The "Call of Duty" series does not log on to traditional console platforms, and its impact on traditional console platforms.
Lin Yao had seen it in her previous life...
After the giant in her previous life acquired Activision Blizzard, more than one player expressed concern about what would happen if Call of Duty became exclusive and they did not log in to PS5.
certainly.
This possibility should be unlikely in the short term. After all, Activision is not a charity organization. After all, PS5 sales far exceed XBOX in this generation.
Moreover, the "Call of Duty" series is currently one of the largest sources of game revenue on PS5, which has huge benefits for both parties and cannot be given up just like that.
But it's not possible at the moment, and it might happen in the future.
After all, even Sony itself said... "Call of Duty" is an unrivaled IP, a series with a massive budget, a multi-year development cycle, and a cult following.
Although they also have a lot of money and resources, even if they spend huge sums of money to develop a similar game, they may not be able to compete with it, because the latter itself is a separate game type.
And if this series is truly exclusive, it will definitely affect players’ choice of consoles.
This evaluation... can be said to be very high.
Although Sony is trying to convince regulators here, sales data are available every year. If "Call of Duty" becomes exclusive, it will indeed cause a devastating blow to Sony's camp.
certainly.
Lin Yao's "Call of Duty" doesn't have that much energy right now...
It is even more impossible to say anything about swaying the host camp.
But judging from the current response to "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare", plus Lin Yao has a completion mechanism... maybe it will be like this in the future.
For the three traditional console platforms, Lin Yao made "Call of Duty" available on all platforms. Whether it is honey or arsenic... we will only know later.
However, whether it is honey or arsenic.
This is not a bad thing for Linmu Studio.
If "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" is launched on one more platform, it will earn more money and influence.
Anyway, this has minimal impact on the switch.
After all... players are probably used to this kind of work that is exclusive to Switch.
The current level of technology is not enough for the console to take into account both portability and performance. This is probably why Lin Yao’s previous Nintendo console was so unique... But when cloud gaming technology matures, it will be hard to say what the future will be like.
neither knows.
Lin Yao patiently explained to Mu Wanqing why he should log in to all platforms of "Call of Duty".
After hearing this, Mu Wanqing nodded thoughtfully.
"So, let's expand our influence first."
Lin Yao sat on the chair, tapped her toes on the ground, turned around in a circle, and continued: "I guess this will disgust Gibber Company and Dreamland. Seeing the failure of the PC platform, they will probably look for console platforms soon.
A breakthrough..."
"Um."
Mu Wanqing smiled lightly and nodded.
"...How about it? Do you think I'm very mean-spirited?" Lin Yao looked at Mu Wanqing's beautiful face and suddenly stretched out her slender fingers and pointed at her own face.
"No..." Mu Wanqing held the information and shook her head gently.
"real?"
Lin Yao reached out and scratched her belly.
"Well...really..." Mu Wanqing twisted her body unnaturally.
Many staff members passed by and smiled knowingly when they saw this scene.
…
"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" announced that it will be launched on all platforms.
Both the players and the platform are happy.
It’s normal for players who want to play the game on consoles to be happy. After all, the multiplayer mode experience on consoles is completely different from that on PC.
As for the console platform, they have long been eager to see the popularity of this game, although it is now slower than the PC version.
But it is better than nothing, and as Frank expected, there are indeed a large number of players who still stick to the console and want to play FPS while lying down in the living room.
This is all money!
In addition, since Linmu Studio has relented this time, will it be... next time?
In short.
For traditional console platforms, "Call of Duty" seems to be honey.
They enjoyed it like a cake.
but.
This time Call of Duty is available on all platforms. Although it is said that all player platforms are happy, this does not mean that everyone is happy...
Everyone is happy, except Frank and Hawkins...
The two of them were now directly forced into a corner.
Can't beat it on PC.
Wanting to switch to the console, Linmu Studio was the first to announce the launch of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" on all platforms.
Thanks to the extremely high popularity of Call of Duty.
Players, except for die-hard fans, don't care what they say.
This leads directly to this year.
Even though the game has been released for so long.
