Java is also not terribly well optimized for 3D games like Minecraft, and wouldn't have run well on the first round of consoles it released on, which includes the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

According to Davison, the only remaining objection to programming games in Java is that Java 3D isn't supported on games consoles. "Although consoles are important," he says, "PC and mobile gaming ...

Uniquely, RuneScape is a Java based game which is played through ... The new version of the game offers fully 3D graphics and a massive game world, and the subscribers version of the title gives ...