Lagamorph wrote:If I wanted to start giving Mincraft a good go on PC, which version should I be getting? The Java version from the official website? Or the Windows 10 version from the MS Store?
Depends, Windows 10 is the modern one and has support for realms etc (online servers you rent for cheap, I thick Devlin still has one).
Java is the traditional one, you can run your own server etc. not sure if it gets updated the same.
Windows 10 one is also cross platform so if you have a realm (yours or others) you can play it on any platform (Windows, Mac, Xbox, PS4, Switch, Android and iOS) so is the best from that point of view too.
Personally I would go Windows 10 version it means if you want cross play you can and stuff can’t be migrated from java to w10 as far as I’m aware.