Microsoft Microsoft Purchases Minecraft creator, Mojang; Notch leaves Company

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Well, this is interesting....

I'm glad Notch got out the right way, but I hope he comes back. Not even a fan of Minecraft, but I like to see diversity in libraries.

As for Microsoft owning Mojang.... I'm conflicted. On one hand, it could mean Minecraft sequels galore because Microsoft likes sequels almost as much as Nintendo. If they leave them alone and let them do what they've been doing, then Microsoft will make piles of money.

 

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My bad there, typed it quick. I'll edit it. Thanks for pointing out it didn't make sense.

 

It's a strange move, really. Minecraft is already out on every current Playstation, so it's not another case of them buying an exclusive and Mojang doesn't seem to be working on anything particularly high profile outside of Minecraft. I doubt Microsoft was worried about a Wii U version of Minecraft, nor did Nintendo seem interested in getting one, so it seems unlikely that it's a political move, which is usually what Microsoft's developer purchases and co-publishing is usually for, see Rise of the Tomb Raider (which had zero need for Microsoft to give money to) and Titanfall (which also had no reason to be paid for by Microsoft and Respawn has made it obvious that the only reason it's Xbox exclusive is because Microsoft paid EA). Rare was also a political move, just not one that worked out for them as well as they would have liked.

I don't care about Minecraft, so really, I'm sitting on the sidelines and watching because it's a fascinating turn of events.