PotentHerbs on 27 March 2022
| konnichiwa said: Moving hardware doesn't mean much when you have +700 million players of minecraft(more than total Playstation HW sold) and almost 150 million monthy active users. Became a top Japanese video game publisher thanks to Minecraft sales alone, Became the most watched video game on youtube + 1 trillion views. |
Having the ability to move hardware, or drive subscription growth, is absolutely crucial in this generation of gaming when the industry is shifting. As popular and profitable as Minecraft is, it won't move the needle for Microsoft in terms of expanding the Xbox brand, Minecraft was already one of the most popular games before Mojang was acquired.
