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[Koren]

Minecraft the way it is — educational (parents really like that part)

Really?

Even if there's redstones, each time I read pages explaining the educational benefits of Minecraft, I think that they've search hard to get an educational justification for the game because it helps the game to be seen in a better light.

Granted, there IS some interesting parts for kids, but presenting it as an education tool seem really far-fetched to me.

 

[Kiriku]

Thanks Obama Ruth

 

[Coffee Dog]

Really?

Even if there's redstones, each time I read pages explaining the educational benefits of Minecraft, I think that they've search hard to get an educational justification for the game because it helps the game to be seen in a better light.

Granted, there IS some interesting parts for kids, but presenting it as an education tool seem really far-fetched to me.

There's nothing even remotely educational about minecraft. Sure, it helps your kid express creativity, but so does drawing or Legos, so it's hardly unique in that regard.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

have yet to play this, but love this letter lol

 

[Phades]

I hope she likes disappointment. I'm getting ready for microtransactions and DLC. Also, getting effed with DRM.

Nah, that's too consumer friendly. It will become online only to promote a "social" experience where you share your stuff with your friends, which will promote more xboxlive subs. I mean, the won't notice the DRM when they have to connect online to just play in the first place...

Other casualties will include PC, Sony products, andriod platforms, etc.

 

[Eddie Griffin]

educational?

 

[Abelian75]

Great, now that asshole Ruth gets her name in print. Gotta teach these kids not to feed the trolls at a younger age!

 

[Ol No Bones]

Chainsaws.

 

[Nzyme32]

She and a whole bunch of other kids are about to experience their first MS acquisition. It's sort of brutal to throw them in the cold water like this, but it's a rite of passage and they will be better off for it later on in life.

This will be the first Microsoft acquisition under Satya Nadela. Even if your exaggerations were accurate in the past, there is no evidence to support how any acquisition would occur now

 

[Cizeta-Moroder]

So what's the concern here? Is Microsoft able to force all the previous versions out of existence?

 

[SmithnCo]

educational?

Creativity I guess. Though I dunno if that really qualifies.

 

[TomShoe]

So what's the concern here? Is Microsoft able to force all the previous versions out of existence?

They're going to Rare-ify Mojang and do something stupid to ruin Minecraft. Like make it Xbox exclusive (no PC) or something like that.

 

[PanicFreak]

Microsoft is the same company that has kept Halo relevant for over a decade. I would think that they could the same with Minecraft if they take great efforts to truly understand its market.

 

[Phades]

Creativity I guess. Though I dunno if that really qualifies.

Easiest swing into that foray would be problem sovling which is a nod back to logic patterns. Raw memorization isn't the only thing within education.

 

[spookyfish]

Relax. It's not like EA bought it.

 

[Doffen]

educational?

Punch a tree and get wood.

 

[Coffee Dog]

Microsoft is the same company that has kept Halo relevant for over a decade. I would think that they could the same with Minecraft if they take great efforts to truly understand its market.

Microsoft assassinated the halo brand with halo 4. Look at the player counts.

 

[Phades]

Relax. It's not like EA bought it.

I laughed, but you have a point. MS isn't going to put a bullet behind its ear when it underperforms.

 

[PanicFreak]

Microsoft assassinated the halo brand with halo 4. Look at the player counts.

OK but the sales were still there. And there seems to be a good demand for the MCC. So....

 

[iNvid02]

DO YOU LIKE MICRO TRANSACTIONS LITTLE GIRL

 

[Interfectum]

That fuckin' Ruth... always has to be different.

 

[Blizzard]

There's nothing even remotely educational about minecraft. Sure, it helps your kid express creativity, but so does drawing or Legos, so it's hardly unique in that regard.

Creativity in a constructive sense (similar to drawing or LEGOs), combined with learning patterns (recipes for items), and more advanced logic (redstone logic circuit blocks).

I simply do not think one can say redstone logic circuits are not "remotely educational".

I feel like if a child is going to play a game, Minecraft is one of the healthier games they could play. It might even inspire some interest in science or engineering.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

I hope she likes disappointment. I'm getting ready for microtransactions and DLC. Also, getting effed with DRM.

Doesn't Minecraft already have a shit-ton of DLC?

 

[BadWolf]

Ruth is the real hero here.

 

[Eteric Rice]

I'm still hoping it doesn't happen.

 

[Riho Hyena]

Doesn't Minecraft already have a shit-ton of DLC?

I guess if you classify updates as DL-
Oh gods. I just remembered the console versons. Help.

 

[Green Wiggly]

Ruth is the real hero here.

At least she has the courage to be an individual.

#TEAMRUTH

 

[Mory Dunz]

Seems kind of fake.

I feel a 10 year old wouldn't care/comprehend ownership changing a game like that.

Dunno, if they heard "playstation buys nintendo" but the next Mario game had Mario, they would expect Mario.

 

[kick51]

This will be the first Microsoft acquisition under Satya Nadela. Even if your exaggerations were accurate in the past, there is no evidence to support how any acquisition would occur now

whoa it got all serious in this thread about an advertorial

 

[Catdaddy]

Seems kind of fake.

