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

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MoHasanie said:

fireburn95 said:
2 billion dollars seems a bit low doesnt it? Minecraft alone has surely made about 1-1.5 billion by now. And with the new consoles they're gonna make much more, plus ps3+x360+PC+IOS+Android still sells like hotcakes.
Microsoft looking to buy Mojang - maybe, but I doubt they'd accept. They're a success story in the indie world, and pc players of mc will be pissed as hell

$2bn is much more than I expected. Mojang only reported a profit of $128m in 2013 which isn't that big. In comparison, Take Two which makes GTA, Bioshock, Borderlands and loads of other games has a market cap of $1.87bn. 

Yeah but the big single IP, Minecraft, is definitely worth more than 2 bill, IMO. 
Hell, release a minecraft 2 next year for all platforms for $20 and it'll easily sell millions.
Including DLC and texture packs, & thats on top of 52 mill+ copies already sold for around $15ish.