoyed it and the raising of awareness of the possibility of java being deleted. The truth is that bedrock is more monetizable and the idea that Microsoft is attempting to shift the community to it is very plausible because of this. I don't think it will happen due to the massive backlash that will happen regardless of how slow it happens (and the "racial" division between java and bedrock players)-but business is blind to what people want, so just pray.

If this is true, it's a real shame. Having played both Bedrock and Java quite a bit, Java is easily the best version of the game in my opinion. Not to mention that many people, such as KZfaqrs, streamers, modders, server staff, devs, etc make a living off this game through the work they do with it. Edit: thanks for the likes!

I knew this would be a thing, one of my friends predicted it 3ish years ago and it’s becoming more of a reality.

I actually rarely ever play the newest version of Minecraft. Last time I updated was to 1.16, because that's where all my mods are and I can't be arsed re-installing my mod folder every few monthes when a major update comes out.

“Embrace, extend, and extinguish” Microsoft has a strong track record of doing what they can to dominate marketshare.

Minecraft has been going downhill ever since Microsoft took over. i dont even know what to say if this really is happening.

3:46 this gui made me really nostalgic

They could do this sooner if they achieved edition parity, but the parity issue list page on the wiki seems longer than ever, so I wonder if it's actually their goal and they're a touch inept

Now heres a crazy take on this, if they want to stop supporting java, the best thing they can do to avoid backlash is to make both versions interconnected, transferring worlds between versions, full parity, and modding capability, if they were to do that i can easily see the transition happening but in a long timespan.

I think you are absolutely right. I have thought this for ages now, since better together really. It seems so hilarious now to think back to the days where we all bullied pocket edition for being a laughable imitation of Minecraft, yet now it is actually on its way to enveloping the true Minecraft.

something even worse than marketplace on bedrock is that microsoft banned a app that you could use to get real "Mods" on xbox just because they wanted money. i think you can still get "mods" on xbox one if you use file manger that cost money

This is so true, especially on the marketplace microtransaction part and the overpricing of bedrock ranks. Did you realize that a hypixel rank (VIP+/MVP) costs less then a cubecraft bedrock or the hive rank. This might not sound crazy but with a hypixel rank, the purchase is server wide, and contains more perks than bedrock servers. And for bedrock servers they make each rank specifically for every gamemode at the same price with hypixel with less perks and even a rank for a goddamn lobby. Plus when you realize that these gamemodes are most likely stolen from java and is just a remix or knockoff of java server gamemodes.

We're gonna be looking back at this video in 10 years or so, wishing that we had done something sooner...

I think even if it happens, it would be updated by fans

zombie pigmen removal was the beggining of end in my opinion.

There are some things you said and I completely agree. In the past there have been many versions of Minecraft such as Console Edition, Xbox One, Xbox 360 Edition or PlayStation Edition. And now it all comes together and becomes "Minecraft Bedrock Edition". After merging all the console versions together, the Minecraft Bedrock Edition logo no longer has the words "Bedrock Edition" below the logo, just "Minecraft" but Minecraft Java still has the words "Java Edition". And one more thing, why does Mob Vote Server (Minecraft Live) only exist on Bedrock Edition and not on Java Edition?

Minecraft may be a feat of software engineering, but if Microsoft does end up pulling the plug, then I'm sure that within hours there will be open source efforts to rebuild the game. I'm also certain that there will be a huge debate as to which language to use. Just remember that Microsoft also owns GitHub.

As someone who only plays Minecraft for mods, all I hope is that they keep Java playable and open for modding. It would be nice to get the new updates, but mosses could add any necessary features from the updates.

"Microsoft will Minecraft Java" best title ever 😂😂😂😂

its almost as if intellectual property laws are insufferable and Minecraft should be public domain :)

Lets just take Java and make a "Community Edition" built by the comminuty and just cut out microsoft completely. Have a community launcher built and run by the community, where you can still only get banned from specific servers and things are fair and microsoft cant do anything about it if its kept open source.

I think the scarier thing could be them bringing new updates to bedrock keeping it fresh and leaving Java like 2 updates/years behind. We’ve seen this with experimental features where bedrock got the skulk and goat horns earlier than Java.

They really will Minecraft java

I have had this same theory for the last 6 months

Remember when the whole 'microsoft will add microtransactions to Minecraft' was a meme. It won't be anymore, Notch has abandoned us

Nah there's no way they do that. Minecraft has basically no advertising. Their advertising comes pretty primarily from KZfaq and Minecraft KZfaqrs. That's true now and has always been true. Most Minecraft KZfaqrs play Minecraft Java. If they discontinue Java, they discontinue the version of the game that brings them the most publicity. No publicity means less and less people are interested in the game and less and less people buy the game. Sure, Bedrock is what brings in the money, but Java is what KZfaqrs play, which is what brings in the players in the first place. We already saw how Minecraft almost died a few years back. If they kill Java, that will happen again for sure.

