Chapter 353: The Battle of Masterpieces
“Here it comes, the E3 opening ceremony is about to begin!”
Just as major manufacturers rushed to the exhibition site to prepare for their own exhibition areas.
In major live broadcast rooms across the country, it is already bustling as soon as the working hours get off work, and people are waiting in front of their computers early.
Because it is a real-time broadcast, there is a time difference of almost 12 hours between China and the exhibition area.
The queue there starts at 6am, and people in China just get off work and get out of school at 6pm, so it can be said that the timing is just right.
but.
In the first half of the day of the exhibition, there will be no games on display, but an opening ceremony will be held.
The opening ceremony is different every year. Some well-known manufacturers are invited to come on stage to meet everyone, or some performances are arranged, and the subsequent exhibition process and general content are announced.
These are mainly to facilitate the news media from various countries to prepare in advance, and to allow on-site players to participate in the exhibition more purposefully.
It can be said that the professionalism is far beyond that of ordinary pheasant exhibitions.
This is also one of the reasons why players attach so much importance to it and are willing to spend money to buy tickets to participate.
“A lot of big companies came this year!”
“There’s news about the sequels to those IPs that have been silent for many years!”
“I’m really looking forward to it. I wonder who will participate and what games will be announced.”
"I am more looking forward to the new technology exhibition content. It is said that this time a virtual technology exhibition will be added and Honghuang has been invited to attend."
"Not only that, Juyingsou Niren Tiandi and the others have also released new virtual consoles. It's like a battle between gods!"
This year's E3 is really special.
Not only are new blockbusters released frequently, but they also come with the latest virtual technology content, which directly attracts a lot of attention.
In addition, in order to adapt to the times, the previous restrictions on live broadcasts have been lifted, attracting countless Internet media to join.
Many people don’t even have dinner. As soon as they get home to their dormitories, they sit in front of their computers and mobile phones.
The players on site rushed to the venue and excitedly entered a giant inner hall that looked like a stage theater, where the opening ceremony was held.
When everything was ready, the clock struck 8 o'clock.
Large bursts of digital fireworks suddenly erupted around the entire stage.
The originally dark venue was instantly illuminated by the huge screen on the stage.
"Here we go! The opening ceremony has begun!"
In an instant, the whole audience was in an uproar.
Countless pairs of eyes were fixed on the screen, which was filled with densely packed game cover screenshots and game company logos.
Many people even found the shadow of well-known IP in it, which triggered a torrent of discussion.
The news media below the stage were taking photos crazily, recording this extremely valuable scene.
After a while.
A magnetic voice sounded.
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen!"
"Welcome everyone to come from afar to participate in our International Electronic Entertainment Expo..."
A bald man with a thick beard walked to the front of the stage holding a microphone and gave his opening speech.
The content was very simple, nothing more than the usual welcome and congratulations, followed by the history and development of the E3 exhibition, as well as thanks to some of the guests participating in the exhibition.
The whole process lasted more than twenty minutes.
The host suddenly changed the subject.
"Before the opening ceremony officially begins, on behalf of the organizers, I would like to thank Huaguo Honghuang Studio for coming and providing us with technical support, which is also the first technology we announced today, virtual reality!"
“Those who were unable to arrive at the event must be upset that they could not attend such a large event.”
"But it doesn't matter. The audience who are watching the live broadcast now can directly appear at the exhibition site from a virtual perspective through the Honghuang virtual platform and watch it immersively."
"Of course, only at the opening ceremony venue."
Wow——
The host finished speaking.
Whether it was the scene or the major live broadcast platforms, there was an uproar.
When many people heard this, they immediately took out their virtual devices to log into the platform, and sure enough, they saw a prominent E3 venue link on the homepage.
Just opened.
The entire perspective suddenly appeared on both sides of the venue, in a specially vacated virtual image area.
"Wow! It really works!"
"This, this, this, has virtual technology reached this point?"
“He actually came directly to the scene!”
"Awesome! So cool! I can finally watch it up close!"
"A direct bomb from the start, this E3 is going to be a blast!"
Although it is a fixed perspective and has many restrictions, it is impossible to move freely.
But this immersive feeling still made countless people exclaim.
The visual impact of someone lying at home and watching the world go by has excited the players.
The media and players at the scene were also very surprised. Looking at the devices flashing on both sides, it turned out that they were used to connect to the virtual end.
In this way.
This opening ceremony is equivalent to being watched by tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of people. The E3 organizers really have a good strategy.
At the beginning, they joked that E3 was unwilling to adapt, as it had remained offline for so many years and prohibited live broadcasts.
As a result, things have changed drastically this year.
Not only is the online connection open, but it also connects to Honghuang and opens a virtual port .
The span is so big that one is not afraid of directly pulling the eggs and turning abalone into scallops.
This news also made representatives of large companies preparing to compete in the virtual industry frown. They did not expect that Honghuang would give them a warning so quickly.
“We can’t catch up with them in terms of realism and number of users, but we will not lose in terms of game quality.”
"Yes, for this promotion, we have prepared so many masterpieces, enough to turn the tables!"
"Let them see our actual machine demonstration first!"
Several major manufacturers are still very confident about their own blockbuster games, and are all working hard on them.
soon.
The opening introduction is over.
Enter the stage of new game actual machine demonstration and new technology announcement.
"Next, please invite the representatives of Juying to show us what they have brought."
Accompanied by the host's voice.
