The qualifiers of the E-Sports Festival have entered the final stage.
Linmu Studio’s console also announced more game LOGOs that are familiar to players.
Players' expectations continue to build.
In the end, he calmed down.
After all, this thing also has a threshold...
Now, it's just waiting to explode.
At this time, life or death depends on the day it is announced.
Lin Yao also understands this.
After all, she has experienced it personally...
I remember that in 2018, she was still playing Hearthstone. Blizzard was already very proficient at that time. The new expansion pack was announced more than a month in advance, and new cards were announced every day, which made her full of anticipation...
The description of that card is very interesting.
But wait until it is officially launched.
However, she discovered that the odd-even mechanism is indeed not very fun...
Many players also find it not fun.
This expansion pack directly discouraged a large number of players back then.
Lin Yao's favorite is the universe deck, a deck that can bring as many types of cards as possible.
But the odd-even mechanism allows players to bring as few cards as possible in a deck.
Because of the existence of the odd-even mechanism, designers are still limited when designing new cards.
It's pretty cool.
Therefore, the odd-even mechanism quickly entered the wild that year... Even the designer admitted that this was a failed design.
But this thing can be launched online.
At least it means that the designer still has confidence in it before it is officially launched... and thinks it is cool.
At that time, Lin Yao was chasing new cards every day, and her anticipation was real.
That time and that moment.
Exactly at this moment...
All right.
The difference is a bit big.
But one thing can be confirmed.
That means it's too late to do anything now, and Lin Yao can't do anything.
Because the wood has become the boat.
Everything is waiting to be announced.
"That's it, let's release the last two LOGOs and prepare for the countdown, and then just wait until January 2nd."
Lin Yao returned the plan to Mu Wanqing and breathed a sigh of relief.
The plan has been made for a long time, and now it has reached the final step.
"Okay." Mu Wanqing took the plan, held it in her arms, and nodded lightly.
"What else happens next?"
Lin Yao asked.
"The promotional materials are all ready."
Mu Wanqing hesitated for a while: "Zhu Nianqiao and Bao Liangzhe from the console product department just checked it one last time and confirmed that there is no problem. The e-sports festival was also closed that day, and the venue has been fixed... But there is a problem.
"
"Huh? What's the problem?"
"Are you going to play?"
Mu Wanqing smiled gently, and then said: "Just now Zhu Nianqiao complained that the entire press conference process was very good, but there was one important person missing..."
"..."
Lin Yao was a little dumbfounded. After thinking about it, she nodded and agreed: "Okay, before the host promotional video is officially played at the beginning, I will go on stage to show off the host..."
"Okay, then the other processes remain unchanged, except that you will be responsible for the unveiling of the host, right?"
"Yeah." Lin Yao nodded.
Mu Wanqing suddenly asked: "...will you be nervous?"
"It's not bad... How about you come up with me?" Lin Yao smiled and made a suggestion.
"No, that's your moment."
Mu Wanqing immediately shook her head.
…
A month-long marketing campaign by Linmu Studio.
Finally the last moment came.
Linmu Studio's Vaporwave game platform, major game forums, social media accounts, and official websites of each game.
A three-day countdown appeared at the same time.
This is a signal.
This indicates that the console that Linmu Studio has been hiding away will finally be released.
Players who were already calm.
Because of the countdown, I sat up in shock again while dying of illness!
"It's coming, it's finally coming!"
"I heard from my overseas classmates that when I go to offline retail stores now, I can see pre-order activities for new consoles. Could it be the console of Linmu Studio?"
"Thirty days, I have been working up my appetite for thirty days. If the press conference does not satisfy me, I will be in trouble at Linmu Studio for the rest of my life..."
"It's too much to be black all your life... not really."
"Actually, I am more concerned about whether the consoles produced by Linmu Studio will be different. Otherwise, I feel that there is not much advantage compared to other console manufacturers..."
"Actually, all consoles are pretty much the same. Linmu Studio's new games are the most worth looking forward to!"
"What you said above is right. As long as the game is good, I will definitely buy it!"
"Three days to go... [rolling]"
"..."
Exactly thirty days later.
After the initial excitement passed, some players raised some more sharp and realistic questions.
But overall.
The vast majority of players still have great expectations for Linmu Studio.
And very excited and happy.
There is no doubt about this.
but.
This didn't last long...
Just in the afternoon.
Linmu Studio has just announced the countdown to confirm the time of the press conference.
the other side.
Very suddenly.
The two major console manufacturers, Peria and Hardcore, immediately announced that they would hold game conferences on the last day of the month and the first day of the new year...
Two host manufacturers, one for one day.
The game press conference was held directly two days before the Linmu Studio press conference.
The timing cannot be such a coincidence.
The only possibility... is self-evident.
Even a fool can see that Linmu Studio is being targeted.
wrong.
This is no longer targeted.
