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Is it still popular with kids? I was under the impression that it was replaced by fortnite. And what do both games have in common? They're both free.
by mruts 7y ago
Is it still popular with kids? I was under the impression that it was replaced by fortnite. And what do both games have in common? They're both free.
- sgarman 7y agoMinecraft hasn't been free until now.
- Wowfunhappy 7y agoMinecraft Classic was free for a long time, it's just that it was taken offline at one point. (Note, Minecraft Classic ≠ "Minecraft Java" or whatever they're calling the primary pre-Microsoft PC version now)
- ihuman 7y ago> Minecraft Classic ≠ "Minecraft Java It kind of is. Survival was added Java Edition Classic, then was spun out into its own version with Java Edition Indev. The modern Java version is a descendant of Indev.
- Wowfunhappy 7y agoI guess, but they kept up "Minecraft Classic" for many years as a separate (and free) thing. And I'm pretty sure this is just Minecraft Classic again.
- dangus 7y agoMore of a technicality than the reality, Minecraft Classic is like a crude prototype compared to the years of additions that make up the current version of Minecraft (Java or Bedrock).
- aequitas 7y agoThere is Minecraft for raspberry pi edition which comes free with the standard raspbian desktop image. My daughter loves it. It ties in with the education stuff in that it has a python API. For the rest it is more limited compared to normal Minecraft.
- keithnz 7y agoI've noticed a lot of kids seem to have migrated from Minecraft to Roblox.
- bdamm 7y agoMy son tried to play Minecraft when he was 4, but he couldn't read yet so we gave him Blockcraft and later Roblox, both of which he can use without needing to read. That's because the interface is usable if you just click the defaults all the time, and he can clearly tell the difference between a blue button with text and a grey button with text. Although funnily enough, his desire to play Minecraft motivated him to learn to read. So it might be due to kids being exposed to and wanting to play these games earlier, which has perhaps caught Minecraft off guard resulting in a new generation that plays fast-following Minecraft clones instead of actual Minecraft.
- shmerl 7y agoRoblox doesn't work on Linux even in Wine.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 7y agoMost kids don't use Linux
- beenBoutIT 7y agoThe upside is that the smart kids will quickly grow to hate Windows at which point they'll discover Linux.