Minecraft reaches milestone of 300 million copies sold

Minecraft has sold 300 million copies, parent company Microsoft has announced.

Microsoft announced the milestone during a Minecraft Live livestream. The game was released in November 2011 and the previous milestone of 200 million copies sold was 3.5 years ago. The game reached the milestone of 100 million copies in 2016, making it the best-selling game of all time. GTA V has sold 185 million copies.