I know Walmart and some of the larger "Box stores" sell minecraft now but I'm assuming it's a CD. It should be around the same price as buying it straight from Mojang. Although the stores probalby have sales on it like every other software at some time.
Be aware tho, the last i'm aware of all you get is the download launcher. You won't have the actual game on it. The CD will install the Minecraft launcher then the launcher will download the game from their servers onto your computer.
Don't forget to have your e-mail and a user name you want to be known as and a password ready so the registration will go smooth and quick.
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You can burn the client program to a CD, sure, but it's not much use to anyone without an account.
The console versions will download the updates to their hard drives. The PC version does not come on a CD.
i have minecraft and it cost me £19.95
Minecraft for the PC costs 26.95.
a minecraft account costs $26.95 USD