Chapter 218 Quality VS Traffic

[Once we have enough money, we can find a place where no one knows us, so we don’t have to hide anymore. ]

On the silent stage.

A low voice sounded slowly.

【Bang--】

A gunshot was heard and the picture on the big screen suddenly moved.

Seven or eight cowboys are riding horses across the mountains and grasslands, and exciting game scenes keep flashing back.

Snow mountains, gunfights, trains, escapes, fishing, western farms...

Accompanied by a brisk yet somewhat sad whistle tune, it echoed throughout the venue.

Seeing these familiar scenes, the players cheered, their voices louder than ever before.

Red Dead Redemption!

The final highlight is indeed this game!

The audience stood up excitedly, their eyes fixed on the big screen and the stage. The cheers lasted for more than a minute before gradually dying down.

Old Song walked slowly to the front of the stage with a smile on his face.

“When talking about the history of the development of Honghuang, of course we can’t miss this game, which is also our latest masterpiece, Red Dead Redemption.”

“To be honest, when I first received this game proposal, I was very shocked. It was not because of its production requirements, nor the grandeur of the open world, but the last two words: redemption.”

"Yes." Lao Li also stepped forward.

“You may think that this is just an open world game, but I can say responsibly that this is not a game, but a life and a journey.”

"That's why we pursued perfection and took it to the extreme, spending more than $2.5 billion to make it what we wanted it to be."

"Finally we succeeded and brought this game to everyone."

etc.

2.5 billion! ?

Suddenly, the audience noticed a very crucial piece of information.

The cost of this game is more than 2.5 billion!

In an instant, the entire venue and all the major live broadcast rooms were in an uproar.

They didn't understand what the previous words meant, but they knew what 2.5 billion meant.

This is almost enough to make four or five 3A masterpieces!

All of Honghuang’s money was invested in one game!

"No wonder, no wonder the quality of the first two chapters is so horrible."

"2.5 billion! This is too much!"

"How dare they do that? Aren't they afraid of losing money?"

"I finally understand why other companies can't match my cousin in terms of quality. This is simply arrogant!"

“Even big companies wouldn’t dare to invest so much money into a game, right?”

Not to mention the players, even the major manufacturers were shocked by the offer.

2.5 billion yuan of funds is not something that every manufacturer can easily come up with.

Even if Honghuang had the income from those games, movies and animations, it would probably be a big loss.

What if this game can't make a profit, wouldn't that be pushing ourselves into the fire?

You have to know that although the pre-sale version of this game is so popular, it has only sold more than 9 million copies so far. Even if all these players buy the full version, they can only barely break even.

How much courage does it take to do this!

Are they so confident that they can sell more than 10 million copies?

"Idiot, you actually invested so much money in a game. Don't you know that there are only about 20 games with sales of tens of millions? How can it be so easy to achieve that?"

In the Juying Division, Carter, who had just rushed back, also received the news and sneered with disdain.

Even if it is their annual exclusive and they have the resources of the entire platform for promotion, they dare not guarantee that it will exceed 10 million. They estimate it to be only 7 or 8 million.

Sales volume exceeds 10 million.

Those are phenomenal games every year.

It takes so much manpower and cost to make a game. Even if it just breaks even, the operating expenses incurred during the period will drag down the entire company .

Originally, he was a little worried that Honghuang's carnival would have an impact on them, but now it seems that he was too worried.

…

The introduction of Honghuang continues.

After talking about the production process of the game, Song and Li also introduced the content of the game.

“As you can see in the early access version, the complete version of Red Dead Redemption will directly include all 8 chapters.”

“In addition to the original gameplay, we have also added many details, such as different firearms are needed to hunt different prey, different furs can be used to make different backpacks and clothing, and the hunting of legendary animals has been added.”

"For example, the weather and temperature system will affect things like the character's clothing and the shelf life of food. Frostbite will cause slow movements, food will rot, and so on..."

Lao Song's voice was very clear, and every time he said something new, the audience's eyes brightened a little.

They thought the details of the advance version were already exaggerated enough, but they didn't expect the completed version to be even more exaggerated, even down to the difference between rotting food and prey.

Wait until Lao Song finishes speaking.

Old Li next to him also stood up.

"In addition to these, we also added a very important thing, honor value."

“All the good things players do in Westworld will increase their honor points, and all the bad things they do will also deduct their honor points.”

"If your honor value is high enough, it means that you are more respected in this world. You will get discounts when you enter the store, and even trigger some hidden events."

"If the honor value is lower than the warning line, it will also have different effects and the overall story direction, and will also change the plot of the final ending. I won't go into details about the specific content, so I'll leave it to you to explore."

"Whether you want to be a good person who does good deeds or an unforgivable evil person is entirely up to you."

At the end, he smiled mysteriously and kept the question in suspense.

The audience who were listening attentively suddenly became agitated and even moved.

His every move in Westworld will actually affect the direction of the story and even change the ending.

