Reborn in another world as a game

Chapter 618 The dispute between the electronic version and the CD version; the international game giant is in a panic

The press conference is over.

But the excitement has only just begun.

In a series of social forums such as Weibo and Tieba, the news of the "Thunder Game Conference" is front-page news.

On the popularity lists of major well-known forums, this matter is enough to make several hot searches.

There can be one press conference, one game machine, and several first-time masterpieces... At least in the past two days, there is no news that can compete with this matter.

"It will be released tomorrow, are you ready?"

"I heard that there is enough stock this time, so there is no need to rush to buy."

"The overall stock is sufficient, but it does not mean that there is sufficient stock in all parts of the country. Small cities should be more active, and they may not be able to buy."

"For 2999 yuan, three masterpieces will be given away. If you buy it, you will earn it. Let's go!"

"The price of the game console is not too expensive, and it is still within an acceptable range, but the price of the game is a bit expensive. "Speed ​​Racer" has sold for 349."

"It's normal to be more expensive. After all, the cost of game development is high now. Two or three hundred yuan is acceptable. At most, you can buy less, and buy one a month."

"Based on 300 yuan, one model a month, 10 yuan a day...it's still a bit expensive."

"Then buy a little less. Anyway, at this price now, if you still think it's expensive, you can only play with the computer."

"As soon as [Thunder 2] is released, I guess [Dragon Scale 3] next door may drop a lot in price, you can pay attention to it."

"[Dragon Scale 3] games are not cheap, they are basically around 200 yuan, and 64-bit game consoles have come out, who still plays that."

"People still buy it, not everyone needs to spend so much money on the best game console and new masterpiece."

Netizens are discussing this press conference.

The price of the game console is 2999 yuan, which is 500 yuan higher than the previous generation. No one thinks that this price increase is anything, it is completely reasonable, and even thinks that the price is too cheap.

But the game console is just a tool after all, and it is the game that really costs the most money.

In the era of [Dragon Scale 3], the price of a game was around 99-199. Compared with the 16-bit era, the average price increased by 50 yuan.

As soon as [Thunder 2] came out, the game price directly changed from this range to 249-349, an increase of 50 yuan.

This price is enough to make many serious players feel distressed.

……

Regarding the problem of game price increase, [Thunder Games] officially gave a solution.

Buy electronic version of the game + membership, you can enjoy monthly limited-time free games, as well as price reduction promotions for more good games.

Under the same circumstances, compared with the physical disc version, the electronic version is at least 20% cheaper, including the first masterpiece.

Take "Final Fantasy" as an example, the price of the physical disc is 299 yuan, while the electronic version only costs 239.2 yuan, a direct discount of 59.8 yuan.

Rounding up, it is equivalent to earning [-] million for nothing!
A big V in the game circle on Weibo posted an article explaining the official network service policy of [Thunder Games].

The content is as follows:

"Many netizens have privately messaged me about the price of the game, as well as the official online service."

"I have consulted the VIP customer service of [Thunder Game] in detail, and now I will tell you what I have concluded."

"Let's talk about this network service first-"

"I believe everyone can see that the official attaches great importance to the network plan of the game console and has made very comprehensive arrangements."

"For example, online battles and cloud data storage. The biggest advantage is that the previous living room game consoles have become online game consoles. Even if everyone is not in the same city, they can play games online together. I think this is very good. "

"In the Internet era, stand-alone games are destined to become a minority, and after adding network services, game consoles will be connected to the Internet platform. In this way, the gameplay of game consoles will be greatly increased. In the future, we will be able to share with the whole country while sitting at home Players play "Pokémon" battles together..."

"The cloud data storage function is also a rigid need at present."

"Single-player games all have a shortcoming. Once the hard disk of the game console is damaged, all the hard-earned data will be destroyed."

"In the previous 8-bit/16-bit era, people might not think much of it, because there are only so many game contents, and the save file is gone, so it's a big deal to play again."

