[QUOTE="Boomshaffted"][QUOTE="Arach666"] Because most people have a PC that can play it and can benefit from the adventure maps,mods and all kinds of texture packs? Or do you actually think there´s that many people that really want to play Minecraft but don´t a have a PC to run it? (aka,ancient PC´s)
Arach666
Well, I did some very challenging reasoning and came to the conclusion that... If it's still selling at a very solid rate (which it is), there must be people who don't have it yet who are interested in it - and that maybe, just maybe, gamers who don't tend to PC game and prefer console gaming might fit into that category. Huge stretch, eh? And what are there... Over 50 million 360 owners now? Yeah, I'm sure none of them will have any interest in it. Those 50+ millions don´t seem to be that much interested in downloadable only games,considering that,out of so many millions,the best selling downloadable game(Geometry Wars) is around 1 million(half than MC),so if by throwing that number you meant to say that many millions will buy MC on the 360,then I wouldn´t be so sure about that. At all.Oh,and MC sold over 2 millions,yes,but the extent of it´s comunity is already over 11 millions,because there´s also a free version,wich I seriously doubt it will be available on the 360.
You act like a cheap to make DLC game that sells a million isn't a huge success. The reality is a game with Minecraft's name - and simply put, quality and enjoyability - stands a good chance of being a top seller if not the top seller for XBL. And heck, seeing as it is still basically glorified basement software, it would be cheap to make...By throwing that number I meant to show that there are many times the number of XBOX gamers required to make the game a success who are more than willing to buy things with cheaper and superior PC counterparts on XBL - because, remember, both Catan and MTG were commercial successes on XBL.
Your question of "why even bother releasing it at all?" strikes me as more than a little silly and shows either tremendous bias or short sightedness - perhaps both. The popularity is there, the number of potential gamers are there, the potential for profit is there, and barring technical or manpower issues, why not? It hits a few hundred thousand buys and, wham - that's likely a commercial success.
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