UPDATED. The regularly scheduled quarterly security updates for Java on July 15 will not include updates for Windows XP, which is now formally unsupported by Oracle.

Since Microsoft won't include it as part of Windows XP, Sun is offering the new Java Virtual Machine for Microsoft's Windows XP as a free download.

Java vs. JavaScript Wait, there is a huge difference between Java and JavaScript. Java is from Oracle while the latter JavaScript is from Netscape Inc.

Price Java Minecraft starts at about $28, and Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta will run you about $10 while it's still in beta stage.