Minecraft stopped working on Surface Pro X (and other Snapdragons, too?)

Since late last week, Minecraft crashes on start and is impossible to play.

Can't explain what caused it. One evening, I was playing, the next day it had stopped working. It doesn't look as if any updates came through that night.

After first install/app reset, the app closes silently right after connecting to my Microsoft account.

Repeating it later, it silently closes during the loading splash screen.

Reproduction is easy: Get a Snapdragon device (Surface Pro X) and try it. 100% reproducible.

And yes, I tried the usual:

1. un-install + re-install --> no fix
2. reset app --> no fix
3. check for updates --> no fix