In this world, the development of console game platforms is actually quite similar to Lin Yao's previous life.
At first, a Japanese manufacturer and a European and American manufacturer respectively occupied the absolute market. Then, perhaps seeing the potential of the console game platform, a new disruptor appeared. Another Japanese manufacturer launched a challenge to the original two manufacturers, and
In order to improve competitiveness, we are working hard to develop new machines.
This started a wave of new console replacements in six to seven years.
But in the early days, these game consoles did not consider so many performance issues and would try to sell the game consoles as cheaply as possible.
After all, game consoles are positioned as home consoles. To put it bluntly, for most Western families, they are just like televisions, washing machines, and air conditioners. As long as they can play games, if you don’t see those better game graphics, there is no problem in playing them for more than ten years.
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Because the main profit point of game consoles is not selling consoles, but selling games. As long as the game developers do not feel that the performance of the current consoles cannot meet the needs of the games they develop, they will basically not be updated.
Just like Lin Yao’s FC in his previous life.
If Sega hadn't worked so hard to come up with new machines, FC might have been able to compete for more than ten years.
But just when the competition between the three major game consoles was gradually stabilizing, Linmu Studio's "Breakout" came out.
Then it happened that graphics card manufacturers also focused on the gaming market.
The number of entry-level gaming graphics cards has begun to increase dramatically.
What followed was a combination of various game graphics cards, and now the PC market share is rising steadily.
At this time, the three game console manufacturers suddenly discovered that home consoles no longer seemed to be leading the trend. In order to be competitive, they began to prepare new machines in unison.
This is the result of market competition, and of course it is also related to player demand, game development needs and the overall hardware reaching a critical point.
Players have played games like "Breakout" and feel like they can't go back. When major manufacturers see that "Breakout" has begun to improve the picture quality, they are developing games and planning to launch them in the future. They are also trying to be like "Breakout".
The screen moves closer.
The current game consoles are no longer able to hold up, so it is imperative to update the consoles.
In fact.
The three major game console manufacturers are all planning new game consoles.
This time, I noticed "Battle Royale" and wanted to make it the host platform for the escort masterpiece.
It is a European and American console manufacturer named Bushnell.
Their family does not have an operating system. Rather than saying that they are like XBOX, which was owned by Lin Yao in his previous life, they are more like Atari who mentions him every time he talks about the origin of games.
Because Bushnell's ancestors are really rich, it is the world's first game console company.
Shortly after the birth of the microprocessor, they built the first prototype of an arcade machine.
And at its peak, it owned a huge industry with very high value.
But what goes up must come down.
The company reached its peak step by step, and then declined step by step.
Bushnell also experienced internal strife a few years ago, and the company was split into two.
The people who originally made console platforms and the people who made games immediately parted ways.
This also led to the rise of Japanese manufacturers.
In the end, the landscape of home game consoles was dominated by the Bushnell family and turned into the current three-legged structure.
In this three-legged structure, Bushnell is still the weakest.
Their share of home game consoles has always been the lowest.
Therefore, in the face of the changes in game graphics caused by "Breakout", they are also the most concerned about it. They started preparing for a new console early, hoping to seize the opportunity again with the new generation.
no way.
If we don't seize the company, we will die.
But unfortunately.
Because of Bushnell's internal strife in the past few years, all first-party game producers have left. They no longer have the ability to produce first-party games. As for third-party games, it's funny to say that although their company is in Europe and the United States, they can't compete.
Japanese manufacturer.
Then their situation became very awkward.
Like the other two Japanese companies, they not only have a huge lineup of first-party game production studios, but also have good relationships with third-party game production companies.
They are also preparing for a new console, but at the same time they are also preparing a bunch of first-party games for the new console.
They also have connections with games from some major European and American game manufacturers.
Bushnell has nothing and can only compete for some third-party game production companies, but the results are not good.
Seeing that there are not many new console games in the lineup, and there are no major escort games, they are really in a hurry.
That's why there was an embarrassing situation where employees rushed into the leadership office and excitedly said that they had found a new game console called Escort, but the leader said that they were playing it.
no way.
Now, they have contacted all the manufacturers in Europe and the United States, and almost none are willing to make exclusive masterpieces for Bushnell.
They can only look elsewhere.
This coincided with the popularity of "Battle Royale" at Linmu Studio during this period.
They all unanimously set their sights on the studio that produced "Breakout"...
"..."
Bushnell President Office, Inc.
The thin George was a little embarrassed when he heard his boss say that he was playing. He stood there for a while and then continued: "What do you think of this idea? BOSS."
Bushnell's president, Crane Adams, heard this and let go of the keyboard and mouse. After thinking for a moment, he said: "It's possible, but this game has already been released on PC. It shouldn't be very effective as an escort masterpiece, and this kind of game
If there aren’t enough people to buy it, there’s no point. The most important thing is that this game doesn’t even have a controller adapted... Oh my God, it doesn’t even adapt to a controller. Don’t they use controllers to play games?”
"As far as I know, in the country where Linmu Studio is located, players do not use controllers to play games. For them, controllers are a very niche controller..."
George was silent for a moment and whispered back.
Adams immediately shouted: "Heresy!"
"..."
George was a little helpless. This boss was a good one because he was young, liked games, and could get along well with his employees.
But on the other hand, precisely because of his youth, this boss is not very stable. Just like now, he will complain about others because of the problem of the controller...
"If we can make this game exclusive to our platform, we can try it as a escort masterpiece."
After Adams complained about Linmu Studio's new game not supporting controllers, he did not dwell on the issue any further: "After all, this game is really fun."
"Impossible, BOSS."
George shook his head: "This game has been released on PC. It is impossible to be exclusive."
"Then our new console will be exclusive?"
"There may be some price to pay."
"As long as it's within our acceptance range, it's okay."
Adams was also mentally prepared for this: "But..."
He changed the topic: "It would be even better if they could make a new exclusive game for our game console platform."
"..."
Hearing this, George thought for a while and said, "Then let me contact you and see?"