Pei Qian originally had no idea about game consoles, but after a trip to Chaolu Game Platform, he suddenly had this idea.
We’ve even made a game platform, so wouldn’t it be reasonable to make it a console?
Relatively speaking, the probability of losing money by making a console is much higher than the probability of losing money by making products such as smart speakers, headphones, and TVs, right?
The console thing is considered a sinkhole in the world, and there will definitely be no more than one hand of manufacturers who can understand it.
And it basically makes no money.
Therefore, Pei Qian thinks that developing a console is a good direction.
But after seeing Lao Song's excited expression, Pei Qian felt that Lao Song's expression was not what he wanted, and the possibility of losing money was obviously not enough!
This reminded him of that classic scene.
Host, can I lose money?
Yes, but not necessarily Tengda.
Can I lose money on my router?
Yes, but you have to make the product weird enough.
Can I lose money if I add a host to a router?
Dare I ask where my elder brother is?
I am the chief designer of Tengda, Pei Qian!
Tenda has already accumulated considerable experience in the console business. On the one hand, it has many excellent game products that can be ported to its own consoles. On the other hand, it has the Chaolu gaming platform, which has enough players to recognize Tenda.
If there is any domestic company that is qualified to make game consoles, it must be Tenda.
The risk of making money is too great, and Pei Qian can't bear it.
At this time, Pei Qian thought of the famous joke again, which was about calling the host a router.
Can you lose money by making a router? To be honest, it’s a bit difficult.
Although the router is a product with technical barriers, you can tap an existing technical team and find a foundry!
Even if the product you make is not particularly good, if you sell it a little cheaper, you still won't lose money.
Therefore, if the technology is not stretched to the extreme, if you want to make money with the router, you have to make it weird enough.
With this thought, Pei Qian immediately found his direction.
Combine the router and the game console into one! Make them the same thing!
Isn't this weird enough?
Of course, Pei Qian had long expected that Lao Song would be confused and even doubtful, so he added a few more words.
"Outu Technology's products have always been dedicated to solving users' pain points!"
"For example, the fully automatic intelligent bar lifter is designed to solve the problem that the bar lifter is not intelligent enough."
"The smart fitness clothes drying rack is designed to solve the problem of inconvenience in drying clothes on fitness equipment."
"The current router is to solve the problem that the game console is difficult to hide."
"Many people forcefully describe game consoles as routers. Tell me, isn't this deceiving yourself and others? How does something like this look like a router?"
"You have to add some antennas anyway!"
“So, our product is to solve this pain point, so that men can put it in the living room generously, and then tell their wives that it is a router! Although it is expensive, it must be a router with a very good signal!
"
"It looks like a large router, with a boxy octopus shape. The antennas must be fully inserted, and no one is missing."
"And even if you take a lie detector test, it will be useless, because there is absolutely no lie in what the man said. This is really a router!"
"It's just that it has a little extra ancillary function, which is that it can play games."
"In addition, combining the host and router into one has other benefits."
"The direct connection between the host and the router can speed up the data transmission between the two and directly avoid network fluctuations that may occur after the host connects to the wireless network."
"In addition, because its internal storage is large enough, it can also store some resources. It also has multiple functions such as host, router, and TV box, providing consumers with a one-stop living room solution!"
"Of course, since the signal of this game router is strong, I think it can also integrate a game streaming function. Whether it is a computer, mobile phone, console, TV or other devices such as VR glasses, it must be connected to
On this game router. In this way, the game screen from the router can be projected to any display device very smoothly!"
"In the past, it was cumbersome and unstable to stream PC games to a mobile phone or a mobile phone game to a TV. There was no mature solution."
"But with the game router, all this will change!"
"Open a dedicated wireless network in the game router. After any display device is connected to this network, it can display the game screen of the host, and realize the effect of cloud gaming in your own home. You can play wherever you go.
"
"Do you think this router has great potential?"
Lao Song blinked, with a shocked expression on his face.
Good guy, I feel like what Mr. Pei said makes sense!
How could a person with a normal brain circuit come up with such a miraculous product?
But if you think about it according to the idea given by Mr. Pei, let alone say it, it still makes sense.
What is the most important thing for a game console? The first is obviously the excellent game content on it, and the second is its hardware configuration.
For Tengda, these two points are not lacking, or relatively sufficient.
Although it may not be comparable to those major foreign game console manufacturers, in China, Tenda is definitely the most qualified to make game consoles.
But is this enough?
It seems not.
As a product, it must have unique highlights and a reason for people to remember it. If it is just a poor imitation of a foreign game console, then why should players buy it? Why not buy a foreign console?