Neither Gibbs nor Dreamland released sales data for their famous IP new titles, so they just kept it to themselves.
But capital is cold-blooded and has a keen sense of smell...
Although they wanted to hold it in, everyone could see the popularity of Call of Duty, so soon investors started voting with their feet.
Just after Christmas, the stock prices of Gibb and Dreamland began to plummet as soon as the market opened!
I really can't hold it in any longer.
Frank came out quickly. In order to calm people's hearts, he first looked forward to the next year and improved the results achieved this year.
But in his words, the moisture is really too much...
Everyone could hear the moisture in his words, but in the end the decline could not be stopped.
The stock price is still plummeting.
"Call of Duty" came out and faced the sequels of two famous IPs. It directly defeated them and won, which became the biggest black swan event in the gaming industry this year.
And once you fail, whatever you do is wrong...
Regarding Game Player's move to give away games, it has also begun to receive a lot of criticism.
Even Hawkins, who was a partner, probably expressed his dissatisfaction because his anger was still lingering.
The partners are dissatisfied.
The stacking of various BUFFs directly casts a shadow on the future of the game player.
Game player, which was founded less than a year ago, has also begun to have undercurrents within it.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Linmu Studio. The only thing that does matter is to make the status of the Vaporwave game platform more stable and give players more confidence...
"What's the point of all these bells and whistles? You're giving away games and announcing the number of registered users every day. In the end, you just punched [the dog's head] down."
In the domestic player community.
A considerable number of players who supported Linmu Studio were instantly overjoyed when they heard the news.
One of the posts resonated a lot, and replies began to surge.
Some players even lamented under this post, saying that it would be great if Linmu Studio went public...I would definitely buy the stock.
Because...stable!
but.
The player's wish now seems to be very unlikely to be realized.
Because Lin Yao has no plans to go public so far, thanks to the foundation of early online games and the strength of subsequent works, even with the burden of Lin Mu Financial Holdings, Lin Mu Studio's cash flow is very abundant.
In fact, she didn't even know what the sand sculpture players were discussing at this moment.
As for what she is doing...
She will be troubled right now...
Things you let go of before.
As January of the new year approaches, it has been put back on the agenda.
That is the issue of the release of "Detective Dee" and "Detective Sherlock Holmes".
"Call of Duty" is very popular, so how do we get players to accept these two works...
This became a problem.
There is also a question of which game will be released first.
Deep down in her heart, Lin Yao wanted "Detective Dee" to be released first. After all, as she told Mu Wanqing, European and American players remembered Linmu Studio because of "Call of Duty", so they launched a game with all domestic elements.
, it can be regarded as a good time.
In addition...because "Call of Duty" was on the seven o'clock news, many people who didn't know the truth criticized the background of Lin Mu Studio's work.
The release of "Detective Dee" at this time can just stop their mouths...
But, if you think about it from another angle, the two new games this time are not of the same type as FPS. Instead, they are closer in story type.
If "Detective Sherlock Holmes" is accepted, will it bring more audiences to the same type of "Detective Dee"?
Moreover, the first release can take advantage of the glory of "Call of Duty", but there is also the risk of not attracting players, and then being engulfed by the popularity of "Call of Duty"...
So, she was quite confused.
“I actually think… whichever of the two games is released first is fine.”
In the conference room.
Although Zhong Xiu has been working on mobile software that many staff members do not understand during this period, he is still the head of the PC department, so when faced with this problem, he was the first to give his opinion: "After all, there are two
In fact, the games give people the same look and feel, and I have played them all and they all feel excellent!"
"But you have to admit that games involve taking some risks."
Zhang Qiuwen gently scratched his head and gave a different opinion: "After all, in the current gaming industry, "Call of Duty" is a traffic black hole!"
Lin Yao sat in the front seat. After listening to the two people's words, she nodded slightly, and then looked at Xi Qianyu, the head of the marketing department.
"Actually, I think both games can be pushed to after the Spring Festival..."
Xi Qianyu smiled sheepishly: "After all, this is what most colleagues in the industry do, and it can also squeeze out the last trace of the popularity of "Call of Duty"... But our Linmu Studio has always been known for its high output.
