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

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That's like saying Disney could finance 100 movies instead of buying the Star Wars IP. 

The fact is you could start 20 different studios and none of them would likely make anything as popular as Minecraft. 

Fine, spend $1 billion on Minecraft and then spend $100million on 10 other studios. Disney bought Marvel for $4billion in 2009, pretty sure from the films and merchandise sales they have made this and more back already. How will MS make that much money on a company that can only generate $100 profit a year. Unless they develop something amazing, then it will take 20 years to break even, if it consistantly sells, which it won't.

MS just recently financed something like 6 new game studios. 

If it's not your money, really what do you care if they break even? Apple likely won't ever break even on the Beats headphones purchase ... who really cares?

These companies have more money than they know what to do with. 

Pretty sure MS looks at Minecraft as more than just a game series, they are probably looking at the upcoming Hollywood movie and merchandising aspects as well. They are buying a brand, not just a game.