Chapter 312: 10,000 First Test Spots
More than a month passed.
The topic of virtual technology still shows no signs of abating. Instead, it becomes more and more intense, triggering round after round of heated discussions.
In addition to the gaming and film and television industries, other industries have also joined in, wanting to get on this high-speed train of the times.
Not to mention those celebrities and internet celebrities.
They all tried their best to get in.
Something like entering the virtual industry, taking the lead, and creating the first generation of virtual stars.
In particular, Penguin, Hongmeng, Ali, ByteDance, Bilibili, and Guoke, which are the domestic pillar companies with the greatest hope of developing the first generation of virtual equipment, have become the objects of support that countless people are flocking to.
Under the tide of the times.
Even a grain of sand can potentially topple a building, so they have no choice but to pay attention.
In comparison.
On the contrary, ordinary people live the most comfortable lives.
Every day I am eating melons, imagining the future, discussing, voting, or arguing. I have never been so happy as in the past month.
“I don’t know which company will develop the first generation of equipment.”
"I am a little worried that several large manufacturers will fight each other, which will affect the progress of research and development."
"It's so funny, is this something you should worry about when you make 3,000 yuan a month?"
"I am more concerned about the price. I'm afraid the price of a device will be quite high by then, right?"
"Of course. Now a graphics card costs more than 10,000 yuan. A cutting-edge technology like virtual equipment will cost at least 30,000 yuan."
"Less, at least 50,000."
"50,000 is a waste of money. You can't get it without 100,000. And that's considering the need for popularization, so the price won't be set too high."
Only when virtual devices are popularized among the whole population, just like computers, can the benefits be maximized.
Otherwise, only a few elites can use it, and this technology would be wasted.
Make concessions in the early stage and reap the benefits in the later stage.
This is simply the operating model of capital.
Netizens are not afraid of being cut, but you have to at least give them the opportunity to be cut, otherwise they won’t even be qualified to enter, so they can just go and play in the mud.
"Huh? Honghuang has issued a new announcement."
Suddenly, a doubtful voice was heard.
Netizens who were in the middle of a heated discussion noticed a message from a big V that had just been refreshed on the Weibo homepage.
[Honghuang Studio (official): The role-playing action-adventure game "Sword Art Online" has started its first online test, with 10,000 reservations available on a first-come, first-served basis, waiting for you to join! ]
That's right.
It was issued by Honghuang Studio.
They actually chose such a critical point to conduct online game testing!
"What do you mean?"
"Testing a new game at this time?"
"Good boy, Hong Huang is really unshakable."
"After holding back for half a year, this game is finally released?"
"It's a pity that I don't have VR equipment."
“The release of VR games now always makes me feel like I joined the National Army in 1949…”
"Que Shi... But if you don't do it now, you probably won't have a chance to do it in the future."
If you say.
If there is anything that has the biggest impact with the emergence of virtual technology, it is undoubtedly the VR market.
Because virtual devices are the superior alternative to VR.
Aside from price, VR has no real advantages.
So in their opinion, Honghuang had no choice but to release the game at this time.
Who made it happen at this critical moment?
If you don’t send it now.
Then when virtual devices come out, there will be no chance to release it.
In the end, it will just rot in your hands. Either it is turned into a PC game or a mobile game, which may still have some market.
"Are we really not going to come forward and clarify this?"
In the Honghuang studio, Lao Li looked at the comments under the announcement with a confused look on his face.
"What do you want to clarify?" Old Song glanced at him. "Do you believe that once we announce the news, at least half of the 10,000 places will be taken by other competitors? How can we test then?"
"Uh...it seems so."
Old Li was stunned for a moment, and finally came to his senses.
Although this method is simple, it can ensure that those who qualify are ordinary players.
They are not worried about the equipment's technology being analyzed by other manufacturers, after all, the core information is still in their hands.
So the purity of players is guaranteed.
This is what they should do most now.
"Hehe, Old Song, you are really smart. I'd better just focus on making games. I really have no talent for operations."
"You're just too lazy to learn."
Old Song rolled his eyes.
He ignored him and went to the office to explain the situation to Chen Lin.
at the same time.
The news about the testing of the new game Honghuang is still fermenting.
Many players rushed to the scene after hearing the news and opened the reservation interface out of curiosity.
After filling in the information and answering the questionnaire, a payment instruction suddenly popped up.
[Note: This test will come with a "Honghuang Generation 1" login device. Those who qualify for the test must pay a device fee of 15,000 yuan.]
【Do you want to continue? 】
【whether】
"Ah? I still need to pay?"
The players were stunned, their expressions filled with astonishment.
You have to pay for an online game test!
And it costs as much as 15,000 yuan!
If they had not been on the official website of Honghuang, they would even have thought that they had clicked on a scam website.
"What is this? Do we need to buy equipment for testing?"
"What the hell! What kind of outrageous operation is this?"
