When word spread last week that Microsoft was considering a purchase of Mojang and its gaming titan Minecraft, fans were concerned about the game's future. Would Minecraft become an Xbox exclusive? Would it be locked to Windows Phones going forward? In a video discussing the acquisition, Xbox chief Phil Spencer said that Microsoft would continue to help develop Minecraft on all the platforms that made it a $2.5 billion brand in the first place.
"This is a game that's found its audience on touch devices, on phones, on iPads, on console, and obviously its true home on PC," said Spencer. "Whether you're playing on an Xbox, whether you're playing on a PlayStation, an Android, an iOS device our goal is to continue to evolve and innovate with Minecraft across all those platforms."
He also assured Minecraft users, whose creations have been essential to the freeform game's success, that their voices will remain vital to the future of the series.
"We come at this with a plan and the cornerstone of that plan is listening to the feedback from the Minecraft community on what they'd like to see," continued Spencer. "And just as we've made some improvements and changes in our Xbox program, I want to keep that same level of commitment to the Minecraft community as we go through this experience together."
[Images: Microsoft/Mojang]
