Microsoft Talks Minecraft Buyout, Possibility of Minecraft 2

[Bloodyvalley]

Following the announcement of Microsoft's $2.5 billion acquisition of Swedish developer Mojang and the chart-topping Minecraft franchise in September, some wondered how the Xbox maker would grow the brand going forward. A sequel was suggested by some, but in a new interview, Head of Xbox Phil Spencer says the company must "meet the needs" of the existing Minecraft community before potentially expanding the franchise. He also reminds gamers that the deal has not yet closed (it is expected to by the end of the year) and that Mojang is still in control of the series.

"It's a big deal," Spencer told IGN about the acquisition. "For me, I look at it as a great game to add to our portfolio. I love [the gamer] who plays Minecraft. I love that male, female, young, and old--it's something that lives on so many different screens. I'd love to bring it to more screens out there."

 

"I think what we've learned through Xbox Live is something that we can help in unifying a little bit of what happens with Minecraft today," he said. "If I'm on PC I get access to the mod servers; if I'm on console or the mobile editions, I don't. We're looking at how do we bring that whole system together a little more. Because there are other games out there that let me move from screen to screen fairly seamlessly."

Microsoft has pledged to not remove the existing versions of Minecraft for competing platforms such as PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita. However, it remains to be seen if Spencer's ambition to unify game experiences through Xbox Live would apply to those versions of the game.

Looking ahead, Spencer said he thinks the Minecraft series has "such headroom as an IP," suggesting it has lots of room to grow. He also said Minecraft is a hugely important game not just for Microsoft but for the industry at large--and he wants to carry this spirit forward.

"And frankly, I love what [Minecraft] means for us as a gaming industry--maybe that's overstating it a little bit," he said. "Kids creating things, playing together, having a good time--it has a role in classrooms. I just think it's good for us. I see us as shepherds of the IP."

Asked directly about the possibility of Minecraft 2, Spencer said discussions about future extensions of the series--which he admitted not everyone may agree with--will come later.

"I don't know if Minecraft 2, if that's the thing that makes the most sense. The community around Minecraft is as strong as any community out there. We need to meet the needs and the desires of what the community has before we get permission to go off and do something else," he said. "It doesn't mean that everything we're going to do is going to map to 100 percent of their acceptance, because I don't know if there is any topic where 100 percent of people agree. But we look at Job 1 is to go out and meet the needs of the Minecraft community first, and then we can think about ways that we can actually help grow it. That's our sole focus."

Spencer also responded to the rumors that Microsoft's decision to buy Mojang/Microsoft was "hoisted upon" the Xbox team. He said this is not true, and in fact, the deal came from within Microsoft's Xbox team.

Outside of Minecraft the game, Warner Bros. is currently working on a Minecraft movie. Night at the Museum director Shawn Levy is reportedly a frontrunner to direct the "large-budget" movie, which is in the very early stages of development and might not be released until 2017 or 2018.

 

 

 

Also, HOW THE FUCK can they make a sequel to a sandbox game? lmao

 

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What

[Enderman]

I dont think you understand.

Currently we are at 1.8

after 1.8 comes 1.9

after 1.9 will come 2.0

 

They are just linearly numbered updates. Minecraft 2.0 will not be drastically different from minecraft 1.9, in the same way minecraft 1.8 is not drastically different from 1.7

 

They are not making a new game, its just an update that adds features. Minecraft 2 is inevitable, it will come some day or another, but currently 1.9 has to come first.

 

Just as an example, when minecraft 1.0 was released, it was just another update from beta 1.9, not a different game.

Unless they plan to follow the messed up 1.9 > 1.10 > 1.11 numbering scheme (which I highly doubt), minecraft 2.0 will come after 1.9. No surprise.

[TheSLSAMG]

GG, sequel to a sandbox.

 

Everyone expect Garrys Mod 2 soon as well. That would make sense though, because it would be on Source 2, which would imply higher-end graphics.

[Trik'Stari]

 

 

"It's a big deal," Spencer told IGN about the acquisition. "For me, I look at it as a great game to add to our portfolio. I love [the gamer] who plays Minecraft. I love that male, female, young, and old--it's something that lives on so many different screens. I'd love to bring it to more screens out there.""I think what we've learned through Xbox Live is something that we can help in unifying a little bit of what happens with Minecraft today," he said. "If I'm on PC I get access to the mod servers; if I'm on console or the mobile editions, I don't. We're looking at how do we bring that whole system together a little more. Because there are other games out there that let me move from screen to screen fairly seamlessly."

"oh wait, we restrict PC so they can't use mod servers anymore" will be their solution.

 

I would be interested in seeing a minecraft 2 where the code isn't as shitty and difficult to run.

