How Marcus “Notch” Persson Tweaked Minecraft Share on Twitter
In recent days , some media outlets are actively replicating information that the “comic” tweet of Marcus Persson, the creator of Minecraft, has helped sell him his stake in the company for $ 2.5 billion. Particular attention is paid to the fact that the tweet was “comic” a detailed analysis of the situation is not so.
According to Persson himself, literally within a minute, they called him from Microsoft with a proposal to buy his share in the company that developed the cult project. Blizzard and EA also showed interest in its share, but Microsoft won the battle of giants for the right to possess Minecraft. It should be noted on the same Twitter posts that this decision was not easy for Marcus. Marcus refused to work for Microsoft and after his company went under the control of the buyer, he left his post.
The giants had previously shown interest in Persson’s company, but the latter responded to their proposals with a firm “No, thank you”. Buying Minecraft by Microsoft looks quite logical, since the main audience is in their eco-system, on Windows OS and XBox. The main reason for selling the company, according to Marcus, is that fame began to put pressure on him, and responsibility for the future of Minecraft was depressing. Persson was not looking for billions, he just did what he liked, up to a certain point.
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According to Persson himself, he is not the most sociable person, and his whole life is connected with computer games, especially after his family moves to Stockholm. In Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus “Notch” Persson, ”Persson’s mother, Ritva, recalls that her son feigned stomach pains so as not to go to school and sit at the computer for as long as possible. A detailed history of Notch and the sale of Minecraft developer company can be found in Forbes articles about him, this one and this one .
After leaving the project, which changed the gaming industry and showed the participants of the war for the "graphics" that the gameplay is more important, Persson no longer plans to work in the gaming industry. He bought one of the most expensive homes in Beverly Hills for $ 70 million and did what he loves the most - he kodit and plays video games.
According to Persson himself, literally within a minute, they called him from Microsoft with a proposal to buy his share in the company that developed the cult project. Blizzard and EA also showed interest in its share, but Microsoft won the battle of giants for the right to possess Minecraft. It should be noted on the same Twitter posts that this decision was not easy for Marcus. Marcus refused to work for Microsoft and after his company went under the control of the buyer, he left his post.
The giants had previously shown interest in Persson’s company, but the latter responded to their proposals with a firm “No, thank you”. Buying Minecraft by Microsoft looks quite logical, since the main audience is in their eco-system, on Windows OS and XBox. The main reason for selling the company, according to Marcus, is that fame began to put pressure on him, and responsibility for the future of Minecraft was depressing. Persson was not looking for billions, he just did what he liked, up to a certain point.
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According to Persson himself, he is not the most sociable person, and his whole life is connected with computer games, especially after his family moves to Stockholm. In Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus “Notch” Persson, ”Persson’s mother, Ritva, recalls that her son feigned stomach pains so as not to go to school and sit at the computer for as long as possible. A detailed history of Notch and the sale of Minecraft developer company can be found in Forbes articles about him, this one and this one .
After leaving the project, which changed the gaming industry and showed the participants of the war for the "graphics" that the gameplay is more important, Persson no longer plans to work in the gaming industry. He bought one of the most expensive homes in Beverly Hills for $ 70 million and did what he loves the most - he kodit and plays video games.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/366453/
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