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Spencer Discusses Mojang Buyout, Future of Minecraft, Downplays Minecraft 2 - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 27 October 2014 / 4,737 Views

Microsoft purchased Minecraft developer Mojang last month for $2.5 billion. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer talked with IGN (via Gamespot) about the future of Minecraft and has stated that it must "meet the needs" of the current community, before a thinking about a sequel. Spencer wants to unify the game across all platforms.

"I think what we've learned through Xbox Live is something that we can help in unifying a little bit of what happens with Minecraft today," he said. "If I'm on PC I get access to the mod servers; if I'm on console or the mobile editions, I don't. We're looking at how do we bring that whole system together a little more. Because there are other games out there that let me move from screen to screen fairly seamlessly."

"I love what [Minecraft] means for us as a gaming industry--maybe that's overstating it a little bit," he added. "Kids creating things, playing together, having a good time--it has a role in classrooms. I just think it's good for us. I see us as shepherds of the IP."

IGN asked Spencer directed about a sequel to the hugely popular game. Spencer said that a Minecraft 2 doesn't make the most sense. The original has a strong community and Spencer wants to do what it takes to make them happy.

"I don't know if Minecraft 2, if that's the thing that makes the most sense. The community around Minecraft is as strong as any community out there. We need to meet the needs and the desires of what the community has before we get permission to go off and do something else," he said.

"It doesn't mean that everything we're going to do is going to map to 100 percent of their acceptance, because I don't know if there is any topic where 100 percent of people agree," continued Spencer. "But we look at Job 1 is to go out and meet the needs of the Minecraft community first, and then we can think about ways that we can actually help grow it. That's our sole focus."

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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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5 Comments
mcronesixteen (on 27 October 2014)

Does that mean they will make minecraft on wii u? Because it said all systems

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Clyde32 (on 27 October 2014)

What would you be able to do in Minecraft 2?

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WhiteEaglePL (on 27 October 2014)

Just make Minecraft 2 already, for PC , Mobile & Xbox.

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Zkuq WhiteEaglePL (on 27 October 2014)

No, just no. There's no need for it.

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r3tr0gam3r1337 WhiteEaglePL (on 28 October 2014)

and what exactly could yo do that is not already possible in minecraft?

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