It was simply beyond their understanding of the game.

Or say.

This is the open world they imagined.

It's not just a game, it's a real world.

Honghuang is really using games to tell them what an open world is!

"Is this the ultimate move that Hong Huang has been holding back?"

"This is amazing! If it can be realized, it will definitely be a masterpiece!"

“No wonder they are not afraid of other manufacturers copying their gameplay.”

"It's so funny. Even if I put it there for them to copy, they can't do it."

"The advance version is just a castrated version?"

There was a shock inside and outside the venue. The advance version that amazed countless people and even changed the entire industry landscape was actually just a semi-finished product!

It’s a pity that the giants and giants copied the semi-finished gameplay and were feeling complacent about it. Now it seems that they are just two clowns.

It’s no use even if I give it to you to copy!

I don’t have that ability, you know?

In terms of innovation, Honghuang is far ahead of many manufacturers, making them even more excited about the full version.

…

that's all.

It took half an hour.

Lao Song and Lao Li finally finished introducing the prepared game content.

But when they announced the launch date at the end of the month, the excited players' expressions suddenly became strange.

Because the super-hard annual exclusive will also be launched at the end of the month.

Even the games from Soni and Ren Tiandi are expected to be launched in those days.

By that time, nearly a hundred games will be launched at the same time. Is Honghuang planning to fight to the end?

And in this weird atmosphere.

The entire carnival with the theme of the history of prehistoric development is gradually coming to an end.

"The history of Honghuang's development ends here for now. It is our summary of the past. We hope everyone likes this New Year's gift, and we also hope that we can make better and better games in the future!"

Old Song held the microphone and said with emotion.

Although it was only two hours, I experienced the development process of Honghuang from its founding to the present day. Looking back on it, I can't help but sigh.

As for the last ten minutes.

This is the question-and-answer session they specially reserved.

"Hello, I want to ask, you just mentioned a better and more awesome game, can you tell us a little bit about the future direction of Honghuang's production?"

The media below naturally would not miss this opportunity, and someone immediately asked.

As soon as these words came out.

The players who were originally immersed in the content of "Red Dead Redemption" also woke up, stopped discussing and looked towards the stage.

Old Song and Old Li looked at each other and said with a smile, "Originally, this information should not be disclosed, but since it is the annual meeting, let's just talk about it briefly."

"We have two main directions in the future. One is to produce more excellent works to fill the history of prehistoric development, and the other is to adapt to market changes and bring some new attempts."

“For example, more ambitious narratives, intelligent AI characters, and the development of new categories are all directions we will try in the future.”

As soon as the words fell, the scene fell into commotion again.

However, many manufacturers have taken advantage of the AI craze in recent times, so it did not cause much response.

after.

Other media and audiences asked some more questions related to the game, and the ten-minute Q&A session ended successfully.

With the New Year's congratulations from Lao Song, Lao Li and a group of employees, the first carnival of Honghuang finally came to an end.

The audience leaving the venue were excited and ran to the front of the stage to choose their favorite game peripherals as souvenirs, and the scene was lively.

The news of the update of the entire Honghuang series of games also spread quickly as the live broadcast ended, sweeping the entire gaming circle like a hurricane.

Especially those brand new contents have caused a huge sensation on the Internet.

The annual meeting with Juying has become the hottest topic of discussion.

They even launched a very popular online poll.

＃ "Red Dead Redemption" VS "Faith", which one is the best open world? ＃

[1. My cousin is the best in the world! ]

【2. I am the only one who believes in me! 】

[3. Only children answer multiple-choice questions. I want them all!]

I have to say that when it comes to making fun of things, netizens are the best.

In just one day, the number of views of this poll exceeded one million, attracting a large number of players to join in.

However, what shocked everyone was that

Except for the first two hours when "Red Dead Redemption" was far ahead, the number of votes for "Faith" actually surpassed it later, with a full 15% more!

"What's going on? The votes for faith are so much higher?"

Ouyang Xiao, who was broadcasting live, frowned.

Although she has never played Faith, she has watched the live broadcast.

Even though that game was well made, she didn't think it could compare to the spiritual shock that Red Dead Redemption brought her, because they were simply not on the same level.

Even if similar gameplay is added, the picture quality and plot presentation ability are far from catching up.

"There is definitely something wrong with this number of votes!"

Finally, she came to a conclusion.

The number of comments in the live broadcast room suddenly increased.

“There is indeed a problem.”

"Even if there is a gap, it shouldn't be this big."

"Big? It's not right that the game that's super hard is bigger than my cousin."

"Any fool can see that I bought the ticket."

"It's just a way of operating capital. I've seen it many times."

"How can we tolerate this? Brothers, charge at him!"

Having said that, the indignant audience immediately ran to vote, trying to get the votes back.

As a result, just when the vote gap was narrowed to 5%, the votes for "Faith" surged again and returned to over 10%.