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Minecraft is Best in Microsoft's Hands

Minecraft is Best in Microsoft's Hands - Ever since Microsoft purchased Mojang back in 2014, Minecraft has continued to see an enormous amount of success.

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xX-oldboy-Xx2434d ago

I'll give you 2 billion reasons why that is. MINECRAFT would've been fine without ms, it was a gaming phenomenon.

King_Noctis2434d ago (Edited 2434d ago )

Then why didn’t it get fast support and fast updates before it was acquired by MS?

Not saying that the game would be dead without MS, but let not pretend that MS’ dollars have nothing to do with the game’s development.

xX-oldboy-Xx2434d ago

Because it wasn't necessary - the game sold itself.

Much like ms themselves, minimum effort - maximum profit.

King_Noctis2434d ago (Edited 2434d ago )

“Much like ms themselves, minimum effort - maximum profit“

You can say that practically to every companies out there to be honest. Sony didn’t purchased Insomniac out of charitable cause, same thing with Nintendo and Monolith Soft. They’re all in for the money.

When MS acquired Mojang, Minecraft went to every platforms imaginable. Would that be possible without MS? I do think so, but it would take a much longer time.

Zeref2434d ago

No it really wouldn't. Microsoft put it everywhere. Especially in the classroom. That never would have happened.

xX-oldboy-Xx2434d ago

it was on the path - wake up - it was always going to happen.

ms didn't make MINECRAFT - they just capitalized on it.

darthv722434d ago

you can crap on MS all you want but they are the reason Minecraft branched out from the niche little building block title it was into a worldwide phenomenon. Their $ and their promoting and using it in ways even the original creator never thought possible (not without a boat load of capital) is all thanks to MS. They really saw something in this title that nobody else did and paid a pretty penny to ensure they could turn it into something grander.

It's okay to give them props oldboy, nobody will think differently of you for admitting they did something right that benefited everyone else.

AK912434d ago

That all depends if MS decides whether or not to make Minecraft an Xbox exclusive or keep it as it is.

cochise3132434d ago

Minecraft does well with or without MS

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Mojang partners with Merlin Entertainments for the Minecraft theme park, Minecraft World

Mojang has partnered with Merlin Entertainments to build the world's first Minecraft theme park in the UK.

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Roblox and Minecraft players are less likely to play traditional AAA video games

Ben Porter from Newzoo explains that the player base has very little overlap with mainstream hits such as Assassin's Creed: Shadows and Ghost of Yōtei

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Exthun72d ago

I used to buy cheap games thinking I’d play them later, but I always ended up returning to my favorites. Now I skip the deals unless I know I’ll play the game soon.

Lionsguard72d ago

This is very true, my nephews grew up on these two games and whenever I introduce them a AAA game whether old or new, it's like seeing an alien try to make sense of it and then quickly lose interest in it.

shinXseijuro72d ago (Edited 72d ago )

Can’t really expect a 8 year old Roblox kid to go buy resident evil 9 lol

CrimsonWing6971d ago

Gaming trends are so weird to me now. Like, I’m old school and games were consumed essentially how movies were. You play through a title and look forward to the sequel or other things that came out. Now, that is so not the norm.

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Minecraft Live Returns on March 21 – Here’s a Sneak Peek at What to Expect

Learn more about Minecraft LIVE, the annual celebration of all things Minecraft. Hear from Mojang Studios and content creators during the livestream and find out where to watch it.

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Rainbowcookie73d ago

Hope we get an updated switch 2 version for on the go.