"But now it's the 64-bit era. The rich content of the game has improved hundreds of times compared to the previous generation. The time we spend in a game may be several months, or even half a year/year. If it is accidentally damaged The hard drive of the game console was destroyed, causing all the data to be destroyed... That really makes me want to kill someone."

"And the cloud save function allows us to play games with peace of mind. Even if the hard disk of the game console is broken, we can replace the hard disk and download it again and restore the data from the cloud."

"certainly--"

"This function is definitely charged, and it looks like a monthly fee, but I think it is completely worth it. Compared with the fear or accident risk, this money is actually nothing."

"Let's talk about the other two functions of the network service: free games for members, and electronic games."

"Let's talk about the former first, the latter is a bit too much."

"I consulted the official VIP customer service, and the membership price of [Thunder 2] is 150 yuan per year."

"During the membership period, there will be 3 games for free download every month, and 36 games for the whole year. These games must be downloaded within the specified time, otherwise you need to spend money to buy them."

"Games downloaded for free, as long as they are saved in the game library of the account and not deleted, they can be played all the time, and there is no need to worry about being forced to delete after expiration. This will not."

"But I estimate that the quality of free-limited games may not be very good. The reason... Everyone understands why the real best-selling masterpieces are free."

"Of course, this is true, but the quality of the game must not be too bad. Otherwise, if you smash the signboard and ruin your reputation, you don't have to worry too much about who will become a member in the future."

"If you think the price of a masterpiece is too expensive, you can open a membership to get free, 150 yuan, 35 games, an average of 4 yuan per game, what a thief!"

"Moreover, VIP users can enjoy up to 6 months of cloud data storage. These 6 months are calculated based on the last uploaded update. This point must be praised."

"But if you want to buy long-term storage, multi-game data storage, and more noble services, you need to open an exclusive VIP service, and the price is 120 yuan per year."

"Let's talk about the electronic version of the game—"

"I believe that this thing is definitely what everyone cares about the most, because the 20% discount is really a lot."

"Electronic games have both advantages and disadvantages, to put it simply."

"The advantage is simple: you don't need to go to a brand store to buy games, you don't need to change discs repeatedly when you change games, and you don't have to worry about disc damage. The price is also cheap."

"But there are also many disadvantages: no physical discs (can't satisfy collectors), downloading games takes a long time, and second-hand sales cannot be done."

"To put it bluntly—"

"The electronic version of the game is cheap to buy, and it is not afraid of damage. No one cares about the download time, but it can't be sold second-hand... This is really hurt."

"If you get tired of playing the CD-ROM version of the game, you can find a store that specializes in buying and selling second-hand electronic products to sell it for money, but the electronic version is not."

"On this point... the benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise sees the wisdom. Everyone can decide according to their own playing habits."

……

It is really a long analysis post.

It's so long that Tian Moyun will suspect that he is deliberately misleading the number of words when he sees it.

As for the issue of "electronic version of the game", all the netizens also expressed their views.

Game fans feel that they cannot accept it, because people like them like to collect game discs to show that they are senior game fans.

There are also some players who enjoy the process of collecting. After buying the game, such people may play it fresh and fresh a few times, and then throw it in the cabinet to eat ashes.

There are also players who like second-hand trading. They have no collection addiction, and they seldom treasure the games they have played. They basically sell second-hand games to restore blood, and then buy new games.

For players who are very experienced in second-hand trading, it may only cost 2000 yuan to experience hundreds of games a year.

There are even some clever ones, they may still make a profit from it, not only do they not spend money, but they can also make a small fortune...

For example, if you exchange a cheap game disk for an expensive one, and then sell it, the final selling price may be higher than when you bought it. This is equivalent to playing the game for free and earning speculative money.

What's more, players who don't have a broadband network at home and don't plan to install it, in their opinion, it's troublesome to download the electronic version of the game online, but the optical disk is very useful.

