Mojang in talks with Microsoft for 2 billion dollar sale

[Rainbowtrout]

http://www.loadthegame.com/2014/09/10/report-microsoft-trying-buy-mojang-notch-unlikely-stay/

I can see this happening. So long as mod support remains, and I don't have to shell out every month (wait thats EA), I'm not bothered about it. Your thoughts?

[bsalis]

No strong feelings here either. Though I have not played the game in a long time, and was never involved in the community (and from what i hear, that was probably a good thing)

Unlike, say, Yahoo, I generally don't think Microsoft mess up what they acquire (though someone please correct me if that is not true). They may be able to take it in new directions with the resources they have.

Perhaps they can integrate it in the next version of Windows. That way users can build their own desktop UI that does not suck.

EDIT: and one last thing...

Can't help myself having a chuckle seeing Microsoft pay.. possibly $2 billion on a game written in Java.

Edited September 11, 2014 by bsalis

[SiliconPyro]

I think if anything changed, it might be servers. Making the server software freely available isn't making any more money and Microsoft might lock that down in an attempt to capitalize on running their own servers.

[Deadpangod3]

Nonononononno

Don't do it mojang,

If they buy it, minecraft dies.

I bet everything will go to crap after they refuse to continue developing it.

[flashcactus]

If what happened to skype after the purchase is any indication, I'd say it will ultimately be bad for the game. Very bad.

Ah, and they just might try rewriting it in c#. That'd be awful, but hilarious.

Edited September 11, 2014 by flashcactus

[Kryten]

The game's peaked anyway. There's no way there's enough life left in it to recoup that much money.

[FiresThatBurn]

The game's peaked anyway. There's no way there's enough life left in it to recoup that much money.

I agree. Ive played since beta. The game had its peak there, No annoying people. Had a good community(i know hard to believe) the game was just a fun mining and building game!

[pxi]

One thing's for sure.

MS MineCraft 2015 will have significantly more bullet points on the packaging, compared to the previous iteration.

[SiliconPyro]

The game's peaked anyway. There's no way there's enough life left in it to recoup that much money.

I disagree. A lot of people are playing on mini-game servers now, which could mean steady revenue if Microsoft made their own and charged a premium.

[Kinglet]

Mojang is nearly dead anyway. It took them 321 days to develop 1.8. A team of molders of the size of Mojang could do that in 2-3 months.

[SuperWeegee4000]

charged a premium.

Nononononononononononononononononononononononeineneinneinneinneinnein

[Special Agent Sigvan]

As most would say in my situation:

"Oh hell no"

[montyben101]

To be honest after 1.8 I don't really see what they could add without changing the gameplay quite a bit

[FiresThatBurn]

To be honest after 1.8 I don't really see what they could add without changing the gameplay quite a bit

1.3 Really Nice Update 1.4 Pretty Good Update 1.5 GREAT! 1.6 Not so much 1.7 Nope. 1.8 Why does this update exist? Then 1.9...They would either add hardly anything or kill the game.

[montyben101]

The horse update was crap and the ones after just added nothing much at all

[rtxoff]

Minecraft is going to be the next Spider Solitair, they going to bundle it with their next Windows because they fear Linux.

[mike9606]

Mojang is nearly dead anyway. It took them 321 days to develop 1.8. A team of molders of the size of Mojang could do that in 2-3 months.

The 1.8 changelog is HUGE as well as the largest Bugfix list in Minecraft Update History.

[Rainbowtrout]

The 1.8 changelog is HUGE as well as the largest Bugfix list in Minecraft Update History.

If I'm right, it's even buggier than ever.

[lajoswinkler]

I just hope there won't be "hey, people, if you pay 9.99$, you'll get an expansion pack with 10 more different ores and 5 animals!"-policy. Cause that would wreck the already injured community. It would become annoying like WoW, and endless parade, a hole without bottom.

So far, 1.8 has been working fine for me.

[Kryten]

The 1.8 changelog is HUGE as well as the largest Bugfix list in Minecraft Update History.

Does it actually feel like a big update?

[Science-Recon]

Well, as Elysium said, the PC version isn't growing that much. But consoles are. Theoretically, they could leave PC alone, and develop it for the Xbox one/Xbox 360. (It would even be within their rights to discontinue services to Playstation versions.) that way the modding community/PC version in general stays the same (Giving some credit(?) to Microsoft.) while they get to push the xbox one further forward.

[montyben101]

Does it actually feel like a big update?

No they added different doors, rabbits and some more rock

[Javster]

If what happened to skype after the purchase is any indication, I'd say it will ultimately be bad for the game. Very bad.

Ah, and they just might try rewriting it in c#. That'd be awful, but hilarious.

Bad? I don't see anything wrong with Skype, before or after their purchase.

[rtxoff]

Bad? I don't see anything wrong with Skype, before or after their purchase.

How about automatic skype updates even if you turn them off? Or letting the linux client die and exclude the old one from working any longer? Annoying add's in the newer clients? Skype under M$ will share the same fate like their Messenger.

[Pikachu8091]

The Minecraft community, isn't bad for the most part. You just see the obnoxious 9 year-olds more than anything else because they're showcased. However, I think if Microsoft acquires Minecraft, Minecraft is going down the pooper. Not like it already is.