"That's too expensive!" Hearing that it would cost 200 USD to buy a 2048MB card, everyone's mouth twitched.
But on second thought, this price wasn't too expensive, it was too cheap. It must be known that this TF card wasn't a CD-ROM. The reading speed was very slow. It was a storage device that could be read in an instant.
Moreover, a 2048MB cartridge only cost 400 USD. Nowadays, a 2GB mechanical hard drive was only 200 USD.
Although it seemed that the TF card was twice as expensive, the TF card was small. Its volume was only about one-twentieth of a mechanical hard drive. With such a small volume, a TF card could do a lot more things.
At the very least, all laptops would use TF cards as storage devices in the future. After all, a 2GB mechanical hard drive for a laptop cost 600 USD. It was much more expensive than a TF card.
If all laptops used TF cards as storage devices, then the volume of laptops would be reduced by a lot. Reducing the volume of laptops was something that all laptop manufacturers pursued day and night.
So, the TF card's price was simply too cheap!
Moreover, the TF card's price was still cheaper than the Nintendo N64 cartridges.
For example, Nintendo's current largest cartridge, a 64MB cartridge, was priced at 59 USD. But the TF card was only 15 USD. It was almost four times cheaper.
For a handheld game, a maximum of 256MB was 256 MB. The average capacity was between 16MB and 128MB. In other words, most games only required 10 to 25 USD to buy the cartridge.
If that was the case, the price wasn't too exaggerated.
The key was the game's price. How much the game sold for was their profit!
So, the Daqian's game pricing policy was very important.
Previously, the pricing of Nintendo's games was negotiated between Nintendo and the game manufacturer. But in reality, Nintendo set the price and asked if you agreed.
Did you dare to disagree?
If you didn't agree, then Nintendo could stop you from releasing the game for a few months until you agreed.
"In terms of price, Daqian will provide a maximum price and a minimum price according to the cartridge capacity used in the game!" Boss Jia said calmly, "These two prices are public. They are the same for all game companies. You are free to set the price of your game within this range."
"Among them, the lowest price for a game of 16 MB is $19, and the highest is $39."
"The lowest price for a 32MB game is $29 and the highest is $49!"
"A 64 MB game with a minimum price of 39 USD and a maximum price of 59 USD!"
"The lowest price for a 128 MB game is 49 USD and the highest is 79 USD!"
"The lowest price for a 256 MB game is 79 USD and the highest is 99 USD!"
"A 512 MB game with a minimum price of 149 USD and a maximum price of 199 USD!"
"As for the higher capacity ones, there is no price limit. It is entirely up to the manufacturer. Even if you are willing to set the price at 10,000 USD, the Daqian won't care!"
"So good!" The manufacturers were overjoyed. If the price was really up to them, they could come up with a lot of tricks to trick the poor consumers.
For example, they could advertise some trashy games in the early stages and then set the price as high as possible. Finally, they could take advantage of the time when the game was on sale to reap the profits.
However, in the next second, Boss Jia continued, "But there is one thing I have to tell everyone. Although the price is up to you, the players have the right to regret it!"
"First of all, in the steam shop, there will be game cartridges for trial. Players can directly experience the quality of the game in the shop before deciding to buy it. In addition, within 24 hours of purchasing the game, the players have the right to a full refund. If you rush to find some trashy games and set a high price, then I guarantee that you will cry your eyes out. "
"…" After hearing Boss Jia's words, many of the companies that had other ideas shut their mouths. The 24-hour refund was too cruel. This way, many trashy games wouldn't be able to earn a single cent.
However, many of the game manufacturers were very satisfied with this policy. They didn't just do one-off business when they made games. Every one of them wanted to create a high-quality game that could continuously make money. Therefore, they were very careful and set the price within the range that the players could accept.
"Mr. Jia, is there any restriction on the copyright of the Daqian?" Another company asked. This was also a question that many game manufacturers were concerned about. If the copyright was restricted, then it would be like the Daqian before. They would have to pay a price of one billion USD to redeem their game.
"The Daqian only wants the exclusive license on the handheld platform!" Boss Jia said, "Once a game is released on the Thousand Possibilities platform, it can never be released on other handheld platforms. Otherwise, you will have to pay a penalty of one billion USD!"
When he said that, Boss Jia couldn't help but laugh.
"As for the other platforms, there are no restrictions. You can do whatever you want. The Daqian doesn't care. In addition, the copyright is only for the current game. There are no requirements for the sequel. In short, the Daqian doesn't use your copyright to threaten you! "Boss Jia's words were obviously from the bottom of his heart. Many of the game manufacturers were touched.
After that, most of the game manufacturers inquired about the details. The Daqian's attitude satisfied all the third-party game manufacturers. In the end, almost 100% of the game manufacturers paid one thousand USD on the spot. They bought a set of development programs, development techniques, and an engineering machine. When they went back, they immediately asked their programmers to start developing games on the Thousand Possibilities platform.
Among them, the fastest one was to release a new game on the Qian Ji Platform after only a month. Of course, Da Qian didn't hesitate to give this game an N rating.
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"Welcome to the Daqian. I'm Jia Yapeng!" After sending off the third-party game companies, Boss Jia didn't stop to greet the game dealers.
These dealers came from all over the world. After receiving the Daqian's invitation, some dealers even from as far away as Russia rushed over. They didn't want to miss the opportunity to rise on the Thousand Possibilities platform.
When all the dealers sat down in the Daqian Group's conference room, they saw a thick stack of proposals with the words "Steam Game Store Franchise Plan" written on it.
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