Chapter 1721
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"Everyone, the latest reservation data is out. We've completely lost!" Kotogiki Ken, who had just returned from Hua Xia, looked at the figures in front of him and sighed.
Sony's PSP and Daqian's Qiankun Change were both released on May 1st. That's why the pre-orders were the indicator for these two consoles.
Kotogiki Ken's guess was right. Qiankun Change had received 8 million pre-orders in less than 10 days.
That's right. 8 million. Seems like there are too many players in the world who are waiting for Qiankun Change consoles.
As for Sony's PSP, there is nothing much to say. Based on the figures from various channels, there are only about 300,000 units pre-ordered.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on the PSP. After all, the PSP does not have any fans. It cannot be compared to Qiankun Change, which has a large number of Qiankun Change users.
"Actually, the pre-orders do not mean anything. After the actual sales, the players will know which console is better!" There is a high profile person in the industry, but no one is listening to him.
The figures of the Qiankun Change consoles are all there. Anyone who is smart knows that their PSP is finished.
"Actually, we should be more cautious about Daqian's Qiankun Change consoles!" Kotogiki Ken sighed. "Qiankun Change consoles had more than 4 million units pre-ordered. This is after our PS2 had taken over the market a year earlier!"
"It can be said that the entire gaming circle has been completely driven crazy by the two game consoles launched by Da Qian. We are at a huge disadvantage!" Ryomiken's face was full of pessimism after a while.
The current market is just like what Kotogiki Ken had said. Almost all the media is talking about Daqian Change and Qiankun Change consoles. Almost no one is talking about Sony's console. After all, consoles can be installed with the same operating system as a PC. This is too significant for the gaming industry.
In the past, if a gaming company wants to release a game, they must consider the console, PC, and handheld channels.
Three different channels required different versions of the game. This was a huge waste of money for many game manufacturers.
But now, they only needed to create a Hongmeng version of the game to be able to log into all three channels of game consoles at the same time.
Moreover, Daqian's new product didn't require cassette tapes or discs as the game media. They had a built-in 10GB hard drive that could be used to download and install many games. This way, they could save the cost of the game developers.
Therefore, when Da Qian's Qian Kun Change and Qian Jue were released, the game developers were the most excited instead of the players. They realized that their dream had finally come true. In the future, they would only have to pay the platform's share of the fees. They would no longer have to pay for the porting of the game versions, the recording fees, and the channel fees. It was the greatest advancement in the history of mankind!
Of course, this was only a dream. After all, the internet speed was still not fast enough. There were still many games that needed to be released on cassette tapes or discs. But the future was still bright.
That's why all the game developers were very enthusiastic about Daqian's changes. Many game developers who had agreed to join PS2 or PSP started to change their minds. Sony Games was facing the worst situation in its history.
"I don't believe that we can't do anything to Daqian with so many of us!" An executive said angrily.
"Don't say that. We really don't have any ideas!" Another top executive snorted. "Sony had fought with Da Qian before. That year, the VCD player market was very intense, and we suffered a lot of losses."
"That's right. Also, many people in Sony's internal department are still in contact with Daqian. Some directors even have connections with Daqian's Xiamu Network. They will not support us to fight against Daqian!" Another executive sighed.
After five years, Xiamu Network had become the biggest internet operator in Fusang. All the other internet operators had to withdraw from the market because of Xiamu Network's monopoly. That's why Xiamu Network had monopolized the internet in Fusang.
Of course, the price was that the shares of Xiamu Network were split into pieces and used to win over the rich and powerful of Fusang. Otherwise, they would not allow Xiamu Network to exist. This was a sacrifice that had to be made.
But the 80 billion USD loan was cut off from Daqian. Xiamu Network will bear the cost of the loan.
In the end, 40% of Xiamu Network's shares went to Natsume Haruko, and the remaining 60% went to the rich and powerful in Fusang.
Among these rich and powerful people, many of them own Sony's shares and are Sony's directors. That's why the relationship between Sony and Daqian is very complicated.
Considering that Sony's two different departments often had physical conflicts, this was not something unusual.
"Everyone, we have to admit that Sony Games is no longer able to defeat Da Qian Games with their current strength." Takayuki Ken said in a serious tone. "Our opponent is no longer a simple company. It is a giant trust that has monopolized all aspects of the gaming industry. They are much bigger and more powerful than Sony. If we want to defeat Daqian … … no, even if we want to get a piece of the pie from Daqian, we need more power!"
"That's why I suggest we join forces to deal with Daqian. Which companies do you all think we should join forces with?" Takayuki Ken asked.
"Nintendo!" Although everyone said the same thing at the same time, this answer was meaningless because Nintendo and Sony had already joined forces.
"Microsoft!" An executive said. "Daqian's Hongmeng is a threat to Microsoft's Windows operating system. Also, the hatred between Microsoft and Daqian is deeper than us!"
"The reason why Da Qian is able to unite all the platforms is because of the glue that is the Hongmeng System. The only glue we can find is the Windows system. Furthermore, the Windows system has far more PC users than Hongmeng. If all of our game consoles are switched to the Windows system, then we can be like Da Qian. We can open up all the channels and have the power to fight! "
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