Reborn in another world as a game

Chapter 701 Thunder - Big Lotus!

[Thunder Game] A new product launch event will be held soon.

This news quickly spread throughout the entire network, adding fire to the already boiling game circle.

When the players got the news, they were a little confused.

"New product launch event? Is this specially for benchmarking [Shenguang 1st Generation]?"

"At first, I was looking forward to the performance of [Shenguang 1st Generation] after its launch, but I didn't expect..."

"Isn't it? I just bought a game console not long ago. Is a new generation coming soon? Blood loss."

"It doesn't seem to be a new generation. Didn't the official say that the new generation will be launched at least two or three years later. This time it should be considered a half-generation upgrade, right?"

"Half-generation upgrades should not run away, this is a normal thing."

"The new product released at this time should be to snipe [Shenguang 1 generation]?"

"It's not a product that focuses on one style, how do you attack?"

"How do you know it's a half-generation upgrade? Couldn't it be a handheld game console?"

"I don't think it's possible. [Thunder Game] has no handheld plan for a long time. Even if you want to do it now, it will definitely be too late."

Netizens were talking.

Their unanimous opinion is: [Thunder Game] will upgrade its best-selling product [Thunder 2] for half a generation.

Half-generation upgrades are undoubtedly normal for game consoles.

A successful game console usually has a lifespan of 5-10 years.

Over such a long period of time, with the continuous change of scientific research and technology, manufacturers can also make adjustments on the basis of the original framework, and then create a more usable and improved model.

all the time—

[Thunder 2] There is no news of a half-generation upgrade, because there is not much demand.

This product is already good enough. It has sold more than 3 million units worldwide, and has an excellent reputation. Players are also quite satisfied with the hardware configuration of this game console, and there are no unacceptable defects.

Under such circumstances, there is absolutely no need for manufacturers to launch half-generation upgrades.

But now, this seems to be a very reliable conjecture.

As for the "handheld phone" that some people guessed?
Everyone felt that this possibility should not be great.

You know, another major business of [Thunder Group] is smartphones. Tian Moyun has been deeply cultivating the smartphone game ecosystem since the second half of last year.

From [Small Game Platform] to the "Mobile Game Developer Program", more than one billion has been invested, and I have personally developed several fun mobile games.

The big V in the game circle once made a more reliable guess:

“[Thunder Group] has long since abandoned the game console plan, because this plan conflicts with its mobile game plan. They believe that smartphones are the future, and handhelds are just the past tense.”

For such a conjecture.

[Thunder Group] and its subsidiaries did not make any response, it seems that there is a tacit meaning.

It is precisely because of this that when someone guessed that the "new product launch conference" might be a handheld, countless "informed people" immediately jumped out to deny this conjecture.

The reason is very simple.

Before the smart phone was made, it was expected that the smart phone would become a portable game device in the future, completely replacing the market demand for handhelds.

Under such circumstances, why make a handheld again?
Isn't this superfluous?

Not only ordinary players and netizens think this way, even those big Vs have written many posts based on a lot of gossip and research analysis.

Big Vs generally believe that this press conference is likely to be a half-generation upgrade, and there is a possibility that a new masterpiece will be unveiled... because it has been rumored before that [Koling Games] was commissioned to develop a new game.

Half generation upgrade...

To put it bluntly, it is technical updates and improvements, fixing hardware bugs that players complain about, and upgrading chip technology, storage technology and the like by the way.

Can such a product threaten the upcoming [Shenguang 1st generation]?
Well, on the surface, this is not the same type of product, and it certainly won't pose a fatal threat.

But to say there is no threat at all... not necessarily.

At the very least, it is still possible to attract a wave of enthusiasm and compete for potential consumers who are vacillating as much as possible.

Perhaps, this is the real purpose of [Thunder Game].

After all, they really don't have any effective means to fight this sniper battle, and the means they can use are all done to the extreme.

……

It is reported on the Internet that [Thunder 2] is likely to usher in a half-generation upgrade.

Although many people think that even if this news is true, it is impossible to affect [Shenguang 1st generation], but... the latter was still affected after all.

The stock price of the old four families ushered in another decline.

It was about to fall to the bottom, but this time it fell a little bit.

This incident did not cause any waves in the international game circle.

After all, there was no hope for the stock prices of the old four companies, and they were unable to manage them themselves. Shareholders who lost confidence also sold off early, and then chose new stocks.

At this time, if it falls a little bit, it will actually have no effect.

"If you can buy their stocks, try not to buy them."

Some old investors sighed: "I was full of confidence in [Shenguang 1] before, but now, calm down and think about it, can this game console really be welcomed by the market? [Thunder Games] is no longer a handheld game, Thinking that this thing has no future, the opinion of the fourth family may not be reliable."

People around are thoughtful.

