Mojang Reassures Minecraft Fans about Microsoft Deal

Mojang reassures Minecraft fans about Microsoft deal

The boss of Minecraft-maker Mojang has reassured those who are worried about what will happen when Microsoft assumes control.

A $2.5bn (PS1.5bn) deal that will see Microsoft acquire Mojang was announced in mid-September.

Vu Bui, the chief operating office of Mojang, stated that there is no intention to change the game or change the way players can do with it.

He said that feedback from players remains vital to develop the game.

"Nothing's really changing," said Mr Bui. " "We don't have any plans to change our ways and obviously, I'm not able to discuss the situation in detail and I don’t know all the details, but we're here, and the game's in place and everything is the same as it was before." Mcnames

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Mojang said that he's always attempted to keep the excitement that made the game popular.

He stated, "Maintaining the original culture is really hard." "It's a culture which respects the community and allows the community to do what they want with the game and make it theirs.

"It is absolutely our intention and always has been, to carry on with this," he told the BBC in an interview at London's Olympia exhibition centre where he was delivering a keynote address at the Brand Licensing Europe trade show.

Mr Bui acknowledged that the deal was "still in the works" however, he said that Mojang's goal was to continue to work closely with its vast community of players.

Many block-building fans have expressed their concern about what could occur when Microsoft assumes full control.

Minecraft creator Markus Persson, aka Notch has written about the reasons he was approaching Microsoft and stated that He was handing it over since it had become an overwhelming task for him to manage.

"I cannot be accountable for something this big," he wrote soon after details of the deal were released.

He said, "It's about my sanity. It's not about money." "It's about my mental health."

Mr Bui said that there would definitely be some changes in the coming years, but these would still be done with the input, comments and feedback of fans.

The current system, where Minecraft developers reveal the work they are working on long before it is added to the game, would continue.

"We don't keep our features secret," he said.

Mojang began to showcase the new games they were developing even though he wasn't aware of the details.

Mojang would allow players to test the early versions of a game and assist in the development of it Bui said. Bui said.

A similar method was employed in Minecraft, and Mojang decided to replicate the procedure because it had been demonstrated to benefit developers while working on a project.

It was not about replicating the success of Minecraft to create another title that was as well-liked. Bui said it was more about faith in the overall approach.

He said, "We believe that model." "Regardless of their artistic style, people should invest their time and energy into whatever they believe in, no matter what the outcome.

"That's a noble effort," he added.

Mojang also said that he believes it was wrong to attempt to manage the Minecraft community or dictate what can be done with it.

The best option, he said to move out of the way.

Mr. Bui said that people are the most imaginative when they are free to express themselves in the way they want. While you should provide them with some guidelines and guidelines, they are capable of coming up with more innovative ideas than we can.

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