Within the Reflecta Group, for the hosting business and for Linmu Studio.
Opinions are actually not unanimous.
Divided into two factions.
One group thinks that in business, chips can be customized, and they are making money anyway, so there is no need to push high-quality partners into the arms of their opponents. Moreover, the competition for traditional consoles is too fierce. You must know that they can acquire Bushnell’s console business because
Bushnell is lagging behind in the console market.
Reflecta has the idea of making a host because of the huge cash flow brought by the graphics card and Linmu Studio as a partner.
Lin Mu Studio later showed no interest, but at this time Reflecta had a good deal with it, and since they were really jealous of the revenue from the game, and they had a mature supply chain, they jumped in wholeheartedly.
But now Linmu Studio suddenly wants to make its own console...The popularity of their Almanac project is so high now, which also shows that Linmu Studio has the strength and ability to produce masterpieces for its own console that are enough to interest players.
A steady stream of masterpieces.
In this situation.
Does reflecta really want to dive into the console market? Not only does it have to challenge the vested interests in the market now, but it also has to deal with Linmu Studio?
This is too thankless.
It is better to give up altogether and either cooperate with Linmu Studio for development, or package and sell the studios and projects prepared for the console, either to Linmu Studio or to others.
Anyway, stop the loss in time and use the money to invest in more stable projects.
The other group does not think so. They feel that the recent situation of the game can be seen and it is getting better. Even if the revenue brought by the game is not considered, the promotional effect of Linmu Studio's games on the graphics card brand is enough to make up their mind.
Go and get involved.
Linmu Studio can make games, but can’t those first-party studios acquired by Reflecta?
Not to mention that Reflecta specializes in hardware and has natural advantages in cost control.
Even if it is like the other two companies, they sell the machines at a loss and then make money from the software.
They have money and can afford it.
Why package and sell?
And if we give up at this juncture, who will be responsible for the losses caused by the initial investment?
Yes, Linmu Studio helped us a lot in the early stages of the game, but we can’t just give up just because they entered the console market and their yearbook project is very popular, right?
So is Reflecta an independent company or a subsidiary of the other party?
In short.
Both groups seem to have a point.
In the end, no one gave in. They kept arguing about whether Reflecta should continue to be the host.
The opposing faction attacks the other faction, saying that consoles were promising in the first place because of Linmu Studio. Now the other party not only does not produce games for Reflecta, but also wants to enter the console market on its own. Reflecta still persists. If it fails, it will cause huge losses!
Those who agree must do it. Is Linmu Studio a partner or a headquarters? If they don't do it, why can't they do it themselves?
In short.
Whether or not to customize and supply Linmu Studio has become secondary...
In fact, it is normal for this situation to occur
After all, Reflecta’s original decision to enter the console market involved factional disputes within the company, and when certain key interests were involved, there would always be cliques and small groups and organizations.
And other people who have not benefited will spontaneously unite to fight against a few people who have vested interests.
Now it is nothing more than a continuation of factional warfare.
the other side.
Zhang Jianghu was sitting in his office, looking at the noisy directors on the screen, feeling a little headache.
He also didn't expect that it would develop like this in the end.
He is considered to be the group that advocates Reflecta as a console, because he is in China and has a deeper impression of the success of Linmu Studio and the speed of making money from games.
certainly.
He is not a fool either.
We are also well aware of the risks of entering the traditional console market.
The reason why he wanted to persuade Lin Yao so much and wanted her to cooperate with Reflecta in development was because he had the idea of tying Lin Mu Studio onto the chariot.
reflecta is backed by forest studio.
Coupled with the many first-party studios acquired, the risk will be greatly reduced.
in addition.
He also did not take a clear stance because the actual controller of the group has not yet made a clear stance.
When he told Lin Yao that he could not make the decision, he was not being polite.
This matter is actually quite complicated.
Although he has a high voice now, he is not so powerful that he can overwhelm all directors.
"Ahem."
Seeing that everyone was still noisy.
The man in the first seat, Glenn John, the current helmsman of Reflecta, coughed slightly and finally spoke: "...Zhang, what do you think?"
But unexpectedly.
He did not rush to express his opinion, but looked at Zhang Jianghu and asked him to express his opinion.
Zhang Jianghu's achievements during this period are still very recognized.
The two arguing factions also looked at Zhang Jianghu.
This global vice president has recently become famous.
"..."
Zhang Jianghu faced everyone's gaze. Although he was separated from the screen, he still straightened his expression and said calmly: "I agree with Director Jeremy's point of view. Giving up the host business at this juncture will cause too much loss in the initial investment. There is no reason.
,but……"
Zhang Jianghu changed the subject: "What Director Qiao said makes sense. In business, the chip can be customized... After all, the yearbook project is so eye-catching now. There is no need for us to be at odds with Linmu Studio, at least not now. We are their competition
The main sponsor enjoys the highest exposure. If we turn against each other now, we will most likely lose this opportunity forever, and our competitors will take the opportunity to take our place..."
Glenn John's expression remained unchanged and he asked: "Then what you mean is that our console business will continue and we will also provide hardware support for Linmu Studio, which may become our biggest competitor in the future?"
"No...even though I thought so at first."
Zhang Jianghu shook his head: "But after I came back, I specifically asked the technical staff within the group, and came to a conclusion that even I was surprised by - the host that Linmu Studio wanted to make might not be really good.
It will be in direct competition with our host, and the performance of the customized GPU they require is too weak, so weak that it is unbelievable."
"Oh?" Glenn John was a little curious.
Zhang Jianghu explained in detail the requirements of Linmu Studio, and then said: "With this kind of performance, the technical staff told me that it is impossible to smoothly run a game like "Breakout" that pursues realistic depiction. It is simply impossible."
impossible.
Even if it is possible.
The picture quality will also be greatly reduced.
When Lin Yao, the head of Linmu Studio, talked to me, he actually mentioned this in particular, and also talked about their idea of a console, handheld console. But now it seems that they should focus more on handheld consoles."
"That means... what they want to do is a handheld console? They want to give up their advantages!?"
Glenn John was shocked after hearing this.
You must know that "Breakout", which Linmu Studio became famous in one battle, relied on its graphics to win. Now that they are making consoles, they have to give up what they are good at.