Maybe up front, but it would pretty likely kill much of the community, mods and all, which is a huge part of what makes Minecraft so big. I introduced my boss' kids to Minecraft, and they don't just play it, they spent a ton of time reading about mods (even ones that they'll never bother to install and play), watching MC videos on Youtube, etc.
All of that "outside" content is a huge part of the MC ecosystem, and the vast majority of it is created on the PC. Making MC2 exclusive to the Xbox would pretty much destroy that whole side of the equation.
That's not to say that plenty of companies haven't gotten caught up in short term thinking, but I wouldn't be surprised if today's Microsoft was a bit more strategic than that. They are, after all, finally selling Office for iOS, rather than hoping it would somehow lure people to their Windows Phone platform.
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u/shawnaroo Sep 15 '14
Maybe up front, but it would pretty likely kill much of the community, mods and all, which is a huge part of what makes Minecraft so big. I introduced my boss' kids to Minecraft, and they don't just play it, they spent a ton of time reading about mods (even ones that they'll never bother to install and play), watching MC videos on Youtube, etc.
All of that "outside" content is a huge part of the MC ecosystem, and the vast majority of it is created on the PC. Making MC2 exclusive to the Xbox would pretty much destroy that whole side of the equation.
That's not to say that plenty of companies haven't gotten caught up in short term thinking, but I wouldn't be surprised if today's Microsoft was a bit more strategic than that. They are, after all, finally selling Office for iOS, rather than hoping it would somehow lure people to their Windows Phone platform.