What Is the Minecraft Marketplace Pass and Should You Buy It?

If you’re playing on the Minecraft Bedrock edition and want some extra content, then Marketplace is what you should check out. It’s a library full of all sorts of different additional content, like skins, worlds, add-ons (mods), texture packs, and more. Today, we will be talking about the Marketplace Pass and whether or not it’s worth it in Minecraft Bedrock. With that said, let’s jump straight in!

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What Is the Minecraft Marketplace Pass?

Marketplace Pass is a paid subscription service you can purchase on the official Marketplace for the Bedrock edition. It is free for the first 30 days (trial) but then you need to pay $3.99 per month. This subscription gives you access to more than 150 different pieces of content.

The Marketplace Pass includes the following content:

• Uniquely themed worlds and mini-games
• Various texture packs that change the looks of blocks, biomes, items, and mobs
• Plenty of cool player skins
• Special character creator items that you keep after the subscription expires.

The subscription renews every month automatically unless you decide to cancel it manually.

How to Buy the Marketplace Pass in Minecraft

Marketplace Pass is easily accessible inside the Bedrock edition. Follow the steps below to find and purchase it.

• Load up your Minecraft Bedrock edition.
• Click the Marketplace button on the main menu.

• Then, click on the black square button with three gold dots on the left menu. This is the Marketplace Pass section. Currently, Minecraft also displays a Marketplace Pass banner at the top.

• Here you’ll see different tabs for the Marketplace Pass, Content, FAQ, and Subscribe Now on the left and the content it includes on the right.
• While on the Marketplace Pass tab on the left, click on the “Start Free Trial” button below the logo on the right. You’ll need to sign in to be able to purchase the Marketplace Pass.

• Furthermore, you can check out the “Content” tab to see all the texture packs you get with the Marketplace Pass subscription. Moreover, every month there is new content available for this subscription, so there is always something fresh and exciting to play with.

• Next, under the FAQ section, you can read through some of the questions and answers you may be interested in.

For instance, once the pass expires, you’ll still be able to purchase and download world templates saved to your cloud storage within 18 months. However, if the content leaves Marketplace Pass, you’ll need to purchase it separately to continue playing with it.

• This will lead you to a different screen explaining the subscription once again. Check the “I agree” button on the left and click the Start Free Trial button. Fill out the rest of your details, and that’s it. You can use this subscription for free for the first 30 days, after which it’ll cost $3.99/month.

How to Cancel the Marketplace Pass

If you’d like to cancel the Marketplace Pass subscription, you can go to the Settings tab from the main menu in Minecraft Bedrock. Here, find the Subscriptions section on the left and click on it. Then, on the right, click on the “Cancel” button under “My Subscriptions.”

Is the Minecraft Marketplace Pass Worth it?

Now, let’s talk about something everyone is interested in: Should you get the Marketplace Pass? The short and straightforward answer is yes, Marketplace Pass is worth it. Now, let’s see why that’s the thing.

1. Lots of Additional Content for Console Players

First, Marketplace exists primarily to allow players on consoles to play with non-vanilla Minecraft content, like add-ons, custom worlds, and more. You could get these content features in some other way, but it’s a complex process, and not everyone is willing to waste time with it. So, Marketplace is a safe and malware-free way of accessing new high-quality content.

Marketplace Pass is therefore especially worth it for console players, as it offers lots of content additions, which you’d have to pay separately otherwise, you can experience for a whole month for just 4 dollars. What’s not worth it there?

2. Safe Access to New Content

Unlike console players, PC and mobile Bedrock players have access to custom content like add-ons through various websites, but they are also not that great. There is a lot of overlapping content and you could be easily tricked into downloading malware or spyware, of sorts. Nobody needs that and the Marketplace in general lets you completely avoid this problem. It is not free, but thanks to this subscription, it’s much cheaper than it would be otherwise.

3. Easily Figure Out Which Content You Like & Which You Don’t

Have you ever browsed through the Marketplace and stumbled upon something that seems cool, but you have no clue if you are going to like it? Well, Marketplace Pass will help you out tremendously in this regard. It’ll allow you to experience content and easily figure out what you like and what you don’t like.

There is no more guessing involved, as everything included in the Marketplace Pass is available to you. When you find something you like, you can then purchase it on its own, since it’s not going to be part of the Marketplace Pass forever.

4. Marketplace Pass Content Is Expected to Expand in the Future

The final reason why I believe Marketplace Pass is worth it is because it’ll probably grow in the near future. This is a great idea and makes sense in many ways. Creators will have more players try out their content, which will result in them probably making even more content.

With more content available and more subscriptions, Mojang will possibly increase the number of content features included in the Marketplace Pass.

So, if you think access to over 150 features is great, wait until you see possibly even 300+ different worlds, texture packs, skins, and more available. Not only that but add-ons will probably be part of the Marketplace Pass as well, so that’s even more awesome features for just $3.99. The price may increase slightly later, but it’ll still be more than worth it.

Marketplace Pass vs Realms Plus: What’s the Difference?

Let’s make it clear upfront – Marketplace Pass is not the same as Realms Plus.

They are a little similar, but there are also some differences. Marketplace Pass provides access to lots of additional content features, but not a realm. You will get a realm server with the Realm Plus subscription, which also provides some separate content from the Marketplace. Not only that, but Marketplace Pass content is actually included in the Realms Plus subscription.

So, for the price of $7.99 per month, you get extra content and a realm, but for $3.99 you get the extra content only. This makes a lot of sense. In case you’re interested in the additional content but don’t care about a realm, then Marketplace Pass is for you.

Also, if you already have a Marketplace Pass and want to switch to Realms Plus, it’s a better option to first cancel the Marketplace Pass subscription and then purchase the Realms Plus.

So that’s everything you need to know about the new Minecraft Marketplace Pass subscription. It’s an interesting addition that will be beneficial to both players and creators, as well as Mojang. With that said, what do you think about this subscription? Are you going to give it a shot? Tell us in the comments below.