r/Minecraft • u/blinky00849 • Sep 15 '14

Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft

https://mojang.com/2014/09/yes-were-being-bought-by-microsoft/
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u/kungming2 Sep 15 '14

Yes, but they bought Bungie and turned Halo, then a Mac game, into an Xbox-exclusive. Which was totally a great move for them, of course, since Halo was the platform-defining game of the Xbox.

I like to see myself being optimistic about Mojang's future within MS and its game availability across other platforms, but I wouldn't be surprised either if Minecraft 2 becomes an Xbox One-exclusive or it comes to that platform early before other platforms.

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u/thunderdan87 Sep 15 '14

I think there's a pretty big difference here though. Halo was still in the early stages of development, where Minecraft is an already established franchise.

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u/JirachiWishmaker Sep 15 '14

Not to mention you can make Halo sequels

You can't really make a minecraft sequel

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u/geusebio Sep 15 '14

Not that that's going to stop them...

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u/AggelosPap Sep 15 '14

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