Just keeping up with the times, requirements are still light.

Minecraft has updated the minimum and recommended system requirements for its Java Edition for the first time in 17 years, ...

Minecraft Java came out way back in 2009, and it’s officially had its first major system update, meaning you’ll need to check the minimum and recommended system requirements before playing.

Java Edition getting a big rendering upgrade with Vulkan, it was time for the system requirements to get adjusted.