People are saying it would be illegal for MS to pull Minecraft from PSN... no it wouldn't. Lots of games get delisted for various reasons.
I don't know about the 2 billion number, but I do know MS and Mojang would have better ideas on the worth of the developer/franchise than any of us would. IIRC I read somewhere they made hundreds of millions last year just on Minecraft merchandise. There is tons of potential. Give the game the console treatment. Sequels, expansion, microtransactions (more anyway, it already has them).
Who knows how big of a deal it would be. Also, the "bubu they could have funded 205 studios and games with that money!" talk is tired. And pointless. Going by that logic why do any of the big 3 make AAA games anymore? Think of all the eShop games Nintendo could make if they shelved this whole Amiibo nonsense and canceled Zelda. And why is Sony bothering with Uncharted 4? Think of all the smaller games they could make with that money. MS has enough studios and exclusive games. And best of all, they have enough money to make a move like this, AND still fund other studios and other games.
I wonder what this means for Xbox though? Such a huge investment, if true. Maybe they will move away from home consoles. There's not as much money in it now as there used to be. More so than a killer app for Xbox One, I think exclusive Minecraft on Windows Phones and PC's and tablets would be a pretty big deal.
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