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'Minecraft' now has 112 million Monthly Players

Fortnite may still get the most public attention However, this doesn't mean it's hurting the other gaming phenomenon. Microsoft's Helen Chiang told Business Insider in an interview that Minecraft currently has 112 million active players each month, an increase of 20 million over the figures in October 2018. This includes players across all platforms and includes those who play as part of an Xbox Game Pass, but that's still no small achievement for a game that has been in existence in some form for roughly a decade.



Chiang explained it as an advantage of the imaginative game's longevity -- it's a title that players "keep coming back to." You might fire up Fortnite or other games that get the spotlight but there's a great chance you'll return to building homes and tunnels in Minecraft after that.



Other factors could also be crucial. On top of its sheer accessibility across platforms, Minecraft's blocky graphics and simple gameplay make it easy to play on low-end devices regardless of whether it's an affordable PC or smartphone. You can spend a modest amount on hardware and still get a quality experience.



Microsoft's challenge at this point is to keep the game relevant. The augmented reality of Minecraft Earth helps, as does ray-tracing and other attempts to improve the appearance. But it's not clear whether this is enough. Just another wordpress site Roblox recently crossed 100 million monthly players, and Fortnite could be a bit from it (it has reported 78.3 million users in August 2018). It could not take long for other games to capture the popular culture.


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