Notch: Minecraft Was Never Intended for Consoles

Markus "Notch" Persson, creator of Minecraft, says that the upcoming 360 version of the game is being designed to accommodate consoles and not a mere port.

"The 360 version will be a new product based off the PC version of Minecraft," said Persson.

"It will be designed to work better on a console and to focus on the types of experiences you expect when playing games on a console. As an example of something that will change, the crafting needs to be done completely different. 

"The current type of crafting with a game controller would be about as fun as name-entry is," he said in reference to the tedious nature of typing your name in a box on the console. 

Persson says that the idea of creating a console port was never on his mind during the development of the original Minecraft. 

"If I had intended for Minecraft to end up on consoles, I wouldn't have developed the game in Java," he said. "The decision to port the game to consoles came from a combination of player requests, a desire to play around with the brand on different platforms, and some interesting business deals."