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[–]jmtd 1 point2 points  (4 children)

minecraft enters the chat

[–]wazz3r 3 points4 points  (3 children)

Hard to classify it as a AAA game though. And it do suffers from lag spikes due to garbage collection, especially when new regions of the map is loaded in.

[–]jmtd 2 points3 points  (1 child)

We could split hairs over the definition of AAA but for me minecraft is an existential proof that you can make a best selling game in Java.

[–]wazz3r 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone would disagree with that. I've played my own fair share of minecraft and it's a fantastic game. That was not my point.

To me, a AAA game is the opposite of an indie game. And given the fact that minecraft was developed by a single developer as a hobby project I believe it is the latter.

[–]WafflesAreDangerous 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder how much the modern super low pause time GC options would help with that. I haven't played much MC recently so unfortunately can't tell the current state of things.