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Microsoft Is Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Maker of Minecraft
By NICK WINGFIELD and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 8:36
PMSeptember 9, 2014 10:38 pm Comment
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An exhibit for the Minecraft game in New York last year. The goal of the
game is to craft, or build, structures inside its 16-bit worlds.
An exhibit for the Minecraft game in New York last year. The goal of the
game is to craft, or build, structures inside its 16-bit worlds.Credit
Karsten Moran for The New York Times
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Updated, 9:08 p.m. | Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire the maker of
the game Minecraft for more than $2 billion, people briefed on the
discussions said on Tuesday. The move was intended to ensure that one of the
most popular games was available for the computing giant’s family of
devices.
The sides still need to work out many details, and a deal could fall through
, according to one of these people, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Acquiring Minecraft would give Microsoft control of an online world that has
defied many of the conventions of the modern games business to become a
blockbuster success.
Minecraft’s blocky graphics are crude by today’s standards, looking like
virtual Lego bricks. But unlike many of the start-ups purchased by big
technology companies for billions of dollars, Minecraft is already a
lucrative business. This year, Mojang, the privately held Swedish company
that makes Minecraft, told The Wall Street Journal that its revenue was
about $360 million last year, up 38 percent from the year before. The
Journal reported the discussions with Microsoft earlier on Tuesday. Mojang
was co-founded by Markus Persson, a 35-year-old programmer and game designer
who is better known in the gaming world by his gamer name, Notch. Mr.
Persson has said in the past that he did not want to sell the company or
take money from outside investors.
In an era when many games, especially for mobile devices, are given away,
and derive their profit from the sale of virtual currency and other items,
Mojang sells Minecraft the old-fashioned way — by charging people to buy a
copy. The price varies depending on what kind of device people use to play
the game, ranging from $7 on mobile phones to $27 for computer versions. A
version of Minecraft for Microsoft’s Xbox, which has been a top seller for
the console, costs $20.
For Microsoft, the interest in a deal is motivated in large part by a desire
to ensure that attractive content is available for some of its most
important platforms. Minecraft is not currently available on Windows Phone,
the mobile operating system that Microsoft has struggled to turn into a
strong competitor to Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android.
Minecraft has also not been adapted to take advantage of the graphical
interface of Microsoft’s latest operating system for computers and tablets,
Windows 8. The game is not available for purchase in the Windows Store,
Microsoft’s online app store.
Gaming remains one of the most popular applications for mobile devices and
computers. The lack of timely versions of top titles for its devices has
been a problem for Microsoft as it tries to compete more aggressively with
rivals like Apple, Samsung and Google.
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For Microsoft, the interest in a deal is motivated in large part by a desire
to ensure that attractive content is available for some of its most
important platforms.
For Microsoft, the interest in a deal is motivated in large part by a desire
to ensure that attractive content is available for some of its most
important platforms.Credit
By the standards of Microsoft, which had nearly $86 billion in cash and
short-term investments at the end of June, a $2 billion-plus deal would be
relatively small. Because Mojang is a European company, Microsoft would be
able to use cash from overseas operations to fund the deal, a more
attractive prospect than bringing the cash back to the United States where
it would be subject to hefty repatriation taxes.
A spokeswoman for Microsoft declined to comment. Mr. Persson did not respond
to a request for comment.
Microsoft first approached Mojang about three months ago, interested in
pursuing a deal, one of the people briefed on the discussions said. By that
point, the company — and Mr. Persson in particular — had considered a sale
, having received takeover approaches worth about $1 billion in the last few
years.
Soon after, Microsoft made an initial offer, prompting more serious talks
between the sides. Last month, Mojang hired additional advisers to assist in
the discussions.
Talks are continuing between them, and an agreement could be reached by the
end of the month, the person briefed on the discussions said.
While Mr. Persson is said to accept that he may not stay for more than six
months if a deal is struck, Mojang is pressing to try to ensure that
Microsoft retains its younger developers.
