Huang Yiming, who bought two pre-sale codes, finally waited for the Grid Mall to open. Then, hundreds of young people rushed in, almost bursting the door. The mall's security guards were shocked. Then, all the young people rushed to the game store in the mall.
However, the store was prepared for this. The boxes of Diablo were arranged in a mountain shape, and Huang Yiming was almost drooling.
Other than the normal boxes of Diablo, the most eye-catching item was the one at the top of the store. It was a huge metal box made of stainless steel with a large pineapple rune engraved on it.
The metal box was five times the size of the normal Diablo, and contained the deluxe version of Diablo.
Since ancient times, it was normal for games to be sold in both normal and deluxe versions. The deluxe version would have extra content, guides, or even in-game codes.
But Diablo set a precedent this time, and that was the price of the deluxe version.
Normally, the deluxe version would be sold for three times the price of the normal version. For example, the normal version would be sold for a hundred RMB, while the deluxe version would be sold for three hundred RMB.
But the deluxe version of Diablo was sold for a whopping nine hundred USD, which was equivalent to the price of an Apple computer. It was twenty times the price of the normal version.
Moreover, the officials had already set up an ambush to hide the contents of the deluxe edition. Even professional media personnel like Huang Yiming did not receive any information.
This made Diablo even more popular. Everyone was guessing what was inside the deluxe version to be able to increase the price by twenty times, which was equivalent to the price of a computer.
Just like the deluxe version, the deluxe version was also extremely rare. It was said that there were only ten thousand boxes in the entire world … Okay, ten thousand boxes sounded like a lot.
But ten thousand boxes would be very rare if they were distributed to every store. For example, Huang Yiming only saw three boxes of the deluxe version in the store. He didn't know if there were any in the warehouse. If there weren't, then that would be the only deluxe version that was available in the store.
Because of Huang Yiming's size, there were already more than 200 people waiting in line when he arrived at the entrance of the store. This made Huang Yiming very worried that he wouldn't be able to buy the deluxe version.
Fortunately, the price of the deluxe version was too high. The price of 999 USD was enough to dissuade 99% of the young people in the United States. Therefore, Huang Yiming had to either take out the pre-sale code to buy the normal version and exchange it for a limited edition peripheral, or just buy the item and leave.
But when it was almost Huang Yiming's turn, a tycoon suddenly appeared and bought two boxes of the deluxe edition of Diablo. When the tycoon left with a smile on his face, Huang Yiming suddenly realized that he was the reseller at the entrance.
He actually joined the queue and bought two boxes of the deluxe version in one go.
"Good heavens! It seems that this guy is planning to sell the deluxe version!" Huang Yiming mumbled to himself. Then, he understood the yellow ox's intention.
It turned out that the yellow ox's actions were absolutely correct. After only a month, the price of the deluxe version went from 999 USD to 1500 USD, and a year later, it went up to 2000 USD.
In 2015, the 20th anniversary of Diablo, an unopened box of Diablo Deluxe Edition was sold for six million RMB on Tencent. Moreover, there was no market for it as it was hard to find unopened boxes of Diablo Deluxe Edition on the market.
When it was Huang Yiming's turn, he first took out his pre-sale code. It was a special printed string of numbers with an anti-counterfeiting label on it. It was a pre-sale card printed by the Daqian Group. He then added 29 USD and bought a box of the normal version of Diablo. After that, Huang Yiming got the limited edition peripheral that he had always wanted.
It was a key pendant in the shape of a bow.
Although it was only a key pendant, the craftsmanship was exceptionally exquisite. Although the bow was only the length of a middle finger, it could clearly be seen that there were nine pythons coiled around it. The name of the bow was also printed on the packaging. It was called "Silence of the Hydra".
Huang Yiming carefully put the limited edition peripheral into his pocket, and then put the regular edition into his backpack. Then, when the buyer behind him was a little impatient, he pointed to the last box of deluxe edition and said, "I want to buy a box of deluxe edition!"
"Alright!" The employee clicked his tongue. He thought that the three boxes of the deluxe version wouldn't be sold for a week or two when he saw that it was priced at 999 USD. He didn't expect that all three boxes of the deluxe version would be sold out in just over an hour. It seemed like the game was going to be a hit.
"I got it!" Huang Yiming excitedly hugged the deluxe version to his chest. He then took out the Red Alert pre-sale code and bought the normal version of Red Alert. He then got a cartoon version of Tanya.
Originally, Huang Yiming also wanted to buy the Red Alert Deluxe Edition. Unfortunately, this time, the Red Alert Deluxe Edition was even fewer. There were only 5,000 copies in the world. This store didn't stock it, which made Huang Yiming sigh.
When Huang Yiming returned with a huge pile of items, he noticed a reporter with a microphone and two cameramen walking towards him. There was also someone in the group making a call on a Daqian phone.
"Even the TV station was alerted!" Huang Yiming looked at the reporter in shock. He didn't want to cause any more trouble, so he called a taxi and returned to his office.
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"Open the box! Open the box!! "
Huang Yiming couldn't wait to open the box of the deluxe version as soon as he returned to his office.
"Wow! The design of this box is too cool! "When Huang Yiming opened the box and fiddled with it, he shouted in shock.
Boss Jia deeply understood the truth that packaging was the absolute truth. If the deluxe version wanted to sell at the price of 999 USD, it wouldn't work if the packaging was not high-end.
Therefore, the packaging of the deluxe version this time was unprecedented in the form of a stainless steel iron box. When he held it in his arms, the weight made him feel high-end.
Then it was the things inside the box. Boss Jia had the classic Luban lock design. When Huang Yiming opened the box, he found that he couldn't take out any of the boxes alone. In the end, Huang Yiming could only take out all the small boxes from the box.
But even so, Huang Yiming couldn't take out even the smallest box after studying it for a long time.
It wasn't until Huang Yiming accidentally pressed on a box and pushed it inside that the dozens of small boxes that were entangled together all scattered in an instant like raindrops falling on a jade plate.
It was too damn cool.
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