Well Minecraft always had it's own launcher since it left beta. I think they've mostly just kept the same system for the Java version because it's what people a

Well Minecraft always had it's own launcher since it left beta. I think they've mostly just kept the same system for the Java version because it's what people are used to, and there's a huge community around modding it. There is a version of Minecraft on the Microsoft Store but it's not nearly as popular.