# Microsoft has updated Minecraft Java edition's system requirements and now I feel old

> Minecraft has been out a whole 17 years now, which makes me feel very old as I played it as a teenager when it launched, using (I believe) an AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition and 9600 GT. Oh how times have changed.

- **Source:** [Pcgamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/minecraft-java-edition-system-requirements-want-8-16-gb-ram-for-the-first-time-but-it-isnt-more-demanding-now-microsoft-just-hadnt-updated-the-specs-in-a-while/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a63ace5e5a540167756fdb4)
- **Published:** 2026-07-24
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #apple #microsoft #nvidia #geforce #rtx #amd #ryzen #intel
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a63ace5e5a540167756fdb4

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