, and considering the FPS online multiplayer mode, players have more than one "Call of Duty" to play, but there is one less game and one less game to play in the single-player campaign...
In addition, the Spring Festival is a holiday when domestic players have the most time, and our studio also has many domestic players... So my suggestion is, early February, just before the Spring Festival, it will be released just before the Spring Festival. As for which game will be released first, any game will do!
"
"Um……"
Hearing this, Lin Yao nodded again.
Finally, she turned to look at Cong Long, the head of the two studios in the Western Han Dynasty, who was sitting at the end of the conference table, and asked: "What are your opinions?"
"ah?"
Wang Mang, the head of Conglong Studio, and Zhang Tian, the head of Western Han Studio, were both stunned.
They thought they were just here to listen...
After all, their identity is that of a first-party studio being acquired.
Of course, it's not their turn to have anything to do with the release of this kind of game.
"Stop, I don't want to sacrifice you. The pros and cons have just been mentioned by Zhong Xiu and Zhang Qiuwen. You may get benefits, or you may be swallowed up by the popularity of "Call of Duty"."
Lin Yao smiled softly and continued: "This is your hard work, don't you have any objections? I don't want you to complain about the sale, and then feel that your work has been buried..."
Lin Yao specially called them because of this.
Because she doesn't want to become an evil dragon who just wants to collect gold coins.
The revenue of a game is of course important.
But if people's hearts change, no amount of money will be of any use.
These two games have indeed condensed their hard work, and also contain all their efforts to produce a 3A masterpiece for the first time. Lin Yao can certainly let the headquarters arrange it, and he also believes in the professionalism of the staff here at the headquarters.
But if the game fails...a little dissatisfaction will be infinitely magnified.
In the end, it may directly destroy the morale of these two studios, or directly put them in subtle opposition to the headquarters.
Lin Yao didn't want to see this.
"Actually, we can produce such a work this time because you gave us the opportunity, gave us the script and gave us the direction of the gameplay. Although it is hard work, we can accept it no matter how it is arranged."
Hearing Lin Yao's words.
Zhang Tian and Wang Mang looked at each other, and then the latter spoke.
"Well, what's your opinion?"
Lin Yao continued to ask.
"Well...I agree with Ms. Xi's suggestion..."
Look at Lin Yao's persistence.
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"Then which game do you think is more suitable?" Lin Yao nodded and continued to ask.
"...I think Di Renjie is more suitable."
And face this problem.
The two looked at each other again, and finally it was Zhang Tian, the head of the Western Han Dynasty Studio, who spoke first: "I checked the script you gave me. The prototype of "Di Renjie" is the historical Prime Minister Di Renjie, right?"
"Um."
Lin Yao nodded and gave a definite answer.
Di Renjie does have a prototype, which is the same as her previous life, and she is also a very awesome character in history. To some extent, she is even more awesome than the Di Renjie in the novel.
It's just that his most prominent identity in history is not that of a detective, but that of a politician.
In the high-pressure environment of Wu Zhou, he could keep the crown prince Li Xian while making himself the politician who was Wu Zetian's most trusted minister.
This is not something that can be done easily. It is equivalent to opposing Wu Zetian as emperor and wanting the world to return to the Li and Tang regime, but at the same time he is loyal to Wu Zetian and deeply trusted.
Later, the prime minister Zhang Jianzhi, who forced Wu Zetian to abdicate in the Shenlong coup, was recommended by Di Renjie, who was deeply trusted.
If it hadn't been for him, probably nothing would have happened to Li Tang's regime later.
Such a person who can stably balance himself among various forces, make himself invincible, and can truly implement what he wants to do - return power to Li Tang, and truly implement it.
Really awesome.
What's even more outrageous is that such a person actually has relevant records of adjudication. He was once promoted to the position of Prime Minister of Dali Temple, and within one year he adjudicated a large number of backlogged cases, involving 17,000 people, but no one was unjustly accused...
And this is the source of inspiration for the prototype of Detective Di Renjie "The Case of Detective Dee".
It can be said that whether it is official history or unofficial history, this is a cheating character.
