What can you use to play minecraft?

Answer 1

The current systems are Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (which is in the same classification as "others"). minecraft can work on a variety of sub-systems for these systems, although I have a friend who's graphics card does not allow him to play other than in-browser, which reminds me, even if you can't download it, you can play in an internet window, which only requires java, which is, to my knowledge, installed in most computers (wow, lots of commas). For more information, go to minecraft.net.

For a more technical answer, here are systems that run it well:

Dell Latitude D620

Windows XP SP3

Intel Core 2 CPU

T7200 @ 2.00Ghz

1.32Ghz, 1.00 GB of RAM

NVidia Quadro NVS 110M

Here are systems that barely (too much lag to have any fun) run it:

Generic PC

Windows XP SP3

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual

Core Processor 4200+

2.20Ghz, 2.00GB of RAM

NVidia GeForce 6200

dslynx of Minecraftforum.net tested these.

Answer 2

Actually you only need a computer with a good graphic card. You also need to be connected to the internet to download the game, but after you have logged in once, you don't need to be online to play.

Answer 3

What you need:

1. Java Development Kit (JDK) because the game runs off of a Java platform.

2. A creative brain

3. Oxygen

4. A computer

5. Disk Space on your computer

6. Smarts to outsmart mobs and other players on multiplayer

7. Internet Connection to get on the wiki page :) you will need it.

Answer 4

Requirements for operating systems can vary from game to game. For Minecraft on a mac computer, specifications state that it needs Java runtime, 2GB RAM, at least 90MB for game core and sound files and Netbust architecture or its AMD equivalent.

Answer 5

Minimum Requirements:

• CPU : Intel P4/NetBurst Architecture or its AMD Equivalent (AMD K7)
• RAM : 2GB
• GPU : Intel GMA 950 or AMD Equivalent
• HDD : At least 90MB for Game Core and Sound Files
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 or up is required to be able to run the game.

Recommended Requirements:

• CPU : Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 (K8) 2.6 GHz
• RAM : 4GB
• GPU : GeForce 6xxx or ATI Radeon 9xxx and up with OpenGL 2 Support (Excluding Integrated Chipsets)
• HDD : 150MB

Software Requirements:

• Minecraft Release 1.2.5 or newer. Older versions will need to be updated to current versions
• Java (Java SE 6 Update 32 or Java SE 7 Update 4 or newer is preferred)
• Please note that some users experience issues playing Minecraft while using a mismatched version of Java for their operating system (32 or 64 bit), while using certain versions of Java 7, or while multiple versions of Java are installed

SOURCE: Minecraft System Requirements on the Mojang Support Center

Answer 6

There is no "Best" requirement for Minecraft. People generally don't like to do this, but I'm using a macbook pro laptop and it works fine with no lag.

Answer 7

Anything that's not a Mac

Answer 8

Xbox or PC