Microsoft confirms 2.5 billion dollars to buy sandbox game Minecraft developer

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent a text like this, "very happy to welcome Minecraft to join the Microsoft family, but also to open up the possibilities of the world to be excited!" ”

It seems the rumors of the past few days have settled, and behind the team Mojang joined the Microsoft Xbox Department. "Microsoft believes in the power of content to connect people, Minecraft will make our game type richer and help Microsoft reach more new users on various platforms," said Bozhong, an Xbox official. Gaming is the best cross equipment service, and we believe that the Minecraft community still has greater potential to tap, and so is its game licensing. This is why we will continue to offer Minecraft games on multiple platforms except PCs and Xbox-ios, Android and PlayStation. ”

"Our commitment to cloud, Xbox live and mobile technology will give players a richer, faster experience, more powerful development tools, and more benefit from the community." ”

Microsoft also assured players that the annual Minecraft enthusiasts ' gathering Minecon be held as scheduled next year. "We want to build a more active community for Minecraft-related YouTubers, bloggers, innovators and players, and we have more to share in the coming months."

Minecraft This classic sandbox game was released in 2009, only on the PC side of the download more than 100 million times, the paid version of a total of 50 million sold. Minecraft is divided into two editions, official and Classic editions. The Classic version is free, but only the creation (Creative) mode has stopped updating. The official version adds a survival (survival) model that includes features such as enemies, life values, and props. The biggest difference between Minecraft and other games is that the game relies entirely on UGC, which relies on players to produce game content. In the game, the player will be thrown into a completely random world of 3D blocks, and they can build the whole game world at their own will.