Let you make games, you directly shoot blockbusters?

Just when players are in full swing, studying various tricks in "Minecraft".

The news that the sales of the third generation of giant hardcore consoles have overtaken them has also spread everywhere with great speed, causing an uproar among manufacturers at home and abroad.

Those who had said before that the outcome was already decided and that they were reluctant to lose, all looked like they had seen a ghost, looking at the data in front of them in disbelief.

"It's beyond, it's really beyond."

"Are you sure this sales data is correct?"

"The difference of four million took less than two weeks!"

"Nintendo, which has dominated the console side for many years, lost?"

Yes, lost.

And he lost very completely.

It was released one month in advance, and in addition to canvassing votes for blockbuster IP sequels, there were also discounts on hundreds of popular games to build momentum.

They only lasted for two months before being overtaken by the hard-hitting latecomers.

In their eyes, this is already a miracle.

After all, many people know that Juhard was still working on the Escort masterpiece before the release of the third generation of consoles, looking for new partners.

At that time, they felt that there was no hope.

No matter how harsh the tactics are, no matter how abundant the funds are, it is impossible to win this turnaround.

But the result is now.

The result surprised everyone.

In just over three months, Juhard has really produced a masterpiece of escort, and it is also a pixel game that many people are not optimistic about.

Even with this weird game, it leveraged the already solid console market, and in their shocked and stunned eyes, it stepped on the big brother of the console Nintendo!

This.

Just because of a game.

That pixel game called "Minecraft"!

"Go, contact me right away from Honghuang and ask if they plan to log in to the PC platform after half a year of exclusivity!"

"The console can sell 20 million copies, which means that the potential of the entire platform is at least 60 million, leaving a sales gap of 40 million!"

"40 million! There are only a dozen or twenty models in the world!"

"Forget it, I'll go there on my own! Make an appointment with Honghuang and tell me I want to come visit!"

“We must win the agency rights for this game!”

All of a sudden, all the major game platforms started to move, eyeing the exclusive release of "Minecraft" in half a year.

Even some foreign manufacturers have sent people over to discuss agency matters.

As practitioners in the gaming industry, their predictions are very accurate.

Today's three major game markets, PC, console, and mobile phone, account for basically the same ratio of 4:3:3. Even if there are fluctuations, this ratio is still the same.

Only 30% of the console version has sales of nearly 20 million, which shows that this game still has 60-70% sales potential on PC and mobile phones. It is definitely a huge hit!

Not to mention the head of Steam Asia.

As soon as I realized what I was doing, I went straight to work in Honghuang and asked about my future plans to launch on the platform.

The speed was so fast that countless colleagues were stunned.

Also very shocked.

You must know that the Steam platform is one of the best PC platforms in the world. In China, it has always been the only game manufacturer to fawn over, but it is rare to visit it in person.

Moreover, he is also the person in charge of the Asian region, and his status is half a step higher than that of the tough Tang Jun.

"It's a joke. If it were me, I would shamelessly run over there if I knew there was a game with stable sales exceeding 10 million."

"Steam got in first, and other PC platforms may not have a chance."

"Plug it in, plug it in, I didn't buy a console, I'm just waiting for the PC version to come online."

"Similarly, I almost couldn't bear to buy a console when I watched the anchors play recently."

"I wonder if Honghuang will be released on mobile phones."

“It will take another three months before the exclusive ban is lifted, and I can’t wait any longer!”

After all, there are only a few players who buy equipment for a game. After all, a console costs thousands of dollars.

Therefore, many PC and mobile players can only watch helplessly, counting on their fingers the huge exclusivity time of half a year.

Just wait until the time comes for "Minecraft" to be available on PC.

Especially after seeing the recent live broadcasts and various lively videos of survival, adventure, construction, etc., they became even more greedy and urged them to go online under the official account all day long.

Finally after a few days.

Chen Lin asked the Publicity and Development Department to respond.

[Prehistoric Studio (Official): Thank you for your love for the Prehistoric game. "Minecraft" is working hard to optimize multi-platform porting and will be officially launched on PC and mobile platforms in three months. 】

[By then, we will adopt an operating model with full-platform data interoperability, allowing players on all platforms to work together to create their own world, and at the same time open new character face-making, end boss battles, ruins exploration, village merchants and other gameplay methods, so stay tuned. 】

An announcement was made.

It instantly caused a blockbuster shock in the country.

"It's on! It's coming to PC!"

“It’s even available on mobile phones!”

“It’s actually data exchange across all platforms?”

"Awesome! This is what I've been waiting for!"

"Awesome since ancient times! (broken sound)"

The player community is beating gongs and drums, and everyone is celebrating.

The extremely tough Tang Jun was feeling extremely uncomfortable.

It's not because Chen Lin made an announcement to take away his customers at this time, but because he regrets that he only signed an exclusive contract for half a year.

If he had known that this game was so popular, he would have signed a contract for three years or even longer. It would have been better to have it permanently exclusive.

It's too late to say anything now. I only regret that my estimate of the prehistoric period was too conservative.

"Mr. Chen, you are really hurting me."

On the phone, Tang Jun complained helplessly.

"What? Is it inappropriate for me to make an announcement now?" Chen Lin said with a smile.

