Feng Yingwan felt that things weren't looking good, Chen Mo didn't seem to be doing things according to plan.
If this continued, not only would she not be able to get any information, her identity might even be exposed.
At this time, the elevator door opened and a young man walked out.
Qian Kun came up to Chen Mo, "Manager, we've been talking about releasing new heroes for Overwatch, we're a bit short on manpower, what do you think …"
"Oh." Chen Mo thought for a bit, "Then we can put Overwatch aside for now, let's work on the new game first."
Qian Kun was hesitant, "Also, there are players online urging us to release ranked mode, what do you think …"
Chen Mo said, "Let's work on the new game first, it's an important part of the plan and has the highest priority. As for Overwatch, we don't have any strong competing games, so we don't have to worry too much. The other companies' games will only be released in another two months at the earliest, we can bring up ranked mode by then. "
Qian Kun nodded, "Alright manager, let's continue working on the new game."
The two didn't go into detail, but Feng Yingwan was able to pick up some clues from their conversation.
Chen Mo was working on the new game, putting Overwatch's development on hold for now.
Indeed, this explained why Chen Mo still hadn't released Overwatch's ranked mode.
It was because he felt that it would take at least two months for the other companies to come up with games similar to Overwatch, so he wasn't in a rush.
Moreover, it seemed like Chen Mo placed a lot of importance on the handheld console and the games that came with it, so he was using every second he had to focus on it, and didn't care as much about Overwatch.
"Not bad, this is very useful information. Chen Mo doesn't know the actual speed of our development, he's estimating at a normal speed."
Feng Yingwan was extremely excited, but she still acted like she wasn't interested, as if she was a completely unrelated player.
After chatting with Chen Mo for a bit, Feng Yingwan realized that she couldn't get any useful information out of him.
It wasn't that Feng Yingwan didn't want to ask Chen Mo about Overwatch, but Chen Mo was very cautious, and would always change the topic when it came to Overwatch.
Moreover, Feng Yingwan didn't dare to ask too deliberately. It would be bad if Chen Mo found out and suspected her.
After chatting for a bit, Feng Yingwan pretended to be a gamer and went to the PC experience area to play a few rounds of League of Legends before leaving the experience store.
Although they did not gain much from this spying trip, they still managed to gather some useful information.
Feng Yingwan truthfully reported this information to Jin Jieguang.
There were two main pieces of information. The first was that Chen Mo was paying a lot of attention to the new handheld consoles and games. He even transferred the people responsible for later versions of League of Legends and Overwatch to participate in the development of the new games, causing the updates of the other two games to slow down.
Secondly, Chen Mo estimated that it would take another two months for the other video game companies to make an Overwatch game like this. Therefore, during this period of time, he was not in a hurry to update Overwatch's content or release ranked matches.
Jin Jieguang carefully judged the authenticity of these two messages. The final conclusion was that the credibility was very high.
Everyone knew how much Chen Mo cared about handheld consoles. This time, it could be said that he was challenging people's common sense, and was obviously being criticized.
Someone like Chen Mo, who loved to slap his face, wouldn't be able to tolerate being slapped in the face. Therefore, it was very normal for him to put in a lot of effort into making a handheld console and a game to go with it.
On the contrary, it would be a problem if Chen Mo wasn't interested in the handheld console.
As for Overwatch, it was still considered a pioneer in the industry, and was still in the expansion phase. Although other video game companies were also trying to make games similar to Overwatch, their progress wasn't as fast.
Chen Mo's estimation of the time was completely accurate, but the problem was that Emperor Dynasty Entertainment was different.
Emperor Dynasty Entertainment had the foundation to begin with. They had the FPS game Wolf Soul and the MOBA Ancient Calamity. A lot of things were already in place. Furthermore, Lin Chaoxu was placing a lot of importance on this project, and had enough manpower and resources, so the development went very quickly.
This meant that Chen Mo originally estimated that the new games would only be released within two months, but in reality, Gunfire Chronicles could be released within five weeks with ranked matches.
Releasing ranked matches earlier than Overwatch was a great opportunity for Jin Jieguang, and Chen Mo didn't seem to realize it.
After obtaining this information, Jin Jieguang felt more at ease. Gunfire Chronicles had entered the final stages of development and fine-tuning. Whether or not Ancient Calamity could be washed away depended on this game!
…
Zhou Jiangping's office.
Chen Mo sat on the sofa as a staff placed a white box in front of him.
Zhou Jiangping said, "Mr Chen, try it out and see if it's different from what you expected."
The first prototype of the Switch had been made, and had gone through many adjustments. Many of the technologies used were completely different from what Chen Mo used in his previous life.
However, from the looks of it, there wasn't much difference between the prototype and the Swtich from his previous life. After all, it was made according to Chen Mo's drawings.
It looked thinner and lighter than the Switch from his previous life. The frame was smaller, and the back and screen looked more sturdy. It was probably quite resistant to falling as well.
It was the same size as the Switch from his previous life, but because the black edges of the screen were smaller, the screen was actually slightly bigger than the Switch from his previous life.
Zhou Jiangping passed the cartridge to Chen Mo with a complicated expression, "It's really bitter …"
Chen Mo was amused, "You really licked it?"
Zhou Jiangping didn't say anything, but his pained expression proved everything …
Chen Mo exclaimed, "That's what a boss is like, able to do what others can't. I'm impressed."
Zhou Jiangping felt that Chen Mo was implying something, so he asked, "Mr Chen, did you lick it too?"
Chen Mo laughed, "Nope, I'm not stupid."
Zhou Jiangping was speechless.
These cartridges were also specially made, with special machines that could input content into the cartridge. The cartridge contained the demo for Super Mario Odyssey. There was only one scene, and it was used to test out the controls of the game.
Chen Mo took the controller from the Switch, started the game, and gave it a try.
He mainly tested out various controls, including jumping, flipping his hat, and adjusting the view. Apart from that, Chen Mo also checked out the vibrations and sensations of the controller. It basically met all the requirements of the game.
After all, Zhou Jiangping and Le Hui's technical staff were responsible for this, so there shouldn't be any issues with the quality.
There was no way Zhou Jiangping would use a substandard handheld to fool Chen Mo.
Chen Mo played for a bit more, testing out some of the basic controls, and nodded in satisfaction.
However, he also gave a few suggestions for improvement, hoping that Zhou Jiangping could make more improvements to the machine.
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