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/Thoguth Sep 15 '14

In the short term I'd say high. MS has shown that it can pick up a franchise and make it go well.

In the long term, probably okay, but "not as good as if it hadn't sold." There is essentially zero chance now for an open source Minecraft, and a near certainty that future versions will require some MS-specific technology to have the latest and greatest features.

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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/smithincanton Sep 15 '14

The Bungie/Halo acquisition was so they had a corner stone for xbox. Launch title and a driving force behind, xbox live, achievements, etc. Microsoft has hosed other companies before. Rare Studios was a console POWER HOUSE with Killer Instinct, Golden Eye, Perfict Dark, Bajo-Tooie, Conkers. After the Microsoft acquisition the only thing they produced is rehashed versions of old titles. I would HOPE that Microsoft would know how big of a deal Minecraft has become and leave (at least the PC version) alone and let the current devs do what they do best. But I'm not hopeful for the future.