Chapter 189 Console Structure
In this world, the development of console gaming platforms is actually quite similar to that of Lin Yao's previous life.
At the beginning, a Japanese manufacturer and a European and American manufacturer occupied the absolute market respectively. Then, perhaps seeing the potential of the console gaming platform, a new disruptor emerged. Another Japanese manufacturer challenged the original two manufacturers, and finally formed a three-legged situation.
At first, these game consoles did not consider so many performance issues and would sell the game consoles as cheaply as possible.
After all, the game console is positioned as a home console. To put it bluntly, for most Western families, it is an appliance like a TV, a washing machine, and an air conditioner. As long as the game can be played, it is fine. If you don't see those better game pictures, you can play for ten years.
The main profit point of the game console is not to sell the console, but to sell games. As long as the game developers do not think that the performance of the current console cannot meet the games they develop, they will basically not update.
Just like Lin Yao's FC in her previous life.
If Sega had not been desperately launching new machines, the FC might have been able to fight for another ten years.
But just when the competition among the three major game consoles was gradually stabilizing, Lin Mu Studio's "Breakout" was released.
Then it happened that graphics card manufacturers also set their sights on the game market.
The number of entry-level game graphics cards began to surge .
Then came various game graphics card combinations, and now the PC market share is rising.
At this time, the three game console manufacturers suddenly found that home consoles no longer seemed to lead the trend, and in order to be competitive, they began to prepare new machines at the same time.
This is the result of market competition, of course, it is also related to the needs of players, game development needs, and the overall hardware reaching a critical point.
Players played games like "Breakout" and felt that they could not go back. When major manufacturers saw that "Breakout" began to improve the picture quality, the games that were being developed and planned to be launched in the future also began to try to get closer to the pictures of "Breakout".
The current game consoles can't stand it, so it becomes imperative to update the consoles.
In fact.
The three major game console manufacturers are all planning new game consoles.
And this time, they noticed "Battle Royale" and wanted it to become the console platform to escort the masterpiece.
It is a European and American console manufacturer named Bushnell.
They don't have an operating system. Rather than saying that they are like the XBOX owned by Lin Yao's previous life, it's better to say that they are more like Atari, which is mentioned every time when the origin of games is mentioned.
Because Bushnell's ancestors were really rich, it was the world's first game console company.
Shortly after the birth of the microprocessor, they made the first machine that was considered the prototype of an arcade machine.
And at its peak, it had a huge industry with very high value.
But prosperity must decline.
The company gradually reached its peak, and then gradually declined.
Bushnell also experienced an internal conflict a few years ago, and the company was directly divided into two.
The original people who made console platforms and those who made games directly parted ways.
This also led to the rise of Japanese manufacturers.
In the end, the pattern of home game consoles changed from Bushnell's dominance to the current three-legged tripod.
And in this tripod pattern, Bushnell is still the weakest.
Their home game console market share has always been the lowest.
So in the face of the game screen changes caused by "Breakout", they are also the most concerned, and started preparing for a new console early, hoping to seize the initiative again with the new generation.
There is no way.
If they don't seize the market, the company will die.
Unfortunately,
because of the internal strife in the past few years, all the first-party game producers of Bushnell have left. They no longer have the ability to produce first-party games. As for third-party games, it's funny to say that although their company is in Europe and the United States, they can't compete with Japanese manufacturers.
Then their situation became very embarrassing.
Like the other two Japanese manufacturers, they not only have a large lineup of first-party game production studios, but also have good relations with third-party game production companies.
They are also preparing new consoles, but at the same time, they are also preparing a bunch of first-party games for the new game consoles.
They also have contacts with some major game manufacturers in Europe and the United States.
Bushnell has nothing and can only compete for some third-party game production companies, but the effect is not good.
Seeing that there are not many new console game lineups, and there are no escort masterpieces, they are really anxious.
So this is the embarrassing situation where employees rushed into the leader's office and excitedly said that they found the escort masterpiece of the new game console, and the leader said that he was playing it.
There is no way.
Now they have contacted all the manufacturers in Europe and the United States, and there are almost no exclusive masterpieces willing to make exclusive masterpieces for Bushnell.
They can only look elsewhere.
It just so happened that "Battle Royale" was very popular at Linmu Studios during this period.
They all turned their attention to the studio that made "Breakout"...
"..."
President Bushnell's office.
George, who was thin, was a little embarrassed when he heard his boss say that he was playing it. He stood there for a while before continuing, "What do you think of this idea? Boss."
Bushnell's president, Clan Adams, put down his keyboard and mouse, thought for a moment, and said, "It's possible, but this game has already been released on PC. As a escort masterpiece, the effect should not be too good, and this kind of game is meaningless if not enough people buy it. The most important thing is that this game doesn't even have a controller adapted... My God, it doesn't even have a controller adapted. Don't they use a controller to play games?"
"As far as I know, in the country where Linmu Studios is located, players do not use controllers to play games. For them, the controller is a very niche controller..."
George was silent for a moment and replied in a low voice.
Adams immediately shouted: "Heretics!"
"..."
George was a little helpless. This boss is good, because he is young, likes games, and can get along well with employees.
But on the other hand, precisely because of his youth, this boss is not very stable. Just like now, he will complain about others because of the problem of the controller...
"If this game can be made exclusive to our platform, we can try to use it as a escort masterpiece."
After Adams complained about the fact that Linmu Studio's new game does not support controllers, he did not continue to dwell on this issue: "After all, this game is really fun."
"Impossible, Boss."
George shook his head: "This game has been released on PC, so it is impossible to be exclusive."
"Then our new console exclusive?"
"Maybe it will cost some money."
"As long as it is within our acceptable range, it's okay."
Adams was also mentally prepared for this: "But..."
He changed the subject: "It would be even better if they could make a brand new exclusive game for our game console platform."
"..."
George heard this, thought about it, and said: "Then I'll contact them?"
(End of this chapter)
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