i asked one time about minecraft here and a few of you moms answered about it. as far the card that you can buy at walmarts for 26.95 is it just that one payment of 26.95 and then you have the game or just that just start it out and then you have to pay monthly?
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Yes you only have to pay once, but in my house that once is - 1 time for the Xbox, 1 time for the computer, and 1 time for the darn iPad. Ugg.
And on the Xbox it is just like a regular old game, you pay 1x and have it for ever!
Onetime.
We've had it since early beta.
Once you create your user name it will play on any computer, as you just log in using your screen name.
A lot like email.
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Phone & xBox is a bit different.
I think it is a one time purchase then you have the game on that device. If you change devices or your computer crashes you may have to purchase it again.
On our phones you pay $6.95 and you have the game for ever. It goes on the card and if you move the card from phone to phone it's still on there. With all the stuff saved on your world.
When I realized I was going to lose all my purchased ring tones when I changed phones I was so bummed. I didn't buy them again. So hubby made sure that Minecraft would transfer over.
In the olden times, on desk top computers you had a cd and you just put that in the computer and down loaded the game then you could do it on other computers too. We could have it on all of them. Then if I was traveling with my lap top I could play card games and if I was on my desk top I could play my card games. That was nice. If the computer crashed I could re-install it and still play.
Just a one-time fee. :)
I just went on to the site and paid for it. I'm not sure how much I paid, and I've bought two accounts, but I don't think it was that much.
I asked a friend of mine who owns minecraft for an owner's perspective, and this was the answer I received:
"I have owned Minecraft for well over a year now, since Alpha Dev in fact, and I have only paid the original purchase price, and received each and every update that Mojang has put forth.
For the PC, Minecraft works much like Steam for Valve... you make an account on the Minecraft website, purchase the game, and anywhere you go, on any computer with internet access, you can go to the website and either play it from the web browser (fairly slow), or download to the PC you are on, then log in normally. You do need username and password to log in to any instance of Minecraft, and it checks to be sure the same person isn't on at more than one location.
HOWEVER, there are now several versions of minecraft which are seen as different programs, the PC version will not work on the X-Box 360 version, and neither will work on the Android. These are separate versions, and are sold separately. Be certain this card has the correct version of the game you wish to play."
Hope this helps.
It is a one time fee, and well worth it. My younger son spends at least an hour everyday playing this game. The thing about it is, it is basically computer engineering, Legos on the computer.
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