{"id":192337,"date":"2021-03-02T16:43:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mojang-minecraft-and-microsoft-what-the-future-holds\/"},"modified":"2021-03-02T16:43:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T13:43:47","slug":"mojang-minecraft-and-microsoft-what-the-future-holds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mojang-minecraft-and-microsoft-what-the-future-holds\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mojang, Minecraft and Microsoft: What the Future Holds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ee7be74197\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ee7be74197\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mojang-minecraft-and-microsoft-what-the-future-holds\/#The_Mojang_Story\" >The Mojang Story<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mojang-minecraft-and-microsoft-what-the-future-holds\/#The_Microsoft_Buyout\" >The Microsoft Buyout<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mojang-minecraft-and-microsoft-what-the-future-holds\/#A_Success_Story\" >A Success Story<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Mojang, Minecraft and Microsoft: What the Future Holds<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spieltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mojang-Minecraft-Microsoft-696x392.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spieltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mojang-Minecraft-Microsoft-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.spieltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mojang-Minecraft-Microsoft-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.spieltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mojang-Minecraft-Microsoft-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spieltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mojang-Minecraft-Microsoft-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.spieltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mojang-Minecraft-Microsoft-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.spieltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mojang-Minecraft-Microsoft-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.spieltimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Mojang-Minecraft-Microsoft.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Mojang Minecraft Microsoft\"><\/div>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<p>Minecraft is the digital Lego <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> that everyone has heard of \u2013 even your children\u2019s grandparents. Suitable for children and adults alike, it offers a range of possibilities for play. The brainchild of a company called Mojang, Minecraft was a major driving force behind Microsoft\u2019s decision to buy-in.<\/p>\n<p>But why did this multinational technological company purchase Mojang, and what are their intentions for the brand?<br \/>\n <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Mojang_Story\"><\/span>The Mojang Story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescienceacademystemmagnet.org\/2019\/12\/20\/the-history-of-minecraft\/\">The Mojang and Minecraft story began in 2009<\/a> with a man called Markus Persson who quit his job as a developer and focused on building his own game. The premise was simple: people would be able to dig and collect resources in randomly generated worlds, and break blocks. He called this game initially Cavegame \u2013 but would go on to change it to Minecraft.<\/p>\n<p>Around this time, Mojang was created by Persson, together with his friend Jacob Porser. The two of them would go on to develop, sell and release the highly successful Minecraft. At the time of the Microsoft buyout in 2014, they were selling 50 million copies per month.<\/p>\n<p>Going on to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Mojang provided unlimited opportunities for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityindex.co.uk\/spread-betting\/\">investors looking at tax-free investments<\/a>, with a share price that continued to rise.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Microsoft_Buyout\"><\/span>The Microsoft Buyout<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft doesn\u2019t really make a habit of buying up large gaming companies and has shown no interest in any of the others on the market, so what made Mojang so different?<\/p>\n<p>Despite Mojang remaining a small company, the buyout from Microsoft wasn\u2019t insignificant. It cost them $2.5 billion to buy the entity, and it indeed could have sn<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed up other gaming companies much more cheaply.<\/p>\n<p>However, Microsoft was keen on pursuing them, and experts believe that it was because it wanted its younger demographic.<\/p>\n<p>Mojang\u2019s name is synonymous with Minecraft, an online game whose star is rocketing and shows no sign of slowing. Minecraft is more than a game; there is an enormous global community built around the game, which could be just what Microsoft has been missing.<\/p>\n<p>The company offers Microsoft a way into the younger market, which ties in with the Xbox, a console that is vital to Microsoft\u2019s success. It also slots in nicely alongside Halo as a flagship product that will bring new players to the Xbox.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not just about the Xbox\u2019s success; it\u2019s also about cross-platform applications. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/channeldailynews.com\/news\/microsoft-goes-on-the-defensive-with-skype-acquisition\/4592\">Skype, also acquired by Microsoft<\/a>, works right across every platform, as does Office. Minecraft has the same versatility, working with Android, iOS, and desktop.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Success_Story\"><\/span>A Success Story<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the economy is in a turbulent state at the moment, all the signs are that Microsoft and Mojang will continue to go from strength to strength.<\/p>\n<p>Following the buyout in 2014, Minecraft sales jumped to 100 million by 2016. Despite Microsoft announcing that players using old <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> would no longer be supported, sales have continued to rocket, doubling to 200 million by 2020. Currently, there are 126 million Minecraft players every month.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just the game itself that garners interest. Minecraft was the top-watched game on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> last year too, proving that Mojang created more than just a game, it made a community.<\/p>\n<p>Looking what lies in 2021 and beyond, the Bill Gates founded company plans to merge the two names even more closely. Up until now, classic users had been able to continue to play Minecraft without a Microsoft account. From next year, that will no longer be the case as Microsoft embeds Mojang into its brand and puts it at the heart of its future strategy.\n        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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