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starwed on Aug 17, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Minecraft released for android.

Regarding the platform: I don't know how relevant it is, but Minecraft was written in Java. Android apps are normally written in Java. Maybe this was simply the path of least resistance?

shinratdr on Aug 18, 2011 [–]

Choosing Android may have been the path of least resistance, choosing the Xperia Play however is the path of "large amounts of cash up front".

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