One thing I noticed was, I wasn't sure if it was because I was dumb, but I found getting java more inconvenient to download when I went to redownload.

The only way I see this happening is if both versions are entirely identical to the point a world can be converted both ways seamlessly which zero issues... and if bedrock fixes all the god damn bugs they have.

The worst thing is that in my heart I completely agree. You are absolutely right. One thing is that on Java edition servers you can turn off the moderation and chat filter features to make your server completely filter free, however, doing so will get you a nasty pop up whenever someone joins your server saying that chat is unfiltered. It's very clear that Microsoft is trying to bully Java edition servers into enabling the chat filter. On my server its still disabled and people have freedom of speech but I won't be surprised if that freedom doesn't last long.

Whats worse is that if Java is gone, Bedrock will be still left with massive issues because Microsoft themselves have said that they WONT FIX some big ones. Such as that glitch where everything is literally unplayable after a certain coordinate. Or falling through the world randomly. Quality is clearly not on their list.

After 8 years of wanting to buy Minecraft I finally did it when I got a computer a few months ago. When I started the launcher I saw both versions and there was never a moment where I thought I would open anything but java. I hope it never goes away. 😢

One of the biggest issues I have with Java getting yote is all the free addon stuffs like mods and server plugins we can use. Sure, it's not perfect, but it's Minecraft. Minecraft is, at it's core, a sandbox. We can add what we want to that sandbox, and it works just fine for us. We put up with the issues that come with the Java modding scene for the sake of having the freedom to download any mod, any time, for any reason, absolutely free. There's plenty of ways for modders to make money off of that without costing the players a penny beyond buying the base game. Like others have stated, if Java is discontinued, players will keep supporting it for many, many years after the fact.

its sad but it reminds me of what happened to roblox. it used to feel like this cool space that was for the community, but slowly became more corporatized and marketed towards a younger and younger audience

Mojang (Microsoft) has always stated their ultimate goal has been true parity between the versions. The perfect opportunity to force a transition to sellout edition. On another note, a year or two ago, Jeb began work on a second combat update for Minecraft Java edition, it was in active development for a good period of time, showing great promise, only to come to a sudden halt. I don’t know why it stopped, but what I do know is that jeb is for Java, and I also know that this ‘combat update 2.0’ would be the ideal grounds to create parity between the two editions and their combat system

yo what shaders do you use like genuine question

He had to change the title. CENSORSHIP.

While I don't think this will be the case, I can definitely see where you're coming from. No matter which way you slice it, no matter how slow you do it, the removal of the original version will always be too controversial of a step to take unless they did everything in their power to make Java as bad as possible, which would be too obvious. If it were to happen, I could definitely imagine people stepping away from the game, since Hytale would probably be out and flourishing by then.

People need to realize that this is the same company that does its damn best to FORCE you to use its shitty browser, Microsoft Edge. They CAN and WILL discontinue Java Edition if it as much as threatens profitability. I say let them have it. Let them have the soulless, corporate husk that is Bedrock Edition because they can never take the versions that already exist from us. In fact, there would be several advantages to the discontinuation of Java Edition. For starters, imagine a completely unified modding scene. Or never having to start over in a survival world because the new version changed world generation again.

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I mean I the case of the different console editions, there were so many versions to develop and keep track of it only made sense to make one edition that could run on all the different consoles the game was on. A lot of people also just don’t wanna hassle with a PC when a console is just plug and play, far more than a PC at least

As a Minecraft Java Modder and Tutorial maker, I have to point out another thing. Over the past three to four updates, the amount of changes they made to their code is insane. Since at least 1.16, Mojang changed the world generation code EVERY MAJOR VERSION, including now for the minor version from 1.19.2 and 1.19.3. I don't know where or who makes those decisions, but to me it looks like they are doing anything to make java Modders work more. I really hope that we're wrong and they won't stop java edition, but I see exactly what you're saying. I don't know, but I don't like it 🤔

