Chapter 318: Primordial Virtual Platform
The first beta test of "Sword Art Online" has ended.
Netizens on the Internet were also shocked.
Just seven days.
This game has set off a virtual wave both at home and abroad, and discussions about it are almost everywhere.
As soon as the test was over, a large number of videos began to emerge on the Internet, making netizens envious.
The most popular one is the first-person perspective video on how to defeat the Kobold Lord.
"So cool! This boss battle is absolutely amazing!"
"Especially when I was fighting with the sword, my blood was boiling, and I felt like the sword was about to chop my face."
"Is this what it feels like to fight a boss in person? It looks so exciting."
"I also want to go in and have some fun. This is the fantasy world of adventure."
"I can't stand it. When will this game be online?"
"Don't test it, just serve it like this."
"Ahhh! Why didn't I get the qualification to take the test!"
After watching the video, the audience cried.
I can’t wait to run to the Honghuang headquarters and grab a virtual helmet.
This time they were really jealous.
I regret not having the determination to pay.
It was okay during the first test, at least I could go to the live broadcast room to enjoy the view.
But after the first test was over, no one could sit still, and even those first test players came out to ask when the next test would be.
Because only those who have played this game know how attractive it is to a player.
Nothing else to say.
Just the attribute of being the world's first virtual game.
It is enough to drive countless people crazy.
This also led to.
The official account of Honghuang was almost destroyed.
When I clicked on it, I saw that all they were comments urging me to go online and send razor blades. In just one day, the number of likes and comments exceeded 100 million, reaching an unprecedented level.
And just at this moment.
Honghuang issued a new announcement.
Announce their current game development progress.
[Information that can be released at present]
[Panareze (24th floor): The 24th floor is a lake-type floor that is mostly covered by water. The design of the main street "Panareze" is to build an artificial island in the middle of a huge lake, and then extend slender floating bridges from the island to all directions, connecting countless small islands. 】
[Defending boss: Siren Gal (a combination of Naga and octopus, with the ability to control tides, requiring players who are good at naval warfare to deal with.)]
…
[Floria (47th floor): This floor is called "Flower Garden". Not only the streets, but the entire floor is covered with flowers. In the outer maze in the south, a small bridge crosses the river to the hill. The road surrounds the hill and continues to the top of the hill. The flower of life blooming on the top of the hill is an important prop that can revive the familiar. ]
[Floor Boss: Frelia (a terrifying monster mutated from a flower demon, with vines all over the maze. She is beautiful and charming, and has a powerful effect of bewitching enemies.)]
Two pieces of floor information, with two screenshots attached.
Especially the second screenshot of the flower garden, which instantly touched the hearts of countless female netizens.
"Wow! What a beautiful sea of flowers!"
“What a beautiful name!”
“Is this a scene that will appear in the game?”
“Is it possible to experience this sea of flowers in person through a virtual game?”
"If I could live there, my life would be worth it!"
The endless sea of flowers in the screenshot and the petals flying in the air are definitely a killer for girls.
This has caused those female netizens who originally just browsed around and didn’t play the game to develop a strong interest in this game.
And they also noticed that the name of the 47th floor and the name of the boss guarding the floor were only two characters different.
I couldn't help but imagine a series of sad and tragic stories in my mind.
For example, a flower fairy girl sacrificed her life to save her lover, but was betrayed by her lover and eventually degenerated into a flower demon, trapped in a tower with resentment.
For example, two sisters were elves in the sea of flowers, but they fell in love with the same person at the same time. Due to various misunderstandings, they eventually ended up on the path of opposition.
In short, what matters is romance.
In comparison.
What ordinary players pay more attention to is the information revealed by the floor introduction.
"Wow, I've actually made it to the 47th floor!"
"Why don't you bring it up and start testing it?"
"24 levels of water world, damn, I'm most afraid of the deep sea!"
"A combination of Naga and octopus, tentacle play?"
"I'm more concerned about the familiars mentioned on the 47th floor. Can we capture the succubus as a familiar?"
"I prefer bug girls."
"Huh? Something's wrong with you."
The two floor messages sent by Honghuang once again sparked a lot of discussion.
Anyone who has read the original novel knows that every floor of Aincrad has different geographical features, making it a huge virtual world.
Every time you go up a level, it feels like starting a new adventure.
The attraction to players is huge.
At the same time, I was even more amazed at Honghuang's virtual technology, which had reached such a mature level.
This makes other big companies even more anxious.
Immediately speed up the research and development progress to ensure that we can produce our own virtual equipment as soon as possible.
For them, time is life.
Whoever can first establish an advantage in the emerging virtual track will have more say in the future.
Now that the first one has been taken down by Honghuang, it is naturally impossible for the second one to give up its title.
"Go for it! Money is not a problem. As long as we develop it before our competitors, we will have a share in this huge virtual market!"
In the R&D departments of major manufacturers, people are coming and going, busy with technical analysis of the first generation of helmets that they had just acquired.
However.
They found that they had underestimated the difficulty of disassembling this technology.
A whole week.
Only a small part of the basic hardware has been dismantled, and it is almost impossible to obtain the core technology.
So they had to find another way.
Relying on the data and information at hand and the hardware information obtained from disassembly, we spent huge amounts of money on independent development.
By then, the degree of realism may not be able to catch up with Honghuang for the time being, but it will be far ahead of other manufacturers.
at this point.
Chen Lin, who was in the ancient times, could naturally think of it.
At this time, we also quickly dispatched personnel to summarize and improve the information returned from this test.
