Minecraft 2 is in development…sort of. Markus “Notch” Persson, the original creator of Minecraft, is planning to create a spiritual successor to the popular video game. He polled users on X about the possibility of making Minecraft 2 or a game dedicated to uncursing potions. Results from that poll favored Minecraft 2 by 81.5% with nearly 300,000 votes cast.
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Of course, Notch can’t actually develop and release Minecraft 2. He admitted as much in an X post, saying it would be “super illegal” to do so. The Minecraft creator sold Mojang, the studio behind the game, to Microsoft for $2.5 billion in 2014. Instead, Notch says he would develop a spiritual successor to Minecraft to avoid any copyright issues.
It’s also unclear when Notch would release his version of Minecraft 2. The developer only recently polled his X followers about which game to work on, meaning it will likely be some time before the spiritual successor’s release.
What This Means for Microsoft
Microsoft won’t be involved in Minecraft 2, or whatever Notch decides to call it. However, the video game developer did say he would be willing to work with Mircosoft on a game. That seems unlikely as Notch has become a somewhat controversial internet personality after he started sharing political opinions following the sale of Mojang.
It also doesn’t seem likely Microsoft would develop a Minecraft 2 anytime soon. Instead, Mojang continues to provide regular updates to the original Minecraft. That seems to be the company’s strategy to increase sales of Minecraft, which is the best-selling video game in history with over 300 million units sold.
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