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p>Minecraft creator on Microsoft deal: 'It's all about my sanity'

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p>Shortly after it was announced that Microsoft was buying Minecraft Mojang developer for $2.5bn (PS1.5bn) The Swedish developer behind the game Markus Persson - known as Notch released his own personal message on the acquisition. Below is the entire statement.

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p>I'm leaving Mojang

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p>I do not consider myself to be a game designer. I make games for amusement and because I love programming. But I don’t intend to make them huge hits. I also don't want to make a mark on the world.

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p>Minecraft was a huge success. People claim that it has changed their lives. It wasn't by chance. It's certainly pleasing, and to gradually get placed in a public spotlight is fascinating.

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p>A long time ago, I made the choice to quit Minecraft development. Jens was the ideal person to lead the project, and I was eager to try to do something new. While I tried to make it bigger again at first, I was unsuccessful. But, since I decided to stick to small prototypes, intriguing challenges, and I have enjoyed so much doing my work.

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p>While I wasn't sure how I would fit in to Mojang where the work actually was being completed, I was told by people that I was important to the culture, so I decided to remain.

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p>I was at home with a cold a couple of weeks ago when the internet went wild with rage against me because of some sort of EULA situation that I had nothing to do with. deal with. I was confused. I didn't understand. I tweeted this in frustration.

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p>Later on I watched the This is Phil Fish video on YouTube? and started to realize I didn't have the connection to my fans I believed I had. I've become a symbol. I don't want to be a symbol, responsible for something huge that I am unable to comprehend, that I do not want to work on and that is always resurfacing to me. I'm not an entrepreneur. I'm not a CEO. I'm a nerdy computer programmer who enjoys sharing opinions on Twitter. https://979uc.com/ </p>

p>As soon as this deal is finalized I will quit Mojang and return to Ludum Dares and small web experiments. If I ever accidentally make something that appears to gain traction, I'll probably abandon the project immediately.

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p>Given my public image which is already a bit skewed by me, I don't expect to be capable of ignoring negative feedback at all, but at the very least, I won't have the urge to go through them.

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p>I'm aware that this is in contradiction to a lot of what I've said in public. I don't have an answer to this. I'm also aware a lot of you used me as a symbol of some perceived struggle. I'm not. I'm a person and I'm right there with you.

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p>I love you. You are all amazing. Thank you for creating Minecraft what it is today. But there are too many of us, and I can't be accountable for something as large as Minecraft. It is Microsoft's property now in a certain sense. In a more broad sense, it's been a part of all of you for a long period of time and that won't change.

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p>It's not just about money. It's about my mental wellbeing.

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