Only true Minecrafters respect all editions.

Right, so both versions have pros and cons.

Bedrock is missing some features from Java. 1.17 fixed a few of these, but it's still missing some stuff. Bedrock also has the tendency to slow down and lag instead of crash. This makes it very difficult to outright kill the game, but it means that the game can be frustrating to play in laggy conditions. Bedrock is also missing the technical modding functionality of Java, making hacking very hard to do. This can be a blessing on PVP servers, but it makes anarchy servers a bit pointless. Also, you can only add custom servers on Windows 10 and mobile, and the game isn't available on Linux/MacOS. Also, while the bugs aren't rampant like they are on Java, some can make the game unplayable like the mobs separating from their own sprite crisis of 1.16.100

Bedrock's upsides include, of course, cross-platform compatible gameplay, easy multiplayer, and the fact that controllers are supported. You can play anywhere with a phone or laptop, and the system requirements are very low, only requiring 512MB of RAM to run. I play Bedrock for the Realms support, where me and a couple friends have played some very advanced worlds.

Java has a massive amount of downsides, but is well balanced in my opinion. Bugs are everywhere, but they don't make the game unplayable. They are your classic Minecraft glitches like random crashes, dupes, and X-ray bugs. Every now and then something weird will pop up, but nothing like on Bedrock. One massive downside is lack of proper Xbox Live integration. This can make the game far easier to load up and run, but basically removes easy multiplayer, requiring someone to host a server, which is very hard on RAM and CPU usage. Speaking of which, Java system requirements are hugely higher than Bedrock, and the game will not run on a lower end laptop.

The upsides include, of course, the large server community, easy modding, and the Launcher, which allows you to change versions easily and preview new features. There are also some fun world options like amplified, not available for Bedrock because of their massive RAM usage. Also, software integration is much easier. I've tried to record decently high-quality gameplay of Minecraft on my Xbox, and it didn't work at all, whereas on Java it's just a few clicks away.

Some other fringe things include redstone differences (pretty important to me but probably not you), Bedrock's floating point errors, and some fun Bedrock exclusive features like baby squid.

This only took 20 minutes to type. Totally worth it to express a good opinion on both versions.

You wrote a whole essay.

So bedrock is easy to play when its not lagging, but its extremely annoying when it lags, and Java is always hard to play but I still play anyway, Hypixel lags all the time and the PVP is trash, on bedrock, you can god bridge easier without those ''lag back'' issues. In my opinion, I prefer bedrock, but I prefer java for survival, not pvp.

Java is hard to play, but it's worth it. 1.8 PVP is very good.

Yeah, but I think java is more for survival, I don't really see any YTbers playing multiplayer, the popular ones only play survival.

Yeah. It's more for singleplayer too, which is weird, because you get things like Hermitcraft existing on Java too.

I envy java players for being able to play with mods
But i'm happy on bedrock

If you have nintendo switch edition you can still mod it.

I play Bedrock and I want to get Java for the servers (Hypixel) and mods (One Block Skyblock, Desert Wasteland, etc.)

When I play on hypixel, I only play bedwars, skywars is too hard

Meanwhile, IBXToycat:

My friends are not born cool

Yeah, I hate people who make fun of another edition

I'm on bedrock

I play both bedrock and java but I'm better at bedrock.

I play bedrock

My friends bully themselves for playing bedrock instead of java for me so I don't need to bully them

I used to play pocket, which is bedrock so like yea

im bedrock

Then you have 2 people who wont make fun of you :)

yes but bedrock and java are super similar

Great :D

I actually play both java and bedrock, but I'm better at bedrock because bedrock multiplayer does not lag as much as Hypixel lags.

I play both versions but I prefer Java.

Bedrock is a lot more stable, so it runs a lot better. I have all my bedrock settings maxed (except for shaders) and it runs perfectly. But, bedrock GUI is infuriating because you have to wait for the animation and I like to navigate through the GUIs really fast. I also don’t like the movement and camera. It feels a lot smoother, but it’s not as responsive, and that makes me a lot worse in pvp.

I prefer Java because the modding is easier, the launcher is better, and I just prefer almost everything about the game.

I prefer java for survival and I prefer bedrock for pvp, java loads faster, bedrock loads slower.