These people are very indifferent to "electronic games".

certainly--

For those consumers who have special collection habits, or like to buy and sell second-hand consumers, physical CDs are the most suitable.

But that doesn't mean the electronic version is completely useless.

On the contrary, for many bosses who don't care about money, the electronic version is far more practical than the physical CD.

The biggest advantage of the electronic version is that there is no need to manually change the disc when switching games.

It’s winter now, and players are playing games on the bed/sofa. If they suddenly want to play another game, they have to go to the TV cabinet to manually change the disc, which is very troublesome.

And if it is an electronic version, all the games are stored in the hard disk, just exit and select another one to open, and it is completely done, very easy to use.

Also, if you move frequently, the electronic version is also more convenient than the physical CD.

First, the electronic version does not take up space.

Second, there is no risk of damage to the electronic version.

Anyway, this matter... the beholder sees the benevolent and the wise see the wisdom. Both modes are very good, and they are completely free to choose. Players can use them however they like, and it is their own business.

……

Night falls.

It was just dawn on the other side of the ocean.

[Thunderbolt 2 Press Conference] was held in the Great Xia Kingdom, but the related news was still reprinted by many media to international forums.

This is great, foreign netizens are immediately blown away.

They couldn't understand the language of the Great Xia Kingdom. Fortunately, conscientious media specially edited the video when reposting it, and placed a dynamic translation below, so that foreign netizens could know the content of the press conference.

However, although they can't understand, their eyesight is not bad, and their aesthetics are relatively normal.

In the video, the powerful performance of [Thunder 2] and the promotional exhibition of seven super masterpieces all shocked their hearts.

"Is this really a game console from the East? It's too strong."

"Compared to this game console, the ones we usually come into contact with are no different from shit."

"I really want to play this game console, and I can't wait. I want to ask if there are any friends who have traveled to the Great Xia Country..."

"It's so shocking. I hope to see it coming sooner. I will buy it no matter how much it costs."

Foreign netizens are amazed.

Some people even started to inquire, hoping to find friends who would travel to the Great Xia Country to help them.

When the global version of [Dragon Scale 3] was released, they were also shocked, but at that time there were several international game giants such as [Super Hard Mora], so the shock was not too strong.

But now it's different.

[Thunder 2] is the world's first 64-bit game console, and its performance is at least ten times that of [Dragon Scale 3]. This powerful technical strength has directly turned a group of foreign players into fans, and they can't wait want to experience the world's most advanced game console.

Not only are the game consoles powerful, but the seven super masterpieces that appeared at the press conference are also very powerful, each of which is at the top level in the world.

Games are called the ninth art, and art knows no borders.

……

However, not everyone is as happy as these pure players.

Just like the many high-level executives of [Super Hard Moro Game Company].

At this moment, they were sitting in the large conference room, watching the video of the press conference on the big screen, and the bosses were all silent, without saying a word.

"Tell me what you think."

The company CEO sitting at the top spoke slowly, breaking the dead silence.

what did you say?

Everyone raised their heads and looked at each other, shaking their heads lightly, their expressions were not very good-looking.

Their eyes looked at a middle-aged fat man in a suit who looked like a dog. This guy told them in a very arrogant and confident tone before that this [Dragon Scale 2] would undoubtedly fail, and it didn't deserve their attention at all.

But what about the results?

Shouldn't we pay attention to what was shown at this press conference?
The hardware architecture of [Thunder 2] is pure 64-bit, not 32+32 as they guessed, the difference between the two is very big.

Moreover, the overall performance of [Thunder 2] far exceeded their expectations, and it was at least fifteen times stronger than the game console they were selling.

The most important thing is——

price!

This game machine, which uses the most advanced technology in the world, is actually cheaper than their backward 32-bit models.

How did this mysterious giant from the East do it?
They don't know this, and they don't care about it, they just know... [Super Hard Moro Games] disaster is coming.