Aw man, this brought back some old memories of mine. I used to be an Xbox One Edition player, and used to make small worlds for others to play on. I would use Xbox One Edition's integrated moderator ui to make it work out, and it did for a while. When Bedrock Edition came out at first, I tried it out, since it was free for anyone who owned Xbox One Edition. Didn't really enjoy it, since command blocks were really strange to me, especially coming from a Minecraft that didn't have them, or any type of plugins or mods. So, for the next couple months, I stayed on Xbox One Edition, and kept doing what I love most. However, I started noticing small changes within the community. The Xbox One has a Group Post system, where players could find others to play a game with. Some of them would be for Faction servers, and others were for good ol' Survival. For these months, I would notice that there were less and less Group Posts being made, and I went from seeing a surreal amount of Group Posts every minute to about 30-50 group posts active every day. I did some digging myself to figure out what was going on with the community, and it wasn't that a majority of them switched to Bedrock Edition, but Xbox One Edition itself was no longer purchasable. This limited the player-base, and overall, discouraged me to continue hosting small worlds. Nothing was the same once I found that out, and eventually, I stopped hosting small worlds in Xbox One Edition altogether. I attempted to in Bedrock Edition, but nothing that was long-term. I'm now officially retired from creating and hosting servers, as I realized the limits of Bedrock Edition, and how many steps ahead society was from Minecraft as a whole. Whether it came to the thought process of players to the complex exploiting, everyone knew how far behind Bedrock Edition was from Java Edition, but it was the only option available to them, so they had to make do with what they had. In conclusion, there is no "Bad" version of Minecraft, but there'll never be a version of Minecraft that satisfied every player, or lasts eternally. I wish I could go back to the times when I could make a small game, make a Group Post, and watch as I got notifications of people being interested in my passionate projects and game ideas. However, I also have to move on as time has, which is something that's inevitable to avoid. If anyone spends the time to read this message, just know that if Java Edition goes down this path, someone out there will post a comment or a thread almost linear to this one, talking about the good times they had, the memories they made, and how they watched as their respected player-base crumbled. Thank you for your time, and I wish you a respectful day. "Never forget what they took from us."

There is hope on the horizon. I firmly believe that if Microsoft goes too far then channels like you will point out just how bad things really are, followed by the Minecraft community doing to Microsoft what the TTRPG community did to Hasbro and WotC. It has been proven that the masses can bully these corporations if we all shout loud enough and with our wallets. So long as we fight as one, the consumers should always win.

Microsoft watching this video: *"OUR COVER'S BEEN BLOWN"*

3:47 I love how he says "Every single platform possible" and then continues to show a banner of steam which doesn't have Minecraft.

It's not too far fetched to think that Microsoft would stop supporting Java edition, things would be very different in 10-15 years, so if the online presents of Java would be low enough, Microsoft may pull the plug for Java. But as some people have said in the comments, the modding community could and probably would just start making updates on their own. Maybe a huge team of modders would become the new pseudo-owners of Java edition, making updates & ports of bedrock updates for Java even when Microsoft isn't. Kind of like how people would form self-governed communities in the apocalypse. It's not hard to believe.

Microsoft would be idiotic to discontinue Java Edition. The backlash would tremendous, and would shake the Minecraft community to the core.

I'm literally horrified by the thought of what Microsoft has in mind for Minecraft. The way they're making Mojang force out these 'themed' updates or basically just these show pony updates, not that dislike them, but it's nerve wracking thinking about when Minecraft will be like games like Fortnight and 'seasons'. Taking away from Minecraft's original feel and well, everything about it.

While I agree with this video, there is one small (But common) misconception. On Java Edition, you were never able to be banned from singleplayer because of chat reporting. That was Bedrock Edition exclusive. However, I'm pretty sure you can still be banned from singleplayer on Bedrock edition.

Even if they stop updating, add microtransections, or even delete Java, we will always have the versions we have now and they can never take it away from us. Not to mention the backlash they would get from this. They would probably lose more money within days of this happening from loosing share price than they made with Minecraft thus far.

On many linux versions, especially debian, when you first install the launcher it'll automatically open to Bedrock Edition even though it's not even playable on linux. Java Edition is the "side game" on linux launchers

As a bedrock player, I see this as a win

As someone who's always been familiar with Java and not Bedrock, playing Bedrock for the first time genuinely felt like I had gone to a website emulator version of Minecraft Java. Controls felt janky, there was a lot of glitches and bugs. But that's not from my computer being laggy because Minecraft Java runs very smoothly on almost full render distance and simulation distance. Minecraft Bedrock does not feel right and it would be an awful decision to go ahead with removing Java. Of course, they might recover from it but Minecraft will not really be the same. Unoptimized, janky, buggy, a literal inferior version of the Minecraft that we played back in the day.

Not hot take: Only reason why minecraft still is so desirable for the players who played for a long time is because of the mods for java. Because of Forge, Fabric and Optifine.

Well that's its everyone we are losing THE Minecraft, All the memories we have made will not be in vein.

I don't think they will discontinue java as the backlash would be insane plus modding on bedrock it is a lot harder compared to java which would then be taking a large part of the game away

the problem with your argument of it being a slow strategy to avoid backlash is that everything you mentioned receives loads of backlash which would mean the strategy is failing and over the past few years I've only seen disdain for these decisions rise and as shown by the bedrock chat reporting system once applying to single-player and now only applies to multiplayer as hate towards microsoft grows they will be forced to budge. And with the Xbox one edition it was canceled immediately after the better together update I used to play on that version and updates almost immediately stopped it only got 1.13 a while later far later than other versions I do definitely think its possible microsoft may be trying to do this but currently I do not see it going in that direction at all.

There's literally a clause in the contract that says they can't legally do this.