In a Q. and A. hosted on the Internet forum Reddit a year ago, Mr. Persson
described growing up relatively poor. After he created the popular game, he
wrote, he has earned a huge amount of money that he spends on computers,
gaming consoles and traveling. “I might eventually get a driver’s license
so I can buy a car,” he added. | z****e
发帖数: 54598 | 2 尽管被鄙视，微软仍要高价收购Minecraft游戏开发商
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Minecraft
猎云网9月10日报道 （文/马赈翊）
《华尔街日报》今日爆料称，微软即将在本周宣布收购Minecraft（我的世界）游戏开
发商Mojang AB。据悉，后者的创始人——游戏开发天才Markus Persson非常鄙视大公
司的垄断和愚蠢，并且先后拒绝了多家巨头的收购要约。尽管如此，微软据说还是为这
个公司开出了20亿美元的估值。
Minecraft被称为第一款真正意义上的沙盒游戏。尽管它没有华丽的动画效果、没有震
撼的视觉动作，但却应为注重故事的情节性和游戏玩法的多样性而获得了用户的喜爱。
据悉，自从上线以来，Minecraft已经为这家瑞典游戏开发商带来了数亿美元的利润。
始终排名App Store付费游戏前五。
然而，支持这样一款游戏的运营仅仅是一个40余人背后团队。而Minecraft的开发也起
源于Markus Persson的业余爱好。他从小孩子搭乐高积木的游戏中，获得了灵感。
现在，Minecraft远远不是一款游戏那么简单，它的触角已经衍生到电影、玩具、学习
用具等领域。其所具有的价值无可限量。
Minecraft
Minecraft
很显然微软收购Minecraft，将会为其被外界认为是“萎靡不振”Xbox业务，带来新的
升级。而对于Minecraft来说，尽管它登录了PC、游戏主机、手机等多个平台，但其主
要营收来源还是在游戏主机领域。
有意思的是，Markus Persson一直对美国大公司颇有微词。此前，因为Facebook宣布收
购Oculus VR，他以“Facbeook从没办过让我值得信任的事”为由，拒绝开发Oculus
Rift版Minecraft。更早些时候，此人还公然在自己的Twitter上攻击微软，要求微软“
不要把PC继续搞砸了”。
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发帖数: 5409 | 3 how this is going to revive xbox ? | z****e
发帖数: 54598 | 4 你没得到它
【在 l*********s 的大作中提到】
: how this is going to revive xbox ?
| a*****g
发帖数: 19398 | 5 minecraft 我的世界＿
【在 z****e 的大作中提到】
: 尽管被鄙视，微软仍要高价收购Minecraft游戏开发商
: www.lieyunwang.com
: Minecraft
: 猎云网9月10日报道 （文/马赈翊）
: 《华尔街日报》今日爆料称，微软即将在本周宣布收购Minecraft（我的世界）游戏开
: 发商Mojang AB。据悉，后者的创始人——游戏开发天才Markus Persson非常鄙视大公
: 司的垄断和愚蠢，并且先后拒绝了多家巨头的收购要约。尽管如此，微软据说还是为这
: 个公司开出了20亿美元的估值。
: Minecraft被称为第一款真正意义上的沙盒游戏。尽管它没有华丽的动画效果、没有震
: 撼的视觉动作，但却应为注重故事的情节性和游戏玩法的多样性而获得了用户的喜爱。
| r****y
发帖数: 26819 | 6 不是我的茶。不喜欢操作类型的游戏。
最近发现Ticket to ride很不错，比这个游戏好玩多了。
【在 z****e 的大作中提到】
: 三锅准备全面跟java接轨了
: 看来这个三锅是当年sun安插在m$的卧底
: Microsoft Is Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Maker of Minecraft
: By NICK WINGFIELD and MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 8:36
: PMSeptember 9, 2014 10:38 pm Comment
: Photo
: An exhibit for the Minecraft game in New York last year. The goal of the
: game is to craft, or build, structures inside its 16-bit worlds.
: An exhibit for the Minecraft game in New York last year. The goal of the
: game is to craft, or build, structures inside its 16-bit worlds.Credit
| f*******t
发帖数: 7549 | 7 别人的世界
【在 a*****g 的大作中提到】
: minecraft 我的世界＿
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