A biography for Markus Perssonhasn’t been written yet.
“The more consoles the better, because if there's more competition, they might get more open.”
“Gaming goes in trends, and for a bit of a too-long stretch, it focused on huge productions.”
“I definitely think 'Minecraft' is a freak thing. There's no way you could replicate it intentionally.”
“'Minecraft' is to a large degree about having unique experiences that nobody else has had. The levels are randomly generated, and you can build anything you want to build yourself.”
“Steam is not really leading the PC in any creative way, but it certainly has proved that the PC is a viable commercial platform by having a product that is amazingly easy to use for the end user, to the point where it's easier to buy a game on Steam than it is to pirate it.”
“'Minecraft' certainly became a huge hit, and people are telling me it's changed games. I never meant for it to do either. It's certainly flattering, and to gradually get thrust into some kind of public spotlight is interesting.”
“When I was young, we didn't have indie games. We had 'garage developers' or similar terms, who were just small teams making games out of passion.”
“Infinite power just isn't very interesting, no matter what game you're playing. It's much more fun when you have a limited tool set to use against the odds.”
“I first wore a hat after seeing a friend wear a hat. It seemed like a neat way to keep snow off my head without having to wear a beanie, so I tried it on for a while. Turns out I started wearing the hat at around the time people took pictures of me and put them online and in newspapers, so it kind of became part of my public image.”
“I have the ability to get code done, but I'm impatient, and it's scrappy as a result. Maybe that helped me with 'Minecraft,' as it came quickly. But, well, at some point, I'd like to actually become a good programmer.”
“Facebook creeps me out.”
“I guess people feel like they kind of know me. The game developer me, or the Twitter persona, that's Notch. It's a censored version. The real me is Markus.”
“I'm not an entrepreneur. I'm not a CEO. I'm a nerdy computer programmer who likes to have opinions on Twitter.”
“If I ever accidentally make something that seems to gain traction, I'll probably abandon it immediately.”
“For 'Minecraft,' it actually started with an isometric strategy game.”
“The first game I actually bought myself with my own money was 'The Bard's Tale.'”
“I tried to use Tinder. It didn't work.”
“With the creative stuff, I have highs of being very productive and lows of being not productive. I have that in my moods as well.”
“I already have it, but a good keyboard is invaluable when you spend a lot of time typing. My favorite one is the ancient IBM Model M I have at home.”
“I wouldn't want to do anything like 'Minecraft' again, where it's, like, an on-going thing, and there are customers I have to keep happy.”