Microsoft Nearing Deal To Purchase Minecraft for $2 Billion CNBC Reports

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poklane said:

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poklane said:

 

Laughed again

You really think MS won't release a Minecraft 2/3/4? There will be some kind of sequelization (out the ying yang) either that way or in the form of things like Halo Minecraft, Batman Minecraft, Marvel Minecraft, Star Wars Minecraft (like the LEGO games). 

Please tell me, how can you make a sequel to Minecraft worth the purchase? And games like Halo Minecraft would have an awfully small userbase.

There's a Minecraft movie coming out, the reason MS is willing to pay this kind of money is likely because they see this as an enduring IP brand (not just a single puny video game) that they can milk in many different ways for years to come. 

Minecraft Go-Karting? Minecraft Movie? Minecraft Theme Park attractions? Cartoon Network TV series? More toys? McDonalds Happy Meals? The moment MS gets its mits on this IP all these things will likely be a go (a Minecraft movie is already a go actually). 

Minecraft and Halo are the two biggest IP on the XBox brand outside of Call of Duty too ... I don't think that's a small audience.