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shibbykins on 20 August 2017
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CGI-Quality said:
Azzanation said:

Why would it be different? If somone wants to buy a PS4 or an XB1 and knowing that Minecraft is only available to the XB1 dont you see the appeal? Minecraft sells well on everything, and someone looking for a home console and wants minecraft than theres your killer app right there. 

All i am saying is it will deliever an edge to Xbox over PS4 if Minecraft isnt sold on PS4 anymore. Its not going to make the XB1 outsell the PS4 or even boost sales numbers though the roof however there is an audience out there for Minecraft. The game has an image and a reputation in the gaming world. It wont be a lost cause for MS if its not sold on PS4 as it will drive there other side up. I do say i think MS are waiting and milking the sales on the game as much as they can on PS4, probably just to help pay back that 3.5b they spent on it. However if its not selling on PS4 anymore than expect heavy marketing campaigns for the XB1 version. 

It's different based on what I bolded. Gears and Halo were born on, and defined, Xbox. But it's pointless to even make the suggestion. Minecraft will continue to sell on as many platforms as it can. It remains a sound business move.

CGI is absolutely correct here. Minecraft was already supported on most platforms before Microsoft bought Mojang. To retreat from that stance would earn them more enmity than it would be worth, and would probably also put a serious dent in Minecraft's own market value. People were leery when they made the purchase to begin with, and have been second-guessing a lot of the moves they've made since the purchase as being forced by Microsoft. There would be no trust whatsoever if Microsoft pulled support for a platform.


Also worth noting: Minecraft as an acquisition was not driven by the XBox Division. Mojang's purchase was almost entirely pushed by the Windows Division. The long term plan is for Minecraft to drive adoption of Windows and (pie in the sky) maybe even the Windows Store, not XBox.