04-08-2011, 10:40 PM
It's just a milestone, not a massive release, Notch has already explained that suddenly not being Beta won't make it magically a different game or that update will somehow transform it into the final version, it's just marking a date that they want the main features and content finished by, he's also stated that they'll still be doing rolling updates after the beta period is over.
So really having a "release" date is more of a formality than anything else.
So really having a "release" date is more of a formality than anything else.