"Since there is a historical prototype, in addition to the regular detective work, the game also has a hidden political undercurrent, so this is indeed easier for domestic players to accept compared to the fictional Sherlock Holmes."
When Zhang Tian heard Lin Yao's exact reply, his expression of admiration flashed away, and he continued: "Furthermore, Di Renjie is indeed an interesting character, but very few players know about it, probably because Li Shiming, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, is too famous.
As a result, in various online games, Wei Zheng's popularity lags behind Di Renjie's...
Therefore, for domestic players, the novelty is definitely enough. In addition, the ancient monarchy system is somewhat different at home and abroad. During the Chinese New Year, for domestic players at this time, "Detective Detective" with political elements will be
A little more likable.”
"Well, that makes sense..."
Although Lin Yao wants to do something with "Detective Dee" and export culture, it does not mean that she has to forget about domestic players.
She nodded, then looked at Wang Mang next to Zhang Tian: "What about your opinion?"
"Uh... I think it makes sense." Wang Mang hesitated for a while, and then directly agreed.
Lin Yao smiled like a flower and said: "Are you sure? Don't hesitate to mention it for the sake of face. Just now your immediate boss Zhong Xiu was arguing with Zhu Nianqiao from the main engine department. Don't worry, the person in charge has different opinions.
The normal state of Linmu Studio..."
the other side.
When Zhong Xiu heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched and he immediately said: "Is this the same thing, boss! Does Zhu Nianqiao have a different opinion from me? He is here to laugh at my receding hairline!!"
"Ah? Really?"
Lin Yao turned around immediately after hearing this, then moved her eyes upward, glanced at the top of his head...with a shocked expression, and said: "It seems that he has really stepped back again."
Zhong Xiu: "..."
When the others heard Lin Yao's words, they looked at Zhong Xiu and couldn't stand it any longer, and turned away one after another.
Holding back a laugh.
Zhong Xiu is hard and his fists are hard!
But he looked around and found that he could not offend Lin Yao, Mu Wanqing, and Xi Qianyu, the head of the marketing department.
As for Zhang Tian and Wang Mang, they were not familiar with each other and it was difficult to make a move.
Then there is only one option left.
Um!
He turned around and pinched Zhang Qiuwen next to him: "Why are you laughing!!?"
"...Fuck! Bully the weak and fear the strong! Then I will do the following today!"
Zhang Qiuwen was stunned for a moment, then cursed and pinched him back.
The scene was chaotic for a while...
And saw this scene.
The heads of the two first-party studios were stunned on the spot...
The mysterious impression of Linmu Studio's headquarters collapsed instantly...and then a strange impression was established.
"Okay, stop making trouble."
Although Lin Yao was also holding back her laughter, she was still a bit dignified... He stopped the two of them from pinching each other and looked at Wang Mang again.
"I do think what Zhang Tian said makes sense." Wang Mang immediately recovered from the collapse of his impression, barely controlled his expression, and replied.
"Well, let's make sure to release the new game before the Chinese New Year! "Detective Dee" will be released first!"
Lin Yao finally made the decision.
February coincides with the Chinese New Year.
Normal life has returned to Europe and the United States.
This is a good time period for both European and American players and domestic players.
As for whether he can achieve the results Lin Yao wants?
...just do your best and obey fate.
…
The meeting adjourned as Lin Yao made her decision.
A group of people filed out.
Zhong Xiu and Zhang Qiuwen started to fight each other again, while Lin Yao and Mu Wanqing discussed what to eat for lunch, while Xi Qianyu asked Zhong Xiu and Zhang Qiuwen to give way with a look of disgust, which would have almost kicked them in the butts...
Zhang Tian and Wang Mang were still in the conference room.
After all, it was their first time to attend such a meeting, so they were still a little cautious.
“The atmosphere feels really good.”
Watching a group of Lin Mu Studio's nominal high-level executives leave, Zhang Tian suddenly spoke and sighed.
"Indeed." Wang Mang nodded, and then said with some envy: "Actually, I really want to work in the headquarters. It would be very interesting. I have visited many game companies because of my work, but every time I come here, I feel the atmosphere here.