This is an encirclement and suppression!
As soon as the news spread back to China.
major forums.
moment.
Exploded.
"Holy shit! Two press conferences are scheduled just before Linmu Studio's press conference. I feel like Linmu Studio is going to be cold."
"I will still watch Linmu Studio's press conference anyway and look forward to their console."
"Upstairs, our expectations are useless. Whether we want to admit it or not, the majority of the host market is overseas...
Now that Linmu Studio has just confirmed the news of the press conference, the other two console manufacturers are about to hold a press conference before then. Do you think that players in Europe and the United States have experienced two days of bombardment by the other two console manufacturers?
In three days, will you still be interested in the unreleased Linmu Studio console?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Change the date! There is no shame! Then it is clear that we are encircling and suppressing, or we should avoid the edge temporarily."
"I saw that everyone was looking forward to it so much that I didn't dare to say it, but in fact... Linmu Studio's decision to be a host was really a wrong choice. After so many years of business, if you rush in recklessly, you can really get a good deal.
Isn’t it good to just keep playing games?”
"If you can't speak upstairs, don't speak!"
"It's not that I can't speak, I'm just telling a fact, isn't it? Linmu Studio is too trusting! Their game production capabilities are strong, but this does not guarantee that the console will be successful. You see... now
What to do?”
"I will definitely support Linmu Studio! I will definitely go to the press conference then."
"Let's change the date."
"..."
on the forum.
As soon as the news of Peria and Hardcore's conference broke out, it immediately aroused heated discussions.
Some sighed, some were pessimistic, some thought Lin Mu Studio was a pill, and some advised Lin Mu Studio to change the date...
All in all, it’s quite diverse.
at the same time.
Lin Yao also saw the post on the forum and was stunned.
She also didn't expect that Peria's reaction would be so violent.
In other words, the sniping was so determined.
And when she reacted.
Mu Wanqing and others have held an emergency meeting.
Mu Wanqing informed her to participate.
As soon as Lin Yao entered the door.
I felt the tension rushing towards my face...
In the conference room, everyone was having a heated discussion.
Until Lin Yao came in.
They stopped and looked at Lin Yao together.
This is the backbone of Linmu Studio.
"..."
Lin Yao looked at them, silently pulled up a chair and sat down, then asked: "I just glanced at the forum and haven't fully understood the situation... Do you have more specific information?"
"There is no more specific news yet."
Zhong Xiu sighed and took the initiative to reply: "The only news they have disclosed now is the press conference, but their intention to target is very obvious. They specifically chose it two days before our press conference... We asked Reflecta to contain their effect.
It’s not big, but they still have their hands free.”
"Hmm...then their press conference, is it a press conference for a console? Or a handheld one?"
Lin Yao lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked.
Lin Yao asked this question.
In the conference room, everyone's expressions were stunned.
at last.
It was Zhong Xiu who said: "Hardcore does not have a handheld brand. If Peria... it should be a console. Their handheld console does not have any action."
"Host? Not handheld?"
Lin Yao confirmed again, and when she saw Zhong Xiu nodding, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm scared to death... So what are you doing? Why is the host trapping us!?"
Lin Yao asked confidently.
Zhong Xiu: "..."
In the conference room, the faces of everyone present gradually became a little strange.
Then, some people's faces turned red.
yes.
I almost led the shady netizens astray!
They said it was so serious...
But the problem is.
What does it have to do with us!
…
at the same time.
Peria,Headquarters.
"Everything is ready, President."
Hidekazu Hanzawa looked at Mikio Kawa in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, bowed ninety degrees, and said respectfully.
"Um."
Mikio Kawa turned around and looked at the head of the marketing department who was almost transferred to Southeast Asia by him. The more he looked at him, the more he liked him.
He hadn't felt anything before.
But during this time we got along day and night.
He realized that this man was quite capable, he could do everything in an orderly manner, and he spoke nicely...
Think of this.
He suddenly said: "For the press conference the day after tomorrow, you will take my place and go on stage to say hello to the players... Are you confident?"
"have!"
When Banze Xiuhe heard this, he was instantly ecstatic and agreed without even thinking about it.
This is a sign that leaders value their own performance.
"Um."
Mikio Kawa nodded with satisfaction, and then suddenly asked: "Do you think the other party is panicking now?"
"Definitely panicked."
Hanze Xiuhe responded, and then said: "We have locked them up in despair."
"...They can actually change the date."
"Impossible. They have been working hard on marketing for so long. Will their domestic players really not complain in the future?"
Hidekazu Hanzawa shook his head and said with a smile: "And how long can they change it? Our conference will not release the game immediately. They will have to compete with us for at least two months. Under such circumstances, do they still want to change it?
After two months? Then their domestic players will lose their patience. And if they lose their basic base, why bother talking about consoles? They might as well just give up and say they are joking with the players!"