Microsoft to announce Mojang (Minecraft) buyout on Monday, for $2.5b

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

Burek said:

prinz_valium said:

so they will make the most profits from digital on ps4

and get hardware sale boosts by pysical copys on xb1

 

Do you, or anyone else, think that Minecraft actually sells systems?

To me, it seems the other way around.

It's not: "OMG, Minecraft is coming out on PS4/XOne/Vita/Tablet/Toaster, gotta buy the console!!!"

But: "Hey, I already got a PS4/XOne/Vita/Tablet/Toaster, now that Minecraft is out, I'll get the game!"

 

Exactly.

Minecraft is not going to do any significant boosts whatsoever. MS must think they can get an exclusive franchise out of it. But I reckon it will die off after the second iteration. 

Also...Mojang does not equal Minecraft, I don't know why people keep making this silly error. Its easy enough for them to sell off the IP before acquistion, and its even more likely that the original Minecraft will stay multiplat besides this, though MS might make updates an exclusive or exclusive DLC, but we'll see...

Othewise this seems like the typical cycle of MS Xbox this gen, invest in already critical acclaimed series/hyped series, it performs average to undwhelming, investors get pissed, spend even more money on less of a risk, rinse repeat