The support of domestic sentiment may be one reason, but if it is just this reason, the support is not enough.
Although Tenda has many games, they are basically cross-platform. It is impossible to remove games from the official platform and make them exclusive to this console.
Even if it is a console exclusive game, it will have to wait for new games later.
As for the hardware, there shouldn't be much advantage.
Because console hardware is not very profitable to begin with, the strategy of all major foreign manufacturers is to sell consoles at the lowest price possible and then use games to make profits.
The price of the console is too high, which is not conducive to popularization. First, set a low price to make the console popular in the living rooms of thousands of households, slowly cultivate players, and then use various excellent games to make money.
Moreover, major foreign mainframe manufacturers have large production volumes and don’t have to worry about selling, so they have relatively strong bargaining power with suppliers and can negotiate down prices.
Considering the above, even if Tenda can subsidize its own console, in terms of price, compared with those foreign consoles, it may not have any advantages in terms of hardware configuration and price.
For players, even if they buy something like a console, they will probably only buy one. After all, there are still a small number of core gamers on all platforms.
Most players buy game consoles just for fun. If they buy one, they may not be able to play it, so why would they buy a second one?
This is also an important reason why it is difficult to enter the field of game consoles: emerging manufacturers are simply unable to compete with those major foreign console game manufacturers.
Although Tenda seems to have everything ready and only needs Dongfeng, in fact, in terms of quality and quantity, there is still a relatively large gap between it and the major foreign console game manufacturers.
If you want to succeed in this situation, you have to think of other ways.
As for the idea put forward by Mr. Pei, at least it has become a hot spot and is recognizable. Once it is released, it will naturally attract the attention of players.
After the game console and router are combined into one, it can achieve some new functions, such as quickly, conveniently and stably streaming the game screen to all display devices connected to the wireless network in the room. These are other games.
Advantages that the host does not have!
Of course, if you want to achieve this ideal state of the product, you still need arduous efforts.
But at least Mr. Pei has pointed out a bright road for this product!
Lao Song recalled the projects he had made before, such as wireless headphones, smart speakers, TVs... and felt that he was simply a mediocre person!
As a product manager, what is the most important quality?
Imagination!
It's really shameful that you obviously claim to be an excellent product manager, but you have such no imagination!
Look at Mr. Pei again, this is the ideal form of an excellent product manager!
Thinking of this, Lao Song said firmly: "Okay, Mr. Pei, I will definitely work harder to develop this game router!"
Pei Qian nodded with satisfaction, then stood up: "Okay, the work here is almost arranged, it's time for me to go back."
As for Outu Technology, there is no need to worry in the short term.
Lao Song sent Mr. Pei out, and then went back to carefully consider these two plans.
As soon as Pei Qian got in the car, his cell phone rang again.
"Huh? Why are so many people looking for me today?"
"That's right, it's already Friday, I guess there are some remaining issues that I need to ask for advice on."
"This is from Qiao Laoshi? If I remember correctly... he should be in charge of Tuwei's live broadcast now, right?"
Pei Qian answered the phone: "Old Qiao, what's the matter?"
Qiao Liang's worried and anxious voice came over the phone: "Mr. Pei, I found out that Langya Live and Waiwai Live are secretly poaching our anchor!"
"Although there is no big fanfare, the action is obviously bigger than before, and the conditions given are more attractive. Some of our anchors have already jumped away!"
Pei Qian couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Huh? Waiwai Live and Langya Live are taking action?
sure!
But... why is it still a "secret poke"?
Just let your hands and feet go and dig blatantly! I won't stop you, really.
Pei Qian is not sure whether there is an instruction from the Anti-Tengda Alliance behind this. The poaching of people may be instigated by the Anti-Tengda Alliance, but since they dare not blatantly poach people and quarrel with each other, it means that the two live broadcast platforms are still in a
A more swaying and hesitant state.
If so, then help them!
Pei Qian said: "Just let them dig it, it doesn't matter."
Qiao Liang was stunned for a moment: "No reaction? At least we should expose their shameless behavior, right?"
Pei Qian smiled slightly: "No need."
"Anchors are free and can go wherever they want. We can't brag that we are a free platform and at the same time try every means to tie up the anchors, right?"
"If the conditions for the opening of the other two platforms are really attractive and poach anchors away, it means that we are not doing well in some areas."
"You still need to be tough to strike iron!"
On the other end of the phone, Qiao Liang was silent for a while and said, "Yes, I understand, Mr. Pei."