Minecraft Creator Discusses Achievements, Console Versions

In a recent interview with Gamasutra, Minecraft creator Markus Persson talked about the possibility of adding achievements to his cult hit as well as his thoughts on console ports. "I've had the idea to make achievements kind of like the in-game questing. So you'd be able to see the first achievement in a tree of achievements, and you have to unlock the top ones first before you can unlock the ones further down." Persson continues, "So the first one might be to chop down a tree, or kill a chicken, and then these branch into more things you can do. Hopefully it would encourage people to try new areas."

When asked about the possibility of console versions, he was a little more vague. "I want to work on other games, but I think it would make sense to turn Minecraft into a franchise. I think it's important that there should be a point to any future Minecraft games. So if we make an Xbox version, there should be a point to it being on Xbox."

Far from a confirmation of a console version, but he certainly doesn't seem to rule out the possibility.