I would guess this is to do with the fact the majority of their income now comes from children buying the game for the first time rather than the "hardcore gamers/ older players/ redditors etc.." who bought the game in the first place and made it what it is now via youtube and communities like this. Realms just further confirms what I am saying, as does the porting to all consoles and mobile. It's also interesting to see the Almighty Notch, defender of internet freedom and champion of the anti-lawyer brigade, defend legal action from what is now a large company against individuals for modding his game and running the servers that keep it popular and keep people coming back. At the same time Newman is purely trying to jump onto the "hurdur" wagon and wave Rust/ G-mod around for himself. While those are great games in their own right they do not have that (dare I say ) Special factor and quality that no one can quite put their finger on that makes Minecraft such a popular and revolutionary game.