I feel a 10 year old wouldn't care/comprehend ownership changing a game like that.

Dunno, if they heard "playstation buys nintendo" but the next Mario game had Mario, they would expect Mario.

Maybe she's a 10 yr old GAF reader?

 

[hoos30]

Please point me to the ten year who knows who Microsoft's new CEO is. And then Cc'd Fortune.

Geek parents wrote this letter.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Maybe she's a 10 yr old GAF reader?

Nah, she would've wrote M$ if she was.

 

[KTallguy]

Minecraft is educational in some ways, but really it's more of an exploration/creativity tool. It's Legos for Gen Z.

I see two routes with the Microsoft acquisition:

1. Star Wars-Craft, Indiana Jones-Craft, insert popular boys brand here-Craft.

2. Minecraft 2... that does something better... I think the top one is much more likely.

 

[Mugatu]

I'm 99.99% sure this was written by some neckbearded Redditor just for karma on /r/gaming

 

[kinoki]

Relax. It's not like EA bought it.

As in that there would only be timed XBO exclusivity?

 

[Archaix]

I'm 99.99% sure this was written by some neckbearded Redditor just for karma on /r/gaming

Yep. Some redditor snuck into an Fortune writer's house and pretended to be their kid in order to write a letter and get it onto the website. That makes perfect sense. You've cracked the case, you can rest now. Go rest and never post anything on the internet ever again, because your job is done.

 

[abadguy]

I don't see them changing the core gameplay. That's the main appeal of MC. Any change to that risks destroying the IP.

MS iz evil and will change the game for shits and giggles.

Game developer acquisitions?

All of them except Bungie.

How did they screw up Twisted Pixel and Press Play?

 

[Corronchilejano]

There's nothing even remotely educational about minecraft. Sure, it helps your kid express creativity, but so does drawing or Legos, so it's hardly unique in that regard.

The hyperbole is strong with those that do not use Redstone circuits.

Also, just because it's not unique in the way it allows you to create things doesn't mean it's not an educational tool. Many schools have, in fact, used Minecraft in their lessons.

So yes, even if there are others out there.

 

[LQX]

Who the hell does she thinks she is?

 

[Percy]

10 years old and she already knows no good ever comes from a Microsoft takeover.

We lose our innocence so young these days ;_;

 

[vagabondarts]

Please point me to the ten year who knows who Microsoft's new CEO is. And then Cc'd Fortune.

Geek parents wrote this letter.

Maybe they are Tenenbaums

 

[SigSig]

There's nothing even remotely educational about minecraft.

Logic gates, bruh.
Also, so many young people getting into messing with java for modding, it's crazy.

 

[Danthrax]

I think "This is Microsoft, not Electronic Arts" is a valid point, but since it's Microsoft, there's still a good chance that everything gets ruined. There's not as good a chance of ruination as if EA bought Minecraft, though.

Minecraft is educational in some ways, but really it's more of an exploration/creativity tool. It's Legos for Gen Z.

I see two routes with the Microsoft acquisition:

1. Star Wars-Craft, Indiana Jones-Craft, insert popular boys brand here-Craft.

2. Minecraft 2... that does something better... I think the top one is much more likely.

Marvelcraft

Boom

 

[Brazil]

She and a whole bunch of other kids are about to experience their first MS acquisition. It's sort of brutal to throw them in the cold water like this, but it's a rite of passage and they will be better off for it later on in life.

This post is freaking beautiful.

 

[Compsiox]

I think there's a difference between buying a company, and essentially buying an IP. When you're buying a single game because of its enormous success, it's best to not fuck with your entire $2billion investment by messing it up. They might, but fingers crossed they don't.

They fire key people in their game studios all the time.

 

[Some Nobody]

Alright, who want's to explain who Bad News Barret is? I'm just assuming he's a wrestler in the WWE.

Exactly that. But his gimmick (as all wrestlers must have), is that for quite a long period of time, all he did was just show up--usually elevated on a podium--wearing a nice suit and give the "WWE Universe" a dressing down on everything from all the problems in wrestling to problems with society in general. Usually he didn't even wrestle--just ruin everyone's day by saying some depressing truth, then leave. His usual opening phrase after appearing would be: "I'm afraid I've got some bad news." Even as a casual watcher, it was quite an amusing gimmick.

And yeah, his usage here (and in SO many other places) is quite apt.

 

[Brazil]

There's nothing even remotely educational about minecraft. Sure, it helps your kid express creativity, but so does drawing or Legos, so it's hardly unique in that regard.

I wonder how I came up with this video on kids learning to program using Minecraft.

 

[edissonlcn]

She and a whole bunch of other kids are about to experience their first MS acquisition. It's sort of brutal to throw them in the cold water like this, but it's a rite of passage and they will be better off for it later on in life.

I miss the good old Rare
If only i knew it better I would have never touched Banjo Kazooie : N&B.

I feel sorry for this little girl.

 

[jem0208]

I don't see why everyone thinks they're going to change it, it's an extremely successful game as it is.


If they're going to mess anything it'll be Minecraft 2.