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In the book however, Nadella recounts an anecdote that adds another wrinkle: Microsoft had a chance to buy Mojang earlier than had previously been reported, but ultimately decided not to move forward.

As for what this potential spiritual Minecraft sequel could look like, Persson adds that it won’t “sneakily infringe on the incredible work the Mojang team is doing and that Microsoft is ...