The biggest fear of most Minecraft players when Microsoft purchased Mojang last year was understandable - they didn't want Microsoft to dictate Minecraft's future. Microsoft has made one thing very clear recently, and it's that they aren't messing with Mojang. Matt Booty, corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios, told this to Fortune:
"Minecraft has a successful history of being in tune with what the community wants when it comes to the incremental advancements of the game over the years. Our team at Redmond has been working with the Stockholm team to continue that step-based development style, rather than releasing a Minecraft 2.0."
We actually wrote a few months ago about how Windows 10 Edition embodies Microsoft's vision for Minecraft. Essentially, Microsoft wants everyone on every platform to have the same Minecraft experience - and even play together. There's a lot more work to be done to get there, but Minecraft PE 0.12.0/Windows 10 Edition cross-play is a huge step in that direction.
Fortune also included a quote from Mojang's CEO, Jonas Mårtensson, and it's almost like he read our article. "One big goal for the future is to bring Minecraft as one game across all the platforms we’re supporting currently, and hopefully expand it to other platforms," Jonas said. "We just released a Windows 10 Edition beta, which marks the first time you can play across different platforms—from PC to a mobile device. The future of the game lies there, allowing our players to access the game on different devices but be able to play together."
Do you think Microsoft's acquisition of Mojang made the company better or worse? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: Fortune
"Minecraft has a successful history of being in tune with what the community wants when it comes to the incremental advancements of the game over the years. Our team at Redmond has been working with the Stockholm team to continue that step-based development style, rather than releasing a Minecraft 2.0."
We actually wrote a few months ago about how Windows 10 Edition embodies Microsoft's vision for Minecraft. Essentially, Microsoft wants everyone on every platform to have the same Minecraft experience - and even play together. There's a lot more work to be done to get there, but Minecraft PE 0.12.0/Windows 10 Edition cross-play is a huge step in that direction.
Fortune also included a quote from Mojang's CEO, Jonas Mårtensson, and it's almost like he read our article. "One big goal for the future is to bring Minecraft as one game across all the platforms we’re supporting currently, and hopefully expand it to other platforms," Jonas said. "We just released a Windows 10 Edition beta, which marks the first time you can play across different platforms—from PC to a mobile device. The future of the game lies there, allowing our players to access the game on different devices but be able to play together."
Do you think Microsoft's acquisition of Mojang made the company better or worse? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: Fortune