They all thought before that [Thunder Game] and [Dragon Scale Game] had no plans to develop new handhelds at all. Therefore, after the release of the two-in-one device like [Shenguang 1], it must be invincible.

Since there are no competitors in the market, it should sell very well.

But thinking about it now, this seems to be a misunderstanding.

Why is there no competitor in the market?
Could it be that the executives of [Thunder Game] and [Dragon Scale Game] couldn't think of the handheld?
Could it be that the executives of the two major game manufacturers haven't thought through themselves yet?
This is of course impossible.

Then there is only one reason left - handhelds have no future.

In other words, the future of handhelds will inevitably be replaced by smart phones, just like music phones replaced digital music players and Walkmans.

It is precisely because the handheld has no future, so [Thunder Games] had no such plan, and then it was "picked up" by the old four.

If you think about it carefully, it's really a weird thing.

"What do the fourth family think?"

Someone is lost in thought.

If this is the case, why did the old four choose to develop handhelds?
Could it be that the top executives of the old four families can't see these problems?

"Maybe they have no choice, and... [Shenguang 1st Generation] seems to be more than just a handheld."

Someone said weakly.

……

The senior executives of the old four families have the same thoughts as these netizens.

They also thought it was just a half-generation upgrade.

After all, [Thunder 2] is at least three years away from ending, or even longer.

Launching a new host at this time, there is still a lot of room for manipulation, and it can also be used to spread some of the heat of [Shenguang 2 generation], which is perfect.

"That's all there is to it."

Some shareholders breathed a sigh of relief, then sneered disdainfully.

They are really worried that [Thunder Game] will show some underhanded players that they can't deal with.

He was played by the other party in the stock market before, and even used the two major manufacturers to trick him, making the old four a complete joke.

Now, the "new product release conference" has been announced. The most interesting thing is that the time for this new product release conference is a few hours before the release of [Shenguang 1].

What is the purpose of this, no need to think about it.

It is clear that it is aimed at [Shenguang 1st generation].

Although the fourth family was a little displeased, they breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this was the last resort of [Thunder Game].

But this kind of method obviously can't really snipe [Shenguang 1st generation], they still have a great chance to come back.

This made the shareholders laugh secretly.

"This company is not simple, and it is necessary to remain vigilant."

The blond old man sitting at the top said lightly: "Tonight, some senior executives stayed in the company and watched closely the content of this press conference. If there is anything wrong, please contact me at any time."

If it's just a regular half-generation upgrade, that's fine.

After all, the essence of the half-generation upgrade is just a small upgrade and improvement of the existing game consoles, and there will not be much change in essence.

No matter how bad it is, it is to release a few new games immediately, and spread the heat and focus as much as possible. This is already the limit.

but……

The blond old man did not take this conference lightly because of these conjectures.

He is very clear that [Thunder Games] endured for a long time, and finally made a comeback to become the overlord. The senior management of this company is definitely not a good person, and this press conference... who knows if there will be any backup?

Those who should be vigilant still need to be vigilant.

……

Besides these people, the most confused ones are those game makers.

New console?

The bigwigs in the game circle shook their heads, thinking that this was unlikely.

[Thunder 2] has just nearly tripled the historical record with a sales volume of more than 3 million, and this game console has a good global reputation, and it is still selling well.

Launching a new game console at this time... isn't that exciting?

Others don't say it, those players who just bought a game console can't tolerate it.

Moreover, if it is really a new game console, it is impossible for [Thunder Games] to make the first game lineup alone, at least half a year/year in advance, and hand over the development tools of the new game console to the manufacturer.

So... half a generation is most likely to be upgraded.

Does this need to be taken seriously?

It can be taken seriously or not.

As insiders in the game circle, they need to pay attention to everything that happens in this circle, regardless of whether it has something to do with them or not.

Saying I don't pay attention to it...the half-generation upgrade is really nothing to pay attention to, it's nothing more than strengthening the original game console, that's all.

It will not have any impact on these third-party producers.

but……

I always feel that this matter is not as simple as it seems.

If it were a manufacturer like the old four, maybe they would hold a press conference, but would [Thunder Games] do this?

High probability is not.

With Tian Moyun's character, he would never attach so much importance to such a small matter of half-generation upgrade.

Therefore, those manufacturer bosses who have had in-depth cooperation with [Thunder Games] are secretly guessing the intention of this press conference.

Half generation upgrade?

New game release?
I'm afraid it's not that simple, especially... this is a press conference led by Tian Moyun himself.

"The storm is coming."

Chen Guohua, the boss of [Koling Game], sighed: "It is said that the actions of the old four this time will cause turmoil in [Thunder Game]. I don't think so."

What is the stock market game?
What is the defection of the two major producers?
If they thought this was Tian Moyun's method, they would be underestimating people.