"There is nothing inappropriate. Being able to achieve such results is far beyond my imagination. I should thank Mr. Chen. It's a pity. I originally wanted to renew the contract with Mr. Chen for another six months for exclusive use."

At this time, Tang Jun has already recognized the movable type sign of Honghuang, so it is naturally impossible for him to be angry over such a trivial matter.

If he comes up with another multi-million-selling game in the future, he can also benefit from it.

With such a game manufacturer with huge potential, it’s too late for platform developers like them to establish a good relationship with it.

"Half a year of exclusivity is the longest time I can accept. You also know that we have done multi-platform porting from the beginning."

"Of course, I just felt it."

Tang Jun smiled, and then his expression became serious: "But there is one thing I must remind Mr. Chen. That old guy in Furukawa is very vindictive. Honghuang stepped on them for us this time, and I am afraid that he will hold a grudge against him."

"And Sony, although they have been competing for the console market, they are from the same country after all. They will definitely not let us get involved so easily. They can't stop this "Minecraft", but they can't guarantee the future. games will not be targeted."

A phenomenon-level game like "Minecraft" is hard to come by.

No matter how powerful Honghuang is, it is impossible to come up with such a hit game every time that leaves both companies helpless.

Honghuang will definitely be resented for helping Ju Hard to steal their market this time.

Soni may choose to be friends with Honghuang because of interests. After all, the platform does not fight with manufacturers. This is the industry's default unspoken rule.

But Furukawa has always held grudges, and because of Nintendo's strong position on the console, he was blindly arrogant and had a history of bullying customers.

It is really possible that he will target Honghuang because of this.

"Furukawa?"

Chen Lin murmured to himself, lost in thought.

He had previously sent people to the Nintendo branch to discuss the split, but without success.

Basically, many manufacturers take a 70% share, and only a few Nintendo partners or investors can get a higher share.

It's enough to show Ren Tiandi's arrogant attitude.

But there is no way.

Who made him the host boss?

Although Juhard can dominate the world in other fields, in the field of console games, it really can't do it.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to be so willing to give a higher share to Honghuang and even other manufacturers.

As for Soni, more often than not he is like a neutral faction. If used well, he might even become a helper in suppressing the brutal growth of Nintendo.

after all.

He does not want to see a situation where one platform is the only one.

That's definitely not a good thing for game manufacturers like them.

"Okay, I understand, thank you for reminding me."

"Then I won't disturb Mr. Chen. Let's have dinner together when we have time."

After saying that, the two hung up the phone and continued to work on their own affairs.

Simply organize it.

Chen Lin got up and left the office, went to the Liming team, and found Lao Li who was supervising the development of mobile games.

"How's it going? Is the platform transplant going well?"

He came to the computer and asked.

"It's okay, but the character's face can only be changed by changing the color of the square. It feels a bit monotonous. We are trying to find a solution." Lao Li touched his chin and frowned in reply.

The disadvantage of the pixel style is that in terms of detail processing, you cannot change the lines at will like the 3D picture, which results in very few places that can be changed.

Chen Lin thought for a moment and said: "In this case, let's open up the material library and let players make their own character MODs and change the size and color of the blocks."

"By the way, we will add a community function that is directly connected to the MC forum section of "Ancient World", so that they can directly share and download MODs there, and we can also put some custom skins on it ourselves."

"Would this give too much authority?" Lao Li hesitated.

"No." Chen Lin shook his head, "The main focus of this game is player creation. What you want is the feeling of controlling everything in the world. Restricting too many permissions will limit the imaginative fun of players."

"It seems so, then I understand!"

Lao Li suddenly realized that since he wanted to open up the permissions, let's open up the entire material library and let the players mess around on their own.

After saying that, he went back to work and quickly completed the porting of PC and mobile games.

Wait until Chen Lin leaves.

The employee next to him finally couldn't help but speak.

"Old Li Tou, I heard from my friends in the same industry that our game can sell at least 60 million sales across all platforms. Is this true?"

"60 million, it's directly more than Big Dart, right?"

"It's almost the end of the year, and I don't know how much bonus I can get."

"Can Lao Litou reveal this in advance?"

As he talked, all the old employees couldn't help but rub their hands and look at Lao Li expectantly.

For people like them who work early and work late, the most real thing is the bonus, and they don't like to deal with so many imaginary things.

If you can make me a lot of money, I will work hard for you.

As long as the money is in place, 996 and 007 are no problem.

"See how anxious you are."

Lao Li glanced at them and said with a smile: "I have asked the finance department before, and the specific data has not been released yet. However, two major projects, "World of Warcraft" and "Minecraft" were launched this year, and the bonuses are at least two percent of the annual income. times, and there will be additional rewards for outstanding performance.”

Their studio has a clear bonus incentive system.

As long as you are willing, you can roughly calculate how much you can get.

So there is no need to avoid too much.

But even so.

After hearing what he said, all the employees became excited and extremely excited.

The newcomers working as assistants next to them also opened their mouths and looked at each other with shock on their faces.

Two projects, two years of bonuses, still a conservative estimate!

Is this the joy of participating in a big money-making project?

this moment.

They seemed to finally understand why the outside world said it was difficult to recruit Honghuang employees.

Even if you come to poach me now, I won’t be willing to leave!