It was announced by the Mojang studio Minecraftfamous video game in the format sandbox, exceeded 300 million copies sold. In addition, the title is in enviable form and continues to reach multiple platforms, as it did with Chromebooks last June.

The reported numbers are converted to Minecraft in the best-selling video game in history, because GTA V, which occupies the second place, sold about 185 million copies, while PlayStation 2, the most successful console, sold 155 million units. Perhaps Markus Persson, the real name of the creator of the game, who is known in the world under the nickname “Notch”, did not expect such a success and above all that it will withstand the passage of time so much, since it debuted in the month of May 2009. Fourteen years at the bottom of the canyon, which maintains the formula which It currently has about 140 million monthly active users and is quite popular among them streamers.

Notch did not evolve Minecraft himself, but through the company he founded, Mojang Studios, which was sold to Microsoft in 2014. This sale marked the departure of the creator Minecraft company, not without some controversy, having previously criticized what is now the parent company. What is this contradiction? Perhaps because it would be difficult to repeat or approach the success achieved Minecraftso all of Mojang’s value was in a single game.

Exceeding 300 million copies sold caught Mojang Studios preparing for its fifteenth anniversary Minecraft, which will take place in May 2024. With a total of 238 million copies sold as of April 2021, everything seems to indicate that the game will continue to maintain a more than decent sales pace, making Mojang one of Microsoft’s best acquisitions. Helen Chiang, director of the subsidiary, commented on the upcoming fifteenth anniversary celebration:

“As it approaches its 15th anniversary, Minecraft remains one of the best-selling games of all time with over 300 million copies sold, a milestone that no one could have dreamed of when we were all laying down our first blocks. Our incredible community has made Minecraft what it is today and what it will be in the future. We can’t wait to share new Minecraft content and experiences for years to come.“.

It is in Microsoft’s best interest to continue to care for Mojang and Minecraft so they continue in the same line of endless success and it’s hard for the same game to last so long at the top of the most popular scene. mainstream video games, although there are other cases such as Counterstrike.