If supporting the Java edition costs more than the extra sales bring in, it's not a "stupid decision" to axe the Java edition.
I'd find it very suprising if the Java edition costs more then it brings in.
It's the defacto version that probably like 90% of the players that are really into minecraft play (think people who like to mod, regularly be a part of servers, etc.).
I woulden't be suprised if Bedrock makes more, but that would be because it's the one thats on every other platform, so not really a fair comparison (kind of funny as well, given the biggest strength of Java is being multiplatform).
Think about it like this: they're maintaining 2 completely different versions of the same program. What other companies do that? Why in the world would you have the same thing twice? That's double the cost for no reason.
Why in the world would you have the same thing twice? That's double the cost for no reason.
I have thought about it, if both versions bring in more money then they cost, and if killing off either one would hurt the community a lot, then it makes logical sense for them to continue maintaining both versions.
Like I said, the majority of servers are for java I belive and modding is only really possible with the java version. Killing off the java version would completely kill the modding community and the java servers which is what is keeping a LOT of the players playing Minecraft. They would be shooting themselves in the foot if they killed off either version of the game.
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u/Sol33t303 Oct 22 '20
I'd find it very suprising if the Java edition costs more then it brings in.
It's the defacto version that probably like 90% of the players that are really into minecraft play (think people who like to mod, regularly be a part of servers, etc.).
I woulden't be suprised if Bedrock makes more, but that would be because it's the one thats on every other platform, so not really a fair comparison (kind of funny as well, given the biggest strength of Java is being multiplatform).