kemosabe Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Smart move by Microsoft - if they can handle this IP well. This one might go well with upcoming One Operating System for all - console-pc-mobile approach, Minecraft can be poster child in the gaming department - only if Microsoft able to pull it off. Personally I don't play Minecraft till now, mostly due to the ugly pixeleted graphics. But MS can give it a next/current gen make over, I might Try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dullu Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Makes you wonder what they have planned for Minecraft. They surely didn't buy Mojang for the creative talent there because all of those people have left. What more is there to do with Minecraft? Not the first of it's kind by M$; and certainly not the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phreak Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 due to the ugly pixeleted graphics. But MS can give it a next/current gen make over, I might Try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapola Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 I think Minecraft will fibd its place next to Mine Sweeper in Windows 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneforever Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Personally I don't play Minecraft till now, mostly due to the ugly pixeleted graphics. But MS can give it a next/current gen make over, I might Try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggr happy ss Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 What MS means by breaking even in june 2015 http://www.polygon.com/2014/9/15/6153497/microsoft-minecraft-2-billion-deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadoken Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Man when you put it in perspective. Star wars was sold for 4bn to Disney and that is such a friggin huge franchise. Along with all the awesome games they ve made. Is minecraft really worth all that much? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Is minecraft really worth all that much? . depends on what they do with it though. if their only intention is to make an exclusive sequel then god bless them. evn if they put it on every device possible, it still doesnt guarenteee sucess. one look at nintendogs and wiifit with tell you that the once big thing doesnt remain that way forever. unless they have stuff like merchandise, movies, game spinoff etc then i dont see how they can even be close to getting that money back. the problem with that is lego games and stuff have already got those stuff covered with their brand. one thing is for sure, rare finally got something new to work on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dullu Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Star wars was sold for 4bn to Disney and that is such a friggin huge franchise. One of those days when Lucas went tripping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyoyaHibari Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/15/michael-pachter-microsoft-is-preparing-for-life-after-the-xbox/ What a comedian? Lol he is criticizing bungie based on reviews for destiny and I bet he never played it. How can anyone be so f**king stupid at that age and status? Maybe he should analize how useless he was and will be in future, for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Is minecraft really worth all that much? That question should go to Microsoft or Phil Spencer. If they would try to repackage and release a successor or spawn off on a different tangent, I do not see the existing user base migrating over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyoyaHibari Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Notch's leaving message. I dont see myself as a real game developer. I make games because its fun, and because I love games and I love to program, but I dont make games with the intention of them becoming huge hits, and I dont try to change the world. Minecraft certainly became a huge hit, and people are telling me its changed games. I never meant for it to do either. Its certainly flattering, and to gradually get thrust into some kind of public spotlight is interesting. A relatively long time ago, I decided to step down from Minecraft development. Jens was the perfect person to take over leading it, and I wanted to try to do new things. At first, I failed by trying to make something big again, but since I decided to just stick to small prototypes and interesting challenges, Ive had so much fun with work. I wasnt exactly sure how I fit into Mojang where people did actual work, but since people said I was important for the culture, I stayed. I was at home with a bad cold a couple of weeks ago when the internet exploded with hate against me over some kind of EULA situation that I had nothing to do with. I was confused. I didnt understand. I tweeted this in frustration. Later on, I watched the This is Phil Fish video on YouTube and started to realize I didnt have the connection to my fans I thought I had. Ive become a symbol. I dont want to be a symbol, responsible for something huge that I dont understand, that I dont want to work on, that keeps coming back to me. Im not an entrepreneur. Im not a CEO. Im a nerdy computer programmer who likes to have opinions on Twitter. As soon as this deal is finalized, I will leave Mojang and go back to doing Ludum Dares and small web experiments. If I ever accidentally make something that seems to gain traction, Ill probably abandon it immediately. Considering the public image of me already is a bit skewed, I dont expect to get away from negative comments by doing this, but at least now I wont feel a responsibility to read them. Im aware this goes against a lot of what Ive said in public. I have no good response to that. Im also aware a lot of you were using me as a symbol of some perceived struggle. Im not. Im a person, and Im right there struggling with you. I love you. All of you. Thank you for turning Minecraft into what it has become, but there are too many of you, and I cant be responsible for something this big. In one sense, it belongs to Microsoft now. In a much bigger sense, its belonged to all of you for a long time, and that will never change. Its not about the money. Its about my sanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneforever Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/15/michael-pachter-microsoft-is-preparing-for-life-after-the-xbox/ What a comedian? Amen brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCore Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/15/michael-pachter-microsoft-is-preparing-for-life-after-the-xbox/ What a comedian? Lol he is criticizing bungie based on reviews for destiny and I bet he never played it. How can anyone be so f**king stupid at that age and status? Maybe he should analize how useless he was and will be in future, for a change. That's Pachter for you in a nutshell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbpoovannagamer Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Wonder how much of that 2.5 billion $ notch and the founder will actually pocket ? Who the hell valuated the minecraft IP as worth billions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbpoovannagamer Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Total sales of minecraft on all platforms could not have exceeded 500 million $....assuming they sold around 50 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VelivolusDas Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 That letter by Notch looks like something Dong Nguyen wanted to type after Flappy Bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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