Eh, not that I'm in love with crypto or Web3, but as I've been getting into server stuff and mods for my kids, it's really hard for me to see Microsoft's dealings with Minecraft as a hugely missed opportunity, perhaps even an all out failure. The "metaverse" people keep touting could have (relatively easily, I think) been nearly the sole perview of Minecraft if Microsoft didn't Microsoft Minecraft so hard.
Even e.g. Roblox does a much better job of trying to integrate the creator/modder experience.
Why is this getting downvote? Minecraft could have been so much, particularly regarding educational content.
I don't like the Roblox experience partly due to some pervert indie creators I've heard about. Minecraft could really be extended, not on its main version but through community-reviewed mods probably.
Right. So my kids are into both the Roblox and the Minecraft and that's kind of what got me here; I'm thinking that Microsoft could (very) theoretically have had a long term "Marketplace" vision for Minecraft that looks like the best of what Roblox is today.
(I mean, this is a huge pipe dream. MS has always had the resources but literally has never had anything remotely close to a vision like this)
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Eh, not that I'm in love with crypto or Web3, but as I've been getting into server stuff and mods for my kids, it's really hard for me to see Microsoft's dealings with Minecraft as a hugely missed opportunity, perhaps even an all out failure. The "metaverse" people keep touting could have (relatively easily, I think) been nearly the sole perview of Minecraft if Microsoft didn't Microsoft Minecraft so hard.
Even e.g. Roblox does a much better job of trying to integrate the creator/modder experience.
Why is this getting downvote? Minecraft could have been so much, particularly regarding educational content. I don't like the Roblox experience partly due to some pervert indie creators I've heard about. Minecraft could really be extended, not on its main version but through community-reviewed mods probably.
Right. So my kids are into both the Roblox and the Minecraft and that's kind of what got me here; I'm thinking that Microsoft could (very) theoretically have had a long term "Marketplace" vision for Minecraft that looks like the best of what Roblox is today.
(I mean, this is a huge pipe dream. MS has always had the resources but literally has never had anything remotely close to a vision like this)
I'm frequently critical of Microsoft, and I can always count on what strongly feels like a 4 or 5 downvote overreach regardless of the criticism.