Can I play Minecraft (or other games) on the new Macbook Air with the M1 chip?

Heard there are some problems with other apps on the M1 chip

Yes, in principle all programs that were written for the "old" Intel Macs can be used with the new ARM Macs, but the performance is weaker because the ARM processor architecture is different from the x64 architecture.

However, the difference shouldn't be too big, as Apple has put a lot of development effort into not alienating customers.

Minecraft is not exactly performance-hungry anyway, so yes.

The difference between the M1 in the MBP and MBA is that a processor core in the MBA is deactivated (probably to improve battery performance).

But I strongly advise you not to buy a Mac to gamble, and especially not an M1 Mac. Neither the hardware nor the software is particularly suitable for this. Better a gaming laptop or a decent tower computer.

Thanks for the detailed answer 😊

No, I just want to gamble for a while now and then. The focus is on office matters and school issues.