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I doubt the importance of the xbox port. It was a poor port that couldn't be modded and only came around once the game was already a big internet fad.
by jimmaswell 12y ago
I doubt the importance of the xbox port. It was a poor port that couldn't be modded and only came around once the game was already a big internet fad.
- cookiecaper 12y agoMy anecdote may not be representative, but in my experience, Minecraft was able to spread and become a massive fad among elementary school age kids because they could download it to their Xbox. All the kids I know who play Minecraft do it primarily on the Xbox until they get really into it, at which point they convince their parents to let them download it for the PC.
- cambridge 12y agoThe xbox release definitely gave it the huge boost it needed.
- aortega 12y agoMy kid started playing Minecraft in the Xbox when he was 2. He couldn't even use the control right, his hands were too small for legos, but almost right for the controller. You wouldn't believe what a 2 year old mind can build. The Xbox is now the Minecraft machine, it has no other uses.