Chapter 129 Don’t ask, you just don’t have the money
Survey results show that 80% of players said they have no money to buy an Xbox console equipped with holographic projection.
When they got this result, people from Sprout Studio and Weiruan couldn't help but whisper, "Huh?" ’ made a sound.
Weiruan’s staff flushed with anxiety and kept scratching the back of their heads.
It is true that the console with the holographic module installed is more than a thousand yuan, but it shouldn’t be... This shouldn’t be the reason for rejection, because they have specially formulated a pre-sale method for the two consoles.
One is the slightly more expensive one with hologram, the other is the normal price without hologram.
The sales volume of the first type is bleak, let alone the second type. If the former type cannot be sold, how can anyone buy the second type?
But when the employees of Sprout Studio contacted some big anchors, they got a result that was closest to reality.
That means people don’t dare to buy it. Of course, the problem is that it’s too expensive and they don’t have the money to buy it.
"Tell the old thief not to worry. There are only two days left for the pre-sale. Let's see how long they can go on." Yinzi couldn't help laughing when he looked at the market research results that the employees of Moya Studio asked him to do. Voice.
Yesterday, he posted a link to a questionnaire in the live broadcast room, inviting fans in the live broadcast room to anonymously fill in their truest thoughts about not buying a console.
He still remembers the questionnaire, and there are a few questions that remain particularly vivid to this day.
[Can you accept the price of the new generation console? ]
There are several answer check boxes below: It’s a little expensive, I reluctantly accept it, it’s reasonable, it’s quite cheap
[䱱Are you satisfied with the games in the Xbox Store? ]
Not quite satisfied, reluctantly accepted, quite satisfied
[Would you like to give us some valuable suggestions below? ]
The last question is open-ended, and you can write down the suggestions you want to give at the end.
Other game companies may give you a message after you fill in the questionnaire, ‘You have completed it, thank you for participating. ’
But Sprout Studio does not. From making games to now, the main thing is sincerity.
Although it is filled in anonymously, after completing the questionnaire, you can see the final voting statistics of everyone and the final suggestions given.
The last piece of valuable advice has been written by everyone in a variety of ways, but most of it can be summed up in one sentence.
‘The game is a good game, but the console is a bit expensive. ’
At first, everyone didn’t understand it, and even Weiruan severely blamed itself for this result.
But after listening to Yinzi’s words and clarifying the current situation, I realized that this is not because the console is too expensive. This is clearly because seeing the current situation of Silent Hill experiencers, they have never dared to make up their mind to buy a console.
Perhaps until the last day of the pre-sale, everyone can buy it under the pressure that the pre-sale is about to end.
"Do you have any ideas to reduce the player's fear level? Reduce the player's sense of immersion and build a fourth wall between the player and the game." Ye Feng looked at the people in the conference room. They were all promoted since the company's development. of elites.
This is not because of console sales issues, but because Ye Feng himself has also considered that horror games like Silent Hill need to establish a barrier between players and the game.
All games are trying to break the fourth wall, because this allows players to be more involved in the game and experience the game better.
The existence of hologram also allows players to experience what it feels like when virtuality comes to reality.
In the spacious conference room, everyone was sitting in their seats, lowering their heads and thinking hard.
Game companies are different from other companies. Apart from completing their own work, most of the time the atmosphere is quite relaxed and cheerful.
Hands of one-to-one models of game characters can be seen everywhere inside the company.
The man sitting at the end of the conference room stared at the translucent hand model in front of him. The longer he stared, the clearer an idea became in his mind.
He raised his hand high, "Boss, I have an idea that can build a fourth wall for players."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little proud. Other companies were thinking about how to break the fourth wall, but they were the only ones who were meeting to figure out how to build the fourth wall.
Seeing Ye Feng's eyes turning towards him, he said loudly, "Everyone knows that if the game modeling and actions are too mechanical, it will make people feel unable to take the role and frown, and a game based on the real environment will make people feel uncomfortable. In basic games, if the art modeling is not good enough, it will create unimaginable barriers."
As soon as he finished speaking, the people around him couldn't help but frown.
“Of course, as a game company, we certainly cannot lower our art style just to create a fourth wall for players, but we can adjust the transparency.”
“When the player performs holographic projection at home, the player cannot see clearly his own furniture and the surrounding environment at the lowest transparency. The full projection is like pulling the player into a fantasy world.”
“But we can increase the transparency of the projection and give players the ability to adjust it to their own comfort level.”
“In this way, players can see the familiar environment in the real projection, which greatly reduces the sensory experience of the game without affecting the gaming experience.”
He raised his head confidently. This was something he suddenly thought of. If you could see your home environment in a real projection, the sense of immersion would be less.
“This is really good!”
“What the hell, what a good idea you have. You solve the problem in one go and give the adjustment ability to the players. They can adjust the transparency according to their own comfort level.”
“The fourth wall was established all of a sudden!”
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In the conference room, everyone nodded in agreement.
Ye Feng also nodded. This is indeed a good idea. It can perfectly establish a fourth wall between reality and the game for players.
But the more he thought about this move, the more strange he felt.
Originally, I was only afraid of games, but after the blending of reality and game projection,
Do players really not stare at their closets before going to bed at night?
However, this suggestion can indeed reduce the player's sensory experience. After the meeting, Ye Feng also adopted this suggestion.
This meeting approved two options. One is to project the text and speech sounds in the game.
Previously, the form of direct playback was used to let the sound enter the player's ears. Now, the text content of the speech is displayed in front of the player's eyes.
For example, the text content spoken on the radio will be displayed not far away from the line of sight.
Remind players at all times that this is just a game.
Just after the plan was passed, Sprout Studio and Weisoft issued an update notice to inform all players of the latest update.
‘Hey, I didn’t have money to buy a host originally, but since the old thieves are like this, I will smoke two less packs of cigarettes and buy a host for the old thieves to boost my performance. ’
‘Obviously it’s to boost Ivan’s performance, but it’s also related to Lao Thief Games, that’s about it. ’
‘Increase adjustable transparency? To put it bluntly, I participated in the pre-sale because I had collected the money to buy a console, not because of this function at all. ’
‘There’s really nothing I can do about you (show your hands)’
(End of this chapter)