As senior executives of such a large listed company, these people are not fools, so they know what this means.

Their [32-bit super hard Moro game console] has almost no competitiveness in front of the opponent's [Thunder II].

The price can't be compared, the performance can't be compared, the game lineup... can't be compared.

[Thunder 2] seems to have only seven super masterpieces, but the terrible thing is that this game machine is perfectly compatible with the game disc of [Dragon Scale 3]...

In other words, as soon as this game console was born, it directly inherited a super-large treasure trove of heritage.

How is this played?
……

"Aren't you usually good at talking? Why are you dumb now?"

The CEO slammed the table angrily, and looked coldly at the fat man in the suit: "Before you told me that you don't need to pay attention, and even spent millions of dollars to advertise for them... Now tell me, what are you going to do? "

He attacked the opponent directly.

In the past, I was very upset when I saw the other party, but suddenly such a big thing happened, the old and new hatred added up, and it exploded immediately.

"..."

The fat man in the suit wanted to say something, but when he saw the high-level people around him staring straight at him, he felt guilty and couldn't speak, feeling his face was swollen.

He felt extremely embarrassed when he thought of how arrogant and arrogant he was before, and even pretending to be smart and spending money to "praise" the other party.

When this matter got out, he would become a complete joke in the future.

As for whether it will spread?
Hehe, there's no need to talk about it, there are not a few people who know about it, and it's definitely impossible to hide it.

certainly--

The most important thing now is not a matter of face, but a matter of interests.

The fat man in the suit suddenly thought of something, his face changed slightly, and he asked quickly, "How is the company's stock price?"

"share price?"

The CEO sneered: "Do you still know that this matter has an impact on the company's stock price? Don't worry about it, it's already hit the limit. It started to fall before [Thunder Game Company]'s press conference. So far, it's been less than 12 hours. Over $200 billion has evaporated."

hiss!
As soon as these words came out, the fat man in the suit almost fainted.

In less than half a day, 200 billion US dollars evaporated, which is really scary.

"Okay, now is not the time to shirk responsibility, we must find a way to resist."

An elderly executive said: "Don't worry about the stock market. We can't save it. Now we must find a way to stabilize the market. Only in this way can the company's stock price return to calm. Otherwise, we will only lose more."

resist?

Everyone knows it's time to defend, but how?

"Think of a way to contact the high-level officials of the Ministry of Commerce of several nearby countries, hoping to delay the review of [Thunder 2] as much as possible."

The executive said lightly: "Then, reduce the price of [Super Hard Moro Game Machine] to 300 US dollars, and then throw out all the cards we prepared, and then contact large-scale channels around the world, spend money to sell relationships, and prevent them from talking to you." [Thunder Game Company] cooperate, guide public opinion at the same time, stimulate national patriotism, and cause trouble for them at all costs...these are the only ways, and it can be stopped for a while."

Many high-level people frowned.

After contemplating for a long time, they couldn't think of any good ideas themselves, so they had to give up.

"Can we buy high-ranking business officials from several major countries in the world? Let them restrict the entry of [Thunder 2]?"

The fat man in the suit suddenly had a thought, and said, "I've already thought about the reason. [Thunder 2]'s network function is suspected of stealing state secret data..."

"..."

The higher-ups looked at him strangely.

"[Thunder Game Company] is backed by [Thunder Group], the private enterprise with the highest proportion of Great Xia's economy. If it is restricted, it will be a slap in the face of the Great Xia Kingdom... What do you think?"

The CEO shook his head and said.

indeed!

The relationship between the Great Xia Kingdom and several major powers in the world is not very friendly, but right now they are afraid of each other, and it is far from the time to tear their faces apart.

You are just a senior executive of a Fortune 500 company, and you still want to participate in such a big political affair, what the hell do you think?Are you so unafraid of death?

"..."

The fat man in the suit suddenly didn't know what to say, his face was flushed, and he felt like a clown.

(End of this chapter)