The main reason is because it requires that you travel around to real-life locations, which is obviously not viable in the current global situation, though Pokemon Go, with similar gameplay mechanics, actually had its best year ever since they made some changes to reduce the need to walk outside:
Either way, it is highly unlikely that the main game will be discontinued anytime soon, they are even in the process of one of the most long-awaited updates (a "cave update"). This also excludes editions for various consoles, which are discontinued as they become obsolete (you can't expect any game developer to keep releasing updates for every edition ever released, especially once the console is no longer being sold and past its end-of-life).
I read that minecraft was going to close during this year, does somebody know what is really the status, what is going on.
This only applies to Minecraft Earth, a completely separate game from what most people refer to when they talk about "Minecraft":
https://www.minecraftforum.net/news/60818-minecraft-earth-to-be-shut-down-and-removed-from
https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Minecraft_Earth
The main reason is because it requires that you travel around to real-life locations, which is obviously not viable in the current global situation, though Pokemon Go, with similar gameplay mechanics, actually had its best year ever since they made some changes to reduce the need to walk outside:
https://www.mobileworldlive.com/apps/news-apps/pokemon-go-shakes-off-lockdown-with-record-revenue
Either way, it is highly unlikely that the main game will be discontinued anytime soon, they are even in the process of one of the most long-awaited updates (a "cave update"). This also excludes editions for various consoles, which are discontinued as they become obsolete (you can't expect any game developer to keep releasing updates for every edition ever released, especially once the console is no longer being sold and past its end-of-life).
TheMasterCaver's First World - possibly the most caved-out world in Minecraft history - includes world download.
TheMasterCaver's World - my own version of Minecraft largely based on my views of how the game should have evolved since 1.6.4.
Why do I still play in 1.6.4?
I was kinda sad when they said they were gonna cancel MC Earth