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Minecraft - A Peek Into The Future?
11 years ago
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JANUARY 1ST, 2015
Minecraft's new client was released today, completing the transition from Mojang's own servers to XBOX Live For Windows. This comes several weeks after Microsoft announced that mod support would be discontinued with the most recent update.
This comes as no surprise, after 4J Studios ceased development on the Playstation version updates, and Minecraft PE became a Windows Phone exclusive, with only the PC version needing to transition to it's new closed source client and Microsoft's own account system.
Several Minecraft long term users have been complaining on forums after Microsoft effectively shuttered development on non-Microsoft versions of the popular game, shortly before releasing a large title update to the XBOX 360 and XBOX One versions adding new features, and there is a petition currently in progress requesting the reintroduction of modding to Minecraft, due to 'Excessive monetizing'.
Microsoft declined to comment.
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Right now, Microsoft could easily destroy Minecraft as a social and creative juggernaut by working with it how they do with anything else. It's known that Microsoft wants Minecraft Windows Phone Edition, but the problem is how they will get the rest of the $2.5 billion back.
A good developer would leave Minecraft itself well enough alone, let 4J Studios develop for all platforms unhindered, keep Minecraft PE on iOS and Android, and leave authentication of ownership away from the limited coverage XBOX Live system.
A bad developer would ignore all those suggestions. They'd throw round their ownership of Mojang like a wrecking ball, and slowly guide the Minecraft consumer base to becoming one of the X million people who have to own THEIR system or walk away.
Microsoft, You have the power to inject new life into Minecraft, or kill it in a year.
Don't be a bad developer. Let's not have my peek be prophetic.
Minecraft's new client was released today, completing the transition from Mojang's own servers to XBOX Live For Windows. This comes several weeks after Microsoft announced that mod support would be discontinued with the most recent update.
This comes as no surprise, after 4J Studios ceased development on the Playstation version updates, and Minecraft PE became a Windows Phone exclusive, with only the PC version needing to transition to it's new closed source client and Microsoft's own account system.
Several Minecraft long term users have been complaining on forums after Microsoft effectively shuttered development on non-Microsoft versions of the popular game, shortly before releasing a large title update to the XBOX 360 and XBOX One versions adding new features, and there is a petition currently in progress requesting the reintroduction of modding to Minecraft, due to 'Excessive monetizing'.
Microsoft declined to comment.
----
Right now, Microsoft could easily destroy Minecraft as a social and creative juggernaut by working with it how they do with anything else. It's known that Microsoft wants Minecraft Windows Phone Edition, but the problem is how they will get the rest of the $2.5 billion back.
A good developer would leave Minecraft itself well enough alone, let 4J Studios develop for all platforms unhindered, keep Minecraft PE on iOS and Android, and leave authentication of ownership away from the limited coverage XBOX Live system.
A bad developer would ignore all those suggestions. They'd throw round their ownership of Mojang like a wrecking ball, and slowly guide the Minecraft consumer base to becoming one of the X million people who have to own THEIR system or walk away.
Microsoft, You have the power to inject new life into Minecraft, or kill it in a year.
Don't be a bad developer. Let's not have my peek be prophetic.
