Minecraft axes support for Apple TV because of low playerbaseThe game won't receive any further updates and is no longer supported as of September 24.
Roughly two years since Microsoft and Apple revealed that Minecraft was headed to Apple TV, the game is now dropping support for the platform. In a splash page that recently began surfacing in the game on Apple TV, Microsoft alerted users that it had ceased updates and support for the platform as of September 24 (via Engadget).
From the alert:
Effective from Monday, 24 September, the Apple TV version of Minecraft will no longer be updated or supported. We're grateful to the Apple TV community for their support, but we need to reallocate resources to the platforms that our players use the most.
In other words, Minecraft on Apple TV hadn't attracted enough players to continue on.
While the game will no longer receive updates on Apple TV, those who have purchased the game will be able to continue playing. However, in recognition that the experience isn't "in-line" with Minecraft on other ...
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Minecraft axes support for Apple TV because of low playerbase
