Microsoft Says It Won’t Launch Minecraft 2

Microsoft has no plans to launch a sequel to Minecraft, according to a recent statement of a company executive, and the firm right now just wants to focus on supporting the community and rolling out expansions.

Minecraft currently has more than 100 million monthly players, and more than 150 million copies of the game have been sold across the world, so many are wondering whether it’s the time for a Minecraft 2 to launch.

Microsoft, which purchased Minecraft last year for $2.5 billion, says such a thing doesn’t make sense from a community perspective, as it would only impact existing players.

“I really don’t think that makes sense for ‘Minecraft,’ given the community. It’s something that always fractures the community,” Microsoft's head for Minecraft, Helen Chiang, told BI recently.

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