"More than 10,000 yuan, Hong Huang must be crazy for money!"
"Do you really think their games are made of gold?"
The players were all shocked, looking at the charging notice in disbelief, thinking that either Honghuang had filled in the wrong price, or that he had seen the drastic changes in the industry and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to make a quick buck and run away.
But it doesn't matter which one.
These are all operational mistakes.
Only a fool would spend so much money to buy a VR device that is about to become outdated!
For a while.
The entire Internet was filled with doubts.
Everyone is waiting for Honghuang’s official explanation.
Only a small number of players smelled something different and their expressions became hesitant.
"What do you think? Could it be that Hong Huang did it on purpose?"
Inside a university building, several students who had gone to the scene to support Hong Huang looked at each other, feeling that something was wrong.
"Based on my understanding of the prehistoric world, such a major mistake will definitely not happen." One of them said.
"How about... sending a message to Brother Dachui to ask?"
"Let's try and see if he'll come back."
Before they parted, they both added Lao Li’s communication account.
After hesitating for a moment, someone immediately picked up the phone and sent a message to Lao Li.
The result was a reply very quickly.
And it was just a simple sentence.
"Buy it! Don't tell anyone."
hiss--
The simple, rough and resolute answer made several people take a deep breath, and then suddenly become excited.
"No doubt about it! It must be an internal secret of the prehistoric world!"
"Even Brother Dachui said not to spread the word. Is there something fishy about this test quota?"
"Is he planning on making a big move?"
"Who cares? Now that I've revealed it, I'll just pay first!"
If a few people can go to a game exhibition and play for three days, they must be rich.
Seeing that Brother Dachui has such a firm attitude, it is obvious that he will not cheat them, and there may even be some great opportunities hidden in his mind.
For example, limited edition peripherals, rare Yu-Gi-Oh cards, etc.
Those things on the market cost tens of thousands of dollars and are very collectible.
So very quickly.
They all paid.
Waiting for the test qualification to be issued.
The other side.
In the live broadcast room of station b.
Ouyang Xiao, who was live streaming "Minecraft", also learned about the testing of the new game Honghuang.
But she is different from others...
"I'll buy anything from the prehistoric world! I'll also use the fan card to draw two lucky viewers, and I'll pay for them!"
Ouyang Xiao waved his hand and chose to pay without hesitation.
"Good boy, 30,000 yuan is just a lottery ticket."
"Is this the strength of the Western Sharpshooter, the God of War of Stranglethorn Vale, the MC Logging Minister, and the Primordial Propaganda Officer?"
"When did there become so many titles?"
"You put it in this list of literary titles."
"Pick me, pick me! I just filled out the form and it says I'm eligible!"
“Can I get a discount? (dog head)”
The comments in the live broadcast room were extremely lively, with heated discussions about the big event that had just happened.
You know.
Honghuang is the first game that requires money to test.
Even if it comes with a login device, more than 10,000 yuan is still a bit too outrageous.
This has also led to many people waiting and watching.
I want to wait for the official explanation from Honghuang.
However.
What they didn't expect was.
Instead of waiting for the official explanation, we received news that shocked countless people.
A total of 10,000 test qualifications.
All of them have been distributed!
It only took two hours in total!
This time.
The entire gaming community was in an uproar.
"Are you kidding me? They were all taken away in two hours?"
"That's fifteen thousand!"
“When did there become so many rich people?”
"Is it just a test qualification?"
"I'm afraid it's Hong Huang himself who is hyping it up!"
The players didn't understand.
I don’t know if these people are crazy or if I am crazy.
There are more and more discussions about this game online, filled with doubts and insults from haters.
Until the next afternoon.
A post by a player named "Xiao Yuer Travels to West Lake" attracted everyone's attention .
《Brothers! Something big happened! I might have got a real virtual game helmet!》
The title is not surprising, and is similar to the recent posts that use virtual topics as gimmicks, making netizens laugh out loud.
A virtual helmet.
Aren’t there enough posts recently that use VR helmets to pretend to be eye-catching ?
They want to see how this guy brags again.
After thinking about it, they clicked into the post.
An unboxing video came into view.
When you click on the video, the poster directly revealed at the beginning that he had obtained the testing qualification for the new game Honghuang. He received the package the next afternoon and recorded the unpacking on the spot.
As expected.
After taking it apart, it was found to contain a helmet-like device.
Apart from being a little bigger, it looks no different from previous VR helmets. He wore it on his head in a flashy way, saying that it was a genuine virtual helmet, which immediately drew boos.
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't run! When the game testing equipment is released the day after tomorrow, I will be trying out the new game on Dousha Live. Don't forget to come and watch then!"
Seeing that all the comments below were boos, the OP got anxious and quickly posted a comment to retain the message.
It turned out that he wanted to take this opportunity to start his own live broadcast journey, and the virtual helmet was just a gimmick to attract attention.
Now they finally understood.
Why were the 10,000 places taken up so quickly?
