What version of minecraft was in 2012
Emma Payne
Published Mar 21, 2026

This page links to the version history lists for different development stages and editions of Minecraft.Java EditionBedrock EditionVersion history Pre-classic (May 10 – May 16, 2009) Classic (May 16 – November 10, 2009) Indev (December 23, 2009 – February 23, 2010) Infdev (February 27 – June 30, 2010) Alpha (June 30 – December 3, 2010) Beta (December 20, 2010 – November 11, 2011) Official Release, or Java Edi… · Text under CC-BY-SA license
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OverviewAdditionsChanges1.1 is a major update to Minecraft (Java Edition) released on January 12, 2012, which adds spawn eggs, support for multiple languages, the Superflat world type, and beaches. It is the first update to begin using snapshots, and to add 56 languages, and the first major release that did not introduce any new blocks. There were no minor versions to 1.1. · Text under CC-BY-SA license
Minecraft for the Xbox 360 was released in 2012 and was the first console version of the game. Due to the hardware limitations of the Xbox 360, worlds were restricted in size. The Xbox One platform was later released in 2014. The improved hardware of the Xbox One allowed worlds to be much larger in size.
April | 2012 | The Versions of Minecraft.
200920102011201220132014June1 – PC : First Multiplayer test (0.0.15a). Notch starts his new job at Jalbum.8 – PC : Multiplayer released (0.0.16a).14 – PC : Custom Skins released (0.0.18a).August4 – PC : First elements of Survival (0.24).18 – PC : Introduction of Health (0.24).
TU3 (July 13, 2012) Equates to Java Edition Beta 1.7.3. Added Character Skin Selector to allow players to choose their skin from the default skins or from downloadable Skin Packs. Added a save file cache to improve the speed of displaying the saves list.