It’s different, it’s different from all game companies.”
"Perhaps this is why Linmu Studio can become Linmu Studio..."
Zhang Tian took one last look at the back of a certain girl, then shook his head slightly and stood up: "Let's go, since the game's release has been pushed to February, there is still a month left, so we will test the game again and strive for perfection.
!”
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Wang Mang immediately stood up energetically.
…
Lin Yao walked out of the conference room, said goodbye to Mu Wanqing, and just returned to her seat.
Zhu Nian, who had been waiting for a long time, happened to see Lin Yao.
He pounced on him immediately.
"Hahaha! Senior sister, have you noticed? Zhong Xiu's baldness is even more obvious!!"
Zhu Nianqiao quickly came to Lin Yao, hugged her, jumped up and down, and started talking about the topic of baldness...
"Zhong Xiu hasn't gone far yet... aren't you afraid that he will hear?"
Lin Yao glared at her gently.
Zhu Nianqiao was stunned for a moment, and then stood on tiptoes to take a look from Lin Yao's arms. He found that Zhong Xiu and Zhang Qiuwen were no longer pinching each other, but stopped, looked over, and clenched his fists...
She immediately shrank her head.
Lin Yao said angrily: "Did you see it? Let me go quickly, how can I hug you properly?"
"Then you are still cuddling with Mu Wanqing." Zhu Nianqiao said confidently.
"Miss Mu hasn't gone far yet." Lin Yao added.
Zhu Nianqiao immediately stood up on tiptoes and looked around again, and found that Mu Wanqing had also stopped and stood next to Zhong Xiu. He looked here. He didn't know if he had made a fist or not, but he was filled with murderous intent...
She shrank her head again and shivered.
"Okay, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
Lin Yao was a little funny, so she broke away from her hand holding her, then pinched her soft cheek, helped her tuck her messy sideburns behind her ears, turned around and pulled out a chair to sit down.
Although Zhu Nianqiao usually looks very unreliable, she always looks like she has never grown up.
But Lin Yao doesn't hate her character.
fine.
Be full of energy every day.
"...I have encountered a problem, senior."
Zhu Nianqiao was quiet for a while, then immediately sat down next to Lin Yao and started shouting: "The art style of the "Diablo" outsourcing team is very inconsistent with the setting diagram you gave me. I want to ask you to draw more
Some reference pictures, otherwise the negotiation cost will be too high..."
"That's it, okay...I just have time now."
When Lin Yao heard this, she nodded and agreed. Then thinking that she had nothing to do now, she took out the drawing paper and started drawing.
Zhu Nianqiao watched Lin Yao go straight to work and closed her mouth.
Then, she sat next to Lin Yao and watched the painting quietly for a while, then quietly stood up and prepared to go back to the host product department upstairs.
certainly.
Before leaving.
She did not forget to peek her head in to make sure Zhong Xiu and Miss Mu were not guarding her, then she sneaked out at a trot.
After walking out of the PC department.
Zhu Nianqiao changed his sneakiness and became full of energy again, almost jumping towards the elevator.
But while waiting for the elevator, the cell phone in her pocket rang.
Zhu Nianqiao picked up the phone and looked at it, then was slightly startled, put away the bright smile on his face, came to the stairs next to the emergency exit, and answered the phone.
"Hey, Mom..."
After Zhu Nianqiao answered the phone, her agitation and impatience disappeared instantly. She also looked particularly mature with her neat ponytail.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Don't worry, I'm really not being bullied anymore..."
Zhu Nianqiao leaned against the wall, listening to the chatter on the other end of the phone, with a faint smile on his face, and said softly: "And I have graduated, how can I still be bullied? My daughter is not young anymore...
No, no, how could I hide it from you...ah? Did I cry? You remembered it wrong."
"It was an accident. I was ignorant at that time...and that person is no longer here."
"yes."
"Well, this company is very good, the colleagues are very good, the atmosphere is also very good, well... the boss is even better, they all accept me, really."
"..."
staircase.
The sound of conversation came intermittently and faintly.