Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft
1–10 of 149 posts
Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft
#2Key Takeaway:
> Now just to be clear, migrating from Mojang to Microsoft accounts is mandatory. If you don’t make the move, in several months you won’t be able to log in anymore – which means you won’t be able to play either.
Link to their announcement video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9cqIwrgz7w
Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft
#3Minecraft was a better game under the original developer. Just recently saw that I can buy Minecraft coins at a tank stop. A really sad development of an awesome game which had an insurmountable amount of free content. Don't know what I expected with the acquisition though.
I don't think I will migrate my account, currently in the process of migrating away from Windows for good.
Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft
#4With the in-game currency and mandatory Microsoft accounts, unfortunately one can see self-hosted Minecraft Java server development halted as well in foreseeable future. I would not be totally surprised if they have been strategically placing bugs (to ruin the experience for those who bought the game but don’t want to be locked in) already.
Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft
#5With the in-game currency and mandatory Microsoft accounts, unfortunately one can see self-hosted Minecraft Java server development halted as well in foreseeable future. I would not be totally surprised if they have been strategically placing bugs (to ruin the experience for those who bought the game but don’t want to be locked in) already.
When you look at some of Microsoft's actions they can seem really solid (for example doing away with Bethesda's launcher, keeping many Bethesda/Mojang/Activison games multi-platform), but if 5 years from now a Microsoft account is required to play Bethesda games and they develop a Microsoft Launcher... No thanks.
Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft
#6Created a new account, got locked almost immediately. Requires a telephone number to unlock it. Thanks Microsoft! Thanks Mojang!
Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft
#7Minecraft was a better game under the original developer. Just recently saw that I can buy Minecraft coins at a tank stop. A really sad development of an awesome game which had an insurmountable amount of free content. Don't know what I expected with the acquisition though. I don't think I will migrate my account, currently in the process of migrating away from Windows for good.
> Don't know what I expected with the acquisition though.
A business buys a product for 2.5Bn, there's going to want to make 10Bn in return.
Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft
#8Minecraft was a better game under the original developer. Just recently saw that I can buy Minecraft coins at a tank stop. A really sad development of an awesome game which had an insurmountable amount of free content. Don't know what I expected with the acquisition though. I don't think I will migrate my account, currently in the process of migrating away from Windows for good.
Honestly I'm in the same boat, I bought a copy of MC 10 years ago and love the game. Watching it grow just as a game and in the speedrunning community, SMPs, builds, Let's Plays, etc has been staggering. But now I'm left questioning what this move means and if the game is taking a different turn from the creative freedom that made it successful in the first place.
Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft
#9With the in-game currency and mandatory Microsoft accounts, unfortunately one can see self-hosted Minecraft Java server development halted as well in foreseeable future. I would not be totally surprised if they have been strategically placing bugs (to ruin the experience for those who bought the game but don’t want to be locked in) already.
When you look at some of Microsoft's actions they can seem really solid (for example doing away with Bethesda's launcher, keeping many Bethesda/Mojang/Activison games multi-platform), but if 5 years from now a Microsoft account is required to play Bethesda games and they develop a Microsoft Launcher ... No thanks.
They already have a Microsoft Launcher; the Windows Store or the Xbox app (which is basically just a better UI layer on top of the Windows Store).
Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft
#10Created a new account, got locked almost immediately. Requires a telephone number to unlock it. Thanks Microsoft! Thanks Mojang!
Hmm. I have like a dozen Minecraft accounts but only one or two phone numbers. I wonder how this is going to play out :/