"Based on the information provided by those players, it has been basically confirmed that the quality of sleep during gaming is linked to the degree of realism. The higher the degree of realism, the closer it is to deep sleep."
Within the R&D department.
The employee in charge of data collection said to Chen Lin.
"So if the degree of simulation is only 20 to 30 percent, it's just like a light sleep?"
Chen Lin was a little surprised. It was the first time he knew about such a thing.
After all, he had just started to get in touch with virtual technology.
"Yes."
The employee nodded and swiped his finger on the tablet computer: "According to statistics, the realism of our 'Honghuang Generation' has reached 70%, which is just enough to ensure basic sleep. We can start production now."
“Seventy percent?”
Chen Lin's eyes lit up. This was much higher than he expected.
You should know that the degree of simulation becomes more difficult to improve as time goes by. Even if you sleep normally, the deep sleep time is only about two hours.
It is already very good to be able to achieve basic sleep levels from the beginning.
Moreover, the 70% degree of realism is not much different from reality.
Because no one can stay 100% alert all day long.
"Very good, then let's arrange it and start mass production. It's time to put our promotion plan on the agenda. We must occupy the high ground before other manufacturers do."
"OK, I'll arrange it right away."
The employee responded and turned and left.
Half an hour later.
A piece of news that shocked the entire Internet.
Appears below the official account of Honghuang.
[Honghuang Studio (official): After countless days and nights of research and development, the realism of the "Honghuang Generation 1" virtual helmet has reached 70% and can run stably. 】
[At the same time, the world's first virtual game platform "Honghuang" has been . You can upload your own works for sale, and the platform will take a commission. Together with us, we will create a second world! ]
The announcement was only a little over a hundred words.
But as soon as it was released, the entire Internet exploded.
Virtual platform!
Honghuang actually created a virtual platform!
"WTF? What do you mean?"
"Honghuang is going to build a gaming platform like Steam?"
"Fuck! Doesn't that mean I can play all kinds of virtual games on the Honghuang platform in the future?"
"70% realism, what does that mean?"
“It is said that the R&D progress of other major manufacturers is less than 10%.”
"Hiss! So fierce?"
Netizens were shocked.
The manufacturers were also shocked.
They didn't expect Honghuang to be so generous and directly create a virtual platform.
No wonder it dared to confront Nintendo head-on and publicly announced its withdrawal from the console platform.
This is not a withdrawal at all.
It basically just overturned the host's table.
Because the host and the virtual helmet both require additional equipment support.
The virtual helmet is equivalent to a superior substitute for the host computer, and it is a far superior one.
Just because it can replace sleep time, the host has no chance of competing with the virtual machine!
By then, the virtual industry will probably completely replace the host computer, forming a new three-way split with PCs and mobile phones!
As for how much proportion it can occupy.
It depends on the future development of the virtual industry.
"Hong Huang's kick was really fierce. It directly hit Ren Tiandi's aorta."
"It's not just the aorta. It's lucky that he didn't die from the kick."
"The future of the gaming industry is going to change."
All major game manufacturers were happy to hear this and did not sympathize with Nintendo because of this.
After all, they were often bullied by each other.
Anyway, it’s just a matter of changing the platform.
Moreover, everyone has seen the rise of the virtual industry. The potential it contains is enormous, definitely far beyond that of the host machine, and they are so excited that they can't contain themselves.
Many people who do not have the ability to develop virtual equipment have been impatiently sending people to the Honghuang headquarters to discuss cooperation and profit sharing.
Then they got ready to discuss the project.
We are preparing to develop our first virtual game and gain a foothold in this emerging industry.
…
at the same time.
The headquarters of Ren Tiandi far away in Neon Country.
"Bang!!"
A loud bang echoed in the conference room.
Furukawa sat in the first seat with a grim face, looking at the report just submitted by his subordinates.
He never expected that the first person to create a virtual gaming platform would be Honghuang.
If we say that Honghuang was just a gaming company before, it could not shake the giant Rentiandi.
Now Honghuang has undoubtedly stepped on their lifeline, how can he not be angry.
"President, what should we do now? If this continues, the entire console market will be lost."
A senior executive below couldn't help but say.
As early as the emergence of virtual technology, they anticipated that the mainframe would be replaced, and they made preparations early and invested a lot of money in research and development.
But in the end.
Still a step slow.
"I think the only way is to negotiate with Honghuang. There is nothing that cannot be solved by interests." Someone spoke immediately.
"Humph! If we bow our heads, how will people outside look at us? You are trampling on the dignity of the group!"
"Akita-san, do you think your dignity is more important, or our overall interests?"
"I agree with what you said, Senior. Now is not the time to think about face."
"If I were you, I would have committed seppuku out of shame!"
"What do you mean by that!?"
In a blink of an eye, everyone in the conference room started arguing fiercely. Everyone had different opinions and no one was willing to give in.
"alright!"
Furukawa slammed his fist on the table with a bang.
Everyone's heart skipped a beat and they shut their mouths instantly.
The noisy conference room gradually became quiet.
"Make arrangements and increase investment in virtual technology research and development. No matter what, we must produce a finished product before this year. Although Honghuang has taken the lead, it will take time to develop. With the financial resources of the group, it is enough for us to catch up!"
After speaking in a deep voice, Furukawa stood up and left the meeting room, leaving everyone looking at each other in bewilderment.
final.
The peacemakers sighed, their eyes filled with worry.
Can they really wait until then?
