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

Just keeping up with the times, requirements are still light.
Tom's Hardware on MSN

Minecraft system requirements raised for the first time in 17 years

The game is about to hit legal age, so it needs big-boy PC specs, too.

Mojang changes Minecraft system requirements after 17 years, recommends 16GB of RAM for "Fancy" graphics

Minecraft: Java Edition now officially recommends 16GB of RAM, and that's just the starting point. Mojang recently explained ...
Player.One

'Minecraft' Official PC Requirement Now Raises Recommended Specs After Over 17 Years

Minecraft has officially changed the PC requirements where it raised the recommended specs after almost two decades.
Tech Critter

4GB RAM to 16GB – 17 years is how long it takes for Minecraft: Java Edition to raise its requirement

Minecraft: Java Edition is raising its minimum and recommended PC system requirements for the first time in 17 years as ...
Neowin

Minecraft Java Edition players must move to Microsoft accounts by September 19Minecraft Java Edition players must move to Microsoft accounts by September 19Minecraft Java ...

Back in 2020, Minecraft developer Mojang announced that players of the Minecraft Java Edition would need to migrate their old Mojang accounts to Microsoft accounts if they wanted to keep playing that ...
TechSpot

Minecraft Java Edition is finally moving from OpenGL to multi-threaded Vulkan

Looking ahead: The first official visual upgrade in Minecraft's 16-year history was released last June for Bedrock Edition players. However, the original Java version has a long road ahead of it ...