Minecraft creator speaks to benefits of self-publishing

The man behind indie sensation Minecraft has explained why his game is not on Steam, and expressed his concerns that the service is dominating the PC.
This is not the first time Notch has said no to Steam, but a year after his blog post on the subject, some of his reasons are no longer applicable.

"It seems like pretty much all the things we wanted to do are possible on Steam now, which is brilliant!" Notch told PC Gamer.
"Since I made that blog post, Minecraft has kept growing very fast (and it selling faster than ever), which combined with us not being on Steam leads to some potentially interesting strategic positions. I’m not quite sure what those are, but we’re a bit wary to submit Minecraft to Steam without knowing more about what we want to do."
Aside from the business angle, Notch has other, more philosophical reservations when it comes to the PC's leading digital distribution platform.

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