Chen Guohua secretly guessed that Tian Moyun's real trump card against the old four was probably this new product launch conference, and the previous ones... were just appetizers.

"Is it really impossible to be a handheld?"

The employee on the side sighed: "To be honest, I quite like handhelds. If [Thunder Games] releases a handheld, I will definitely buy it and play it."

"..."

Chen Guohua was about to say something, but suddenly his heart moved, thoughtful.

……

this afternoon.

The Thunder game press conference was held at the Imperial Capital Indoor Gymnasium.

Media reporters and invited players entered the arena in an orderly manner.

They communicated with each other, there was a lot of discussion in the field, and people with cameras could be seen wandering around everywhere.

to be honest.

Although the press conference was held in a hurry and the preparations were not perfect, the audience didn't care about it.

What they want to know more is the content of today's press conference.

Facing the menacing old four, how does [Thunder Game] plan to fight back?

Really looking forward to it.

The Daxia people are still very confident about this, because in the past few years, [Thunder Games] has rarely disappointed them.

I believe it will be the same this time.

……

The conference begins.

Tian Moyun walked onto the stage and looked at the dark audience with a smile.

"Hi everyone, I'm Tian Moyun...Although you may all know me, out of courtesy, I'd like to introduce myself."

He said lightly.

clap clap-

There was applause.

Many players who came to the scene for the first time are still a little confused at the moment, and don't understand what's going on.

"Recently, a lot has happened in the international gaming circle."

Tian Moyun said softly: "I think you should be very concerned about that matter... Well, the new game console of the old four, the day they released the new game console, I watched the live broadcast on the Internet, and to be honest, I am very impressed with that game console." The game console is quite exciting, and when it goes on sale tomorrow, I will buy one and play with it.”

???

At the press conference, is it okay to praise competitors' products?

The newcomers looked confused, while the old fans smiled knowingly——

This is Tian Moyun's style.

He is usually not stingy about praising his competitors, although he will eventually defeat them with crushing products.

"to be frank."

Tian Moyun continued: "When I saw the new game console jointly released by the old four companies on the live webcast, I was amazed at the same time, but also a little surprised, because... I finally found a player with a similar idea to me. man, it's interesting."

What do you mean?
The audience was a little confused and didn't quite understand.

"I seem to have guessed what the new product is, but it's kind of weird."

Bai Wenshu, who was sitting in the front row, said in a low voice.

The faces of the people next to him changed slightly, could it not be, could it be such a coincidence?

on the stage--

"Let's not talk nonsense, let's get into the topic."

Tian Moyun smiled, and he didn't bother to continue whetting his appetite. He directly pressed the remote control, and the picture on the big screen changed.

A wonderful ad is presented.

In the picture, it is a living room environment, a family of three are playing games, having fun.

To the surprise of the audience, the three people in the living room were all playing with controllers... This turned out to be a game that can be played by three people at the same time.

Multiplayer games are not an unfamiliar concept.

But what you need to know is that multiplayer games generally refer to online games, which can be used to form teams and fight against each other through the Internet.

On the screen in front of them, three people are holding the handles, all looking at the super large LCD TV... One screen, three players, this is a breakthrough innovation.

but……

"If it's just like this, it seems quite tasteless."

A big shot in the game industry whispered.

It really doesn't make much commercial sense, because most console players don't use this feature.

A family of three playing games, this picture looks very enjoyable.

But in fact, a real family of three may not be able to do what they are seeing...

The husband and wife need to work, and the children need to study. Even if they are free on Saturdays and weekends, there are still many things to deal with. How can they have time to play games with the children?

Even if it is to play games with the children, it is enough for the father or mother alone, and the other person can do other things, such as washing, cooking, cleaning and so on.

This picture looks pretty good, but it's tasteless... It's on par with a treadmill.

And for game designers, this is also not a good idea...

[Thunder 2] has the function of networking. In addition to saving data in the cloud and downloading games in the cloud, it also has functions such as online battles.

If players want to play with multiple people at the same time, they only need to be online.

If it's just a couple, there are a lot of two-player games. As for three people... One display screen shows the operations of three players. This game experience probably won't be very good.

There are also some casual games that can be played, but this type is not popular in the console lineup.

The game is not easy to make, the players don't like it, this is the true state of the three-player/multiplayer game.

So this idea... I really don't know what the point is, it's just a gimmick.

"Boss Tian is not going to use this thing as a selling point."

Chen Guohua shook his head lightly: "In my opinion, this is at most a small idea added casually. It may be because there are too many handles produced, and the backlog cannot be sold in the warehouse..."

Is it okay if there are too many handles produced?
Bai Wenshu next to her was speechless.

She felt that this conjecture was too absurd, but after thinking about it, Tian Moyun was such a person.