Two men dressed as programmers walked up to the stage with smiles on their faces, holding a helmet device with an Xbox logo printed on it, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
"What the hell! Is this a really hard virtual device?"
“Have they really developed it?”
"Isn't this nonsense? The hardware level of the super hard machine is top-notch even in the world."
“I don’t know how realistic it is, whether it will surpass penguins.”
As a local company with extremely strong strength, it is understandable that Juying is the first to come on the scene.
But the virtual helmets in their hands are quite amazing.
Moreover, they are using their console logo, which shows that they want to continue the glory of the console and divert traffic through console users. Their ambition is huge.
"I believe everyone has seen that the helmet I am holding is the latest virtual device developed by our company, the Xbox Virtual Machine Generation 1."
As soon as the super-hard representative came on stage, he started talking in general terms.
It took ten minutes to introduce the creation process of their own virtual device and its various advantages and new features.
On the big screen, carefully shot and produced data patterns are constantly switching.
In short, it's just a bunch of blowing.
It sounds pretty impressive, like it uses the most advanced technology, its stability is far better than ever before, and its streamlined design helps with sleep.
"Next, I will announce the realism of this virtual device."
Finally, after talking for another seven or eight minutes, the topic came to what everyone was most concerned about, which shocked the players on the scene and the audience in the live broadcast room.
Swish!
The screen changes.
A big 35% appears on the screen.
The audience was stunned at first, and then the whole place was in an uproar.
"35%??"
“It’s so high!”
“It’s 15% higher than last year!”
“Is this the strength of Juhan?”
"The strength of the top 50 companies in the world is indeed not to be underestimated."
"It seems that this time Ju Yan has invested a lot of money."
The 35% degree of realism really exceeded many people's expectations.
Because last year the number of penguins only reached 20%.
In half a year, they expected the maximum increase to be 30%, but it turned out to be 5% more!
I'm afraid it was raised by force through the hardware level. I don't know how much money was invested. It must be very wealthy.
“35%?…”
In the front row of the venue, Chen Lin looked at the data on the stage with a look of surprise.
Old Li next to him frowned and said, "It seems that they must have invested money regardless of the cost to increase it so much at once."
He shared the audience's estimate.
Juying's strength is stronger than Penguin, about 30%.
Unexpectedly, it was higher than he imagined.
There is really no other explanation except for forcibly improving the hardware level.
"That's about right."
Chen Lin nodded, not too worried: "The degree of realism becomes harder to improve as time goes on. It's not difficult to improve the first 50%, but the difficult part is the last 50%."
With such a strong and terrifying foundation and investing in research and development regardless of cost, it is still possible to achieve this level.
In their previous life, it took them more than ten years to break through the technological blockade because their technological foundation and hardware were weak and had not been developed.
But it's different here.
Juying already possesses the most advanced technology and hardware foundation, so the time for breakthroughs will inevitably be shortened a lot, and it is just a matter of gradually optimizing the details.
As for their 70%, the technology is fully mature, but it is only due to hardware limitations that it can reach such a high level.
Therefore, if Juying wants to catch up, it has to improve its technology to a very high level.
"Let's keep watching and see what other manufacturers can bring us."
Chen Lin didn't say anything else and watched the speeches of the representatives on the stage carefully.
at this time.
They have finished introducing their own equipment.
One of them put on a helmet, laid on a recliner next to the stage, and started directly trying out their flagship game, Gears of War 5, which was released along with the new equipment!
Yes.
Right from the start, Microsoft took out one of their biggest console IPs, the Gears of War series, and ported it to the virtual and PC versions.
As soon as it was announced, there was an excited cheer at the scene.
In the major live broadcast rooms, there were a lot of comments and screams.
Because they really didn't expect that Microsoft would come up with a sequel to this game, and they were determined to get the virtual device released this time.
As a third-person shooter game, Gears of War has grand scenes, beautiful graphics, and a large number of exciting boss battles.
After being ported to the virtual terminal, the visual impact is even better, and it solves the fatigue and instability of the penguin after logging in, which immediately attracted countless fans.
Especially when the trial is over and the price is announced.
The whole audience cheered.
“Yes, our first generation device is currently priced at $999!”
The representative of Juying stood in front of the stage and passionately switched to the price page of the equipment, instantly igniting the enthusiasm in the venue.
USD 999.
It is equivalent to about 7,000 yuan in China.
It is only 2,000 yuan more expensive than the Penguin, but it can achieve a 15% improvement in realism, which is enough to impress many people.
And if you look closely, you'll find that their pricing follows the standards of the ancient times.
70% selling price is 15000.
35% price is 7000.
Almost half.
There is no serious premium like graphics cards.
This is the result of the initial competition for capital, and players have gained great benefits.
after.
It’s really hard to finish.
It's the turn of other big companies to take the stage.
Some announced their new games, some announced their game engines, and some, like Giant Server, launched virtual machines.
For example, major manufacturers such as Sony, Nintendo, UB, and EA have basically brought their own independently developed virtual equipment and escort masterpieces.
And their realism is amazing.
Although not as amazing as the super hard one, they all reached around 30%, and the prices are lower than each other.
The escort masterpieces were also well prepared, and several IP masterpieces appeared, which dazzled the crowd and aroused cheers.
In this hot atmosphere.
The host finally came on stage again.
"Next, please invite Honghuang Studio to come on stage and introduce their products!"
