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The ultimate better together update

Imagine if Bedrock and Java merged, it would be drastic and have some disadvantages like invalidating old mods but the benefits would be tremendous for all parts of the community:

For bedrock players
Better Redstone.
better servers
ability to follow java youtube tutorials.
more mods
ability to download and play worlds like Hermitcraft.
better shaders.
better command block commands.
hardcore mode, spectator mode, amplified worlds

For java players
better play optimization.
less lag
smoother gameplay
ability to play RTX.
easier use of add-ons/mods.
higher render distance.
movable tile entities.
ability to get DLCs on marketplace.

for Mojang
crossplay will be available, meaning java players will encourage low-income friends or friends without PC to buy mobile/PS4/xbox/switch version to play with them.
the entire java community will have access to the marketplace, meaning more profits for Mojang.
less work for more updates, meaning Mojang can spend less money and make better updates for a unified community.

For Devs
rather than having a divided team working in 2 different versions and languages, devs can focus on one version and get in better updates in less time.
For modders, you will be able to have more users on your mod and more donators because of the larger community.
You will also be able to place your work on marketplace.

For everybody
Crossplay helps everyone. From players to mods to companies.

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    I was just about to write about this idea in an article but now I'm very interested, what other ideas do you have?

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    Aren’t java and bedrock owned by different companies (java by Mojang) (bedrock by Microsoft).
    And how would the Mojang account work?

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    I was just about to write this. All my friends are in a Java SMP server together and I feel left out. But I can’t afford a pc. I wish they would just become one massive version together.

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    As someone who has played Bedrock for many years (and also Java for many years), I like the idea about better redstone and servers for Bedrock, along with adding hardcore and spectator. Amplified worlds probably won't be added, because Bedrock is also played on mobile. If Mojang adds it, there should be a warning, telling people to be careful if they are playing on mobile or an old/not good PC. Also, I like idea of RTX for Java. The main reason why there isn't crossplay between Minecraft Java and Minecraft Bedrock, is because they are in different computer languages. Java is coded in Java (obviously), but Bedrock is coded in C++. No, you can't just change what the game is coded in, unfortunately.

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    This is all well and good, but like it has already been said by Mojang, you will never be able to achieve true parity.

    This is because (among other things) as SlickBike211974 has already pointed out, the two versions are coded in completely different languages and unintended behaviour will not be the same so server and client will not agree on what happens. 

    Also RTX for Java will probably not happen, because the rendering engine doesn't support Pathfinding (the Raytracing type you see in Bedrock with reflections and stuff).