The main reason is that Bai Wenshu thought of a post - "Flying Bird" made a lot of money for [Starry Sky Technology]... because during that time, the keyboards of netizens were damaged very quickly.

……

Multiplayer games... which is certainly not a selling point.

Tian Moyun was indeed just developing it casually to try something new, and he didn't have any expectations for it.

As for selling more gamepads?

This is pure nonsense.

Netizens whispered about this at first, but soon, they suddenly realized that their focus was wrong.

The screen looks like this -

A family of three was laughing and playing games at home, when a friend called and invited them to an outdoor picnic.

So, they started packing up...

When they appeared next to the TV, the audience noticed that there was a box in the shape of a lotus flower, which was in a closed state at the moment, slightly larger than the palm of an adult male.

The appearance of the lotus box is very beautiful, and the shell seems to be made of tempered glass, which is lifelike and looks like a work of art.

"Living room decorations?"

The audience thought so.

But at the next moment-

A finger randomly pressed on the top of the lotus box, and the lotus bloomed slowly.

The audience subconsciously looked towards the inside of the lotus, and they knew that there must be something inside.

And when they saw what was inside...the audience fell silent for a moment.

In the center of the lotus, a handheld game console was placed horizontally.

When the host reached out to take out the handheld game console, the originally dark screen suddenly lit up, and the picture... was exactly the same as the previous TV screen.

"Fuck!!!"

Someone exclaimed regardless of the image.

This ignited the atmosphere of the audience, and there were endless discussions.

The promotional video is already so straightforward, if they still can't understand it, they will be fools.

This is a two-in-one game console!

They all guessed that today's new product launch conference is mostly a half-generation upgrade of [Thunder 2], and they gave up on the speculation about the handheld.

It turned out...it turned out to be a 1-in-[-] game console that was exactly the same as [Shenguang [-]st Generation].

Oh no!

This is not exactly the same, this thing is much better looking than [Shenguang 1st generation].

……

This is not over yet.

on the screen.

The male host packed the game console into a special small bag, and then went out for an outing with the hostess and children.

As soon as the picture changed, the suburbs, the grass, and the shade of trees.

The child seemed to be tired from playing, and lay down to rest under the shade of a tree. The host and hostess sat aside and took out the game console.

"Shall we play a game?"

said the hostess.

The hostess nodded.

But how to play it?After all, there is only one handheld.

Such a question flashed through the minds of the audience, and before they turned their heads to discuss it, the answer was given on the screen.

The male owner casually removed the operating areas on both sides of the game console, then opened the bracket of the game console, placed it on a small bench, and each of them held a small handle to start playing the game.

Soon, the child also came over and wanted to play, so the male protagonist took out a small handle with a cartoon appearance from the small bag, and the family of three sat in the shade of the tree and played happily.

The screen ends.

The scene of the press conference was boiling.

"That's okay???"

The audience felt incredible, and they started discussing with the people around them, and the voices were noisy.

"hiss!"

Bai Wenshu gasped: "This, this... I don't know what to say at all!"

"Miraculously top-notch ideas."

Chen Guohua, who was on the side, also had a serious face, and said in a low voice: "No wonder Boss Tian was so calm when the old four released [Shenguang 1st Generation]. Light 1 generation] is more than ten times stronger..."

multiplayer game!

When this thing came out just now, Chen Guohua didn't take it seriously at all. Although the idea was not bad, it was too tasteless and there was not much room for manipulation.

but--

When the "[-]-in-[-] game console" collided with the "multiplayer game", Chen Guohua was shocked.

Such creativity... amazing.

Play games with friends anytime, anywhere, without everyone having a device or being connected to the internet.

This reminded Chen Guohua of playing cards.

Several friends can play together anytime, anywhere, without scene restrictions, without conditional restrictions, and easy to understand, with rich changes.

"This is the technological version of playing cards."

Chen Guohua couldn't help being amazed, he seemed to understand the true essence of the idea of ​​"multiplayer gameplay".

……

on the stage.

"The equipment in the video just now is one of the highlights of today's press conference."

Tian Moyun smiled, and said loudly with the microphone: "It is a derivative and upgraded product of [Thunder 2]. I gave it a nice name——"

"Thunder - the big lotus!"

The audience: "???"

Bai Wenshu: "???"

Chen Guohua: "???"

The company executives in the background: "???"

"I knew it would be like this."

Su Qiong closed her eyes in pain.

When she saw the lifelike lotus shell, she felt something was wrong while being surprised.

Before she could figure out why something was wrong, Tian Moyun was about to announce her name... At that moment, Su Qiong completely understood!

God damn big lotus! ! !
Su Qiong couldn't help but want to complain about the name. A game console is named Big Lotus. What do you think?
This is no longer a question of low or low.

(End of this chapter)