[Tonylu1595]

"oh wait, we restrict PC so they can't use mod servers anymore" will be their solution.

 

I would be interested in seeing a minecraft 2 where the code isn't as shitty and difficult to run.

Code thats isn't as shitty and difficult to run? What do you mean by that? Do you want even older computers to run minecraft?

[Trik'Stari]

Code thats isn't as shitty and difficult to run? What do you mean by that? Do you want even older computers to run minecraft?

Not that, but I'd like my 4690k and gtx 660 and SSD with 16 gigs of ram to not continue to have chunk load lag on single player maps. Even with things set to default I still get chunk load lag on a single player map, why?

[ImBleu]

All I see is Ubisoft's idea of how to make it the same experience across-platform; and that is crippling the PC version.

 

 

Hopefully they just leave us alone and let the modding community keep modding. Maybe they can build-in bukkit to a new version update (2.0 maybe?)

[themaniac]

i hope minecraft will move away from java and be optimized to run better and use many cores and not 1 without optifine

[connorpiper]

i hope minecraft will move away from java and be optimized to run better and use many cores and not 1 without optifine

 

And take the load off the CPU. Also, SLI support.

[CyanideInsanity]

The first thing that comes to mind with a sequel would be moving away from java.

[Enderman]

i hope minecraft will move away from java and be optimized to run better and use many cores and not 1 without optifine

1.8 now has multithreaded rendering

[Bloodyvalley]

i hope minecraft will move away from java and be optimized to run better and use many cores and not 1 without optifine

 

 

The first thing that comes to mind with a sequel would be moving away from java.

Use C++ minecraft: http://minetest.net/

 

It's a Minecraft clone coded in C++.

[Me1z]

GG, sequel to a sandbox.

 

Everyone expect Garrys Mod 2 soon as well. That would make sense though, because it would be on Source 2, which would imply higher-end graphics.

 

You do realize we are already up to Garry's Mod 14, right? Garry's Mod 2 happened YEARS ago.

[NinjaStyle013]

I think they're doing alright here, trying to bring in all the pc modding community & make it cross platform. I dont know why you guys are ripping on Microsoft here.

[mr moose]

 

 

 

 

Also, HOW THE FUCK can they make a sequel to a sandbox game? lmao

 

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Maybe add a story line and remake it with a newer game engine.

 

GG, sequel to a sandbox.

 

Everyone expect Garrys Mod 2 soon as well. That would make sense though, because it would be on Source 2, which would imply higher-end graphics.

 

So it makes sense for garry's mod but not for minecraft?  see above and below.

 

The first thing that comes to mind with a sequel would be moving away from java.

 

exactly, minecraft 2 - minecraft on a real game engine.  And maybe a story line or addon where the user can create their own story lines just like we used to be able to create our own maps for counterstrike.

[qwertywarrior]

 

I would be interested in seeing a minecraft 2 where the code isn't as shitty and difficult to run.

its java what do u expect !

btw do u have OpenCL on ? it always speeds things up

[AndThenThereWas1]

If they wish to do anything stupid, im sure TUG will be happy to take minecraft's place.

[Trik'Stari]

its java what do u expect !

btw do u have OpenCL on ? it always speeds things up

I honestly have no idea. I just know that it takes a good minute for things to load properly

[qwertywarrior]

I honestly have no idea. I just know that it takes a good minute for things to load properly

i meant advanced  OpenGL

its in the video options

 

much faster after its enabled

[Trik'Stari]

i meant advanced  OpenGL

its in the video options

 

much faster after its enabled

Oh that, yeah I do, still laggy as fuck. possibly my ram speed or something? No Idea, I just know that Minecraft is supposedly "poorly optimized", or at least I've heard that said many times

[Common_Courtesy]

Seriously these days I have nothing but contempt for Microsoft. 

[MrCthuntoo]

"oh wait, we restrict PC so they can't use mod servers anymore" will be their solution.

 

 

That's what I was thinking when I read that.

 

I hope that we're just cynical

[Enderman]

Oh that, yeah I do, still laggy as fuck. possibly my ram speed or something? No Idea, I just know that Minecraft is supposedly "poorly optimized", or at least I've heard that said many times

If its laggy you probably are not using the latest version of java 1.8.

Minecraft 1,8 had a ton of optimisations done to it, and now runs at 600+fps on my PC up from 150.

[ManWithBeard1990]

The first thing that comes to mind with a sequel would be moving away from java.

I like Java though. Admittedly, it's easier to write slow code in Java than in C, but if done properly it's really not that bad. Also it runs on more platforms. If they do port it to C DirectX will probably come along with it (because Microsoft) and the Linux and Mac versions will die. Also, Java will get HSA support.