Minecraft has regularly over a million concurrent players on PC alone
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Also, Minecraft Pocket edition sold 30 million "units":
https://t.co/p0eTVXrXCi
https://t.co/p0eTVXrXCi
Diprosalic
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i expected even more tbh.
The Cowboy
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That really is a stunning number just for the PC version, my daughter can't get enough of it - she has it on PC, phone and Xbox.
Auto-Reply
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The Steve effect!
CalamityPixel
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The power of Minecraft is ridiculous.
I can really see why Microsoft poured $2.5 Billion into it. It shouldn't take too long to make their money back if they use the brand right.
I can really see why Microsoft poured $2.5 Billion into it. It shouldn't take too long to make their money back if they use the brand right.
It's been cool to see how Minecraft changed the landscape of gaming. It's changed it probably even more so than Super Mario Bros. and Mario did. I thought its time has pretty much passed but I guess I was wrong. I even saw an $80 wristband USB thing that had Minecraft built into it.
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
That's a lot lower than I thought, all the kids I know are obsessed with it and play it all the time.
zephervack
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Concurrent? thats insane.
I still remember buying it back when he was getting people to try it on Reddit, liked it for a bit, but must have played less than 8 hours.
Almost unreal to think how big it has gotten. Lightning in a bottle for sure. I wonder if my old account still works, back then he had counter of sales on the main page and you had to sign in to download the client.
I still remember buying it back when he was getting people to try it on Reddit, liked it for a bit, but must have played less than 8 hours.
Almost unreal to think how big it has gotten. Lightning in a bottle for sure. I wonder if my old account still works, back then he had counter of sales on the main page and you had to sign in to download the client.
Think about it though, just PC. Most kids I know (Step father to an 11 and 8 year old) are and have been playing on xbox 360 and tablets. 1Mil for PC alone is astounding.
Stumpokapow
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Dota 2 is about to break 1m concurrent but hasn't yet. Not sure about WoW, although given the number of subscribers I'd imagine the concurrent number is at or above 1m worldwide.
bananafactory
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Once in a generation game. Maybe once in two generations.
My favourite thing about Minecraft is how it funded Age of Wonders 3.
Does EA have any big PC games?
Sho_Nuff82
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So does this make MS the #1 PC publisher? /trollface
That's a lot of integrated graphics.
A kid (about 10 I assume) came to my place to visit the other day and had a laptop to play on. I assumed it was to play minecraft, and since his laptop was stuck in windows update hell, I offered to play with him on my PS4.
It's unreal how much deep knowledge he had about the game... kids are living this game right now. It's crazy.
It's unreal how much deep knowledge he had about the game... kids are living this game right now. It's crazy.
I'd think FIFA to be pretty huge, but I can't find numbers...
Dictator93
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PC gaming is dead yo.
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This is an insane amount and I don't mean to diminish it or be one of those "Minecraft isn't actually that popular" people because it obviously is, but would that number be somewhat inflated by servers that are always on? I haven't so much as seen Minecraft on a screen since the early alpha days, but my friend who played made it seem like he just always had the game running so people could access his world.
Denton
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Yeah, I wish it funded more games. If I was Notch I would just give Obsidian/Larian/4A lots of money to create AAA RPGs (or in 4A's case, fpsrpgs).
ScepticMatt
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Not even close - That would be some big F2P publisher like Tencent (who own Riot games).
KnockOneOff
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Minecraft is pretty much endless, would be interesting to see where they would go with a sequel
Agree with the above, minecraft is what mario was to us as youths
Agree with the above, minecraft is what mario was to us as youths
I suppose we should agree on what big means first, but the Sims, FIFA and Battlefield should still be relevant games.
KnockOneOff
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Walk round a school man, ask any kid what is there favourite game
Minecraft is all you will hear and see
And this is just on PC, where even DOTA 2 doesn't reach that number. Wonder what the amount of current players looks like when you add consoles and mobile.
The fact that a small indie game like this has become one of the biggest and most popular games ever made still astounds me. Good to see so many kids (and adults) love a game that stimulates their creativity.
The fact that a small indie game like this has become one of the biggest and most popular games ever made still astounds me. Good to see so many kids (and adults) love a game that stimulates their creativity.
Yeah, I've owned Minecraft since the early alpha stages, but it never really grabbed me. But, I'm super happy for its success among kids (and otherwise), I feel like it presents a good image for the games industry.
Hahahaha that made me laugh more than it should have!
My 2 1/2 year old daughter is always begging me to play it.
I don't even have to do anything....I can just go into free mode and float around the map and it makes her happy. She likes pointing out cows and pigs.....yeah, it's that easy to entertain a small child with this game.
Edit* I own this on PC, 360, Android, and IOS.
I plan on picking it up on Vita too...
I don't even have to do anything....I can just go into free mode and float around the map and it makes her happy. She likes pointing out cows and pigs.....yeah, it's that easy to entertain a small child with this game.
Edit* I own this on PC, 360, Android, and IOS.
I plan on picking it up on Vita too...
i wonder how it stacks up against leagues number.
League of Legends was getting concurrent player counts of 7.5m this time last year, and I believe it has only grown since then. That game is in a league of its own.
It's amazing what a child can do* when you give them a large world with a complex set of rules and no instructions other than "Go have fun"
*According to modern day Nintendo design: NOTHING. THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. THEY MUST HAVE STRUCTURE AND BE TOLD EVERYTHING TO DO NEXT. TODAY IS MONDAY YOU MUST WEAR YOUR MONDAY CLOTHES ISN'T THIS FUN.
This is true. I am often quite impressed on what my eight year old son is able to make in this game.
Three co-workers within 100 feet of me have thrown Minecraft-themed birthday parties in maybe the last three months. The breadth the game has covered with kids is crazy and probably just getting bigger? Sure seems like the kind of game you wouldn't mind a kid playing too much looking at some other options.
Denton
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It's funny, I have been following MC's development since the first ever alpha and always was intrigued by it, I bought it as soon as it was on sale. But I never really played it...I prefer storydriven games, RPGs in particular. I was always more intrigued by the idea and following around it than actual gameplay itself.
I do understand the appeal though, building stuff limitlessly and exploring randomly created interesting worlds is appealing for plenty of people. And I love the fact that it is so popular with kids. More kids playing MC instead of CoD is always a good thing.
I do understand the appeal though, building stuff limitlessly and exploring randomly created interesting worlds is appealing for plenty of people. And I love the fact that it is so popular with kids. More kids playing MC instead of CoD is always a good thing.