Say Yes To Making Bad Games, What the Hell is Titanfall? Chapter 385

Chapter 385 What I give to you is yours. If I don't give it to you, you can't take it away.

"Next Monday, Huanmeng will make an announcement, there are still two days."

At this moment, the atmosphere in the Golden Wind conference room was solemn.

Shen Miaomiao was sitting at the top of the table, her little face as sinking as water.

To her left, Gu Sheng's expression was not relaxed either.

To know.

At this time, their first full-score evaluation of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" has just been announced. With the double harvest of sales and reputation, it is not an exaggeration for them to celebrate, and even have a team-building meal.

but now.

All Golden Wind executives, including the chief executives of its three major studios, were all present, but they were not here to celebrate.

because-

The engines "Dream 5" and "Dream 3" owned by the Fantasy Group will soon adjust their prices, and the price adjustment will be implemented at the beginning of next year.

This is the news Moritani learned from the upper-level channels of Comella, and its credibility is over 80%.

In fact, the engine price adjustment had long been expected by Gu Sheng.

After all, with the development and progress of the game market over the years, the emergence of excellent new works and the iteration of somatosensory cabins, the entire game market is expanding, and many large and small manufacturers are making a lot of money.

As an engine manufacturer, Huanmeng will definitely increase the price of its engine platform accordingly.

One glory and all glory.

Everyone has earned more, and Huanmeng naturally wants to share more, which is understandable.

But the problem is!

This time, Fantasy's price adjustment policy is not just for “more points”!

According to what Moritani learned.

Starting from the beginning of next year, both fantasy engines will implement price charging policy changes.

Note that this is a modification, not an adjustment.

The original charging strategy has been completely abandoned and a new generation of charging standards will replace it.

First, Fantasy 5.

As a somatosensory cabin game production engine, Fantasy 5 has always had a high market share. Currently, Fantasy 5's charging strategy is: if the total game revenue exceeds 1 million U.S. dollars, you need to pay a 5% licensing fee, or Directly buy out the license at a one-time price of 2 million U.S. dollars at the beginning of game development.

According to Cha Sheng's previous speculation, even if the price of Fantasy 5 increases, it will at best increase the price of the one-time buyout license, from 2 million knives to about 3 million knives, while other things remain unchanged.

However.

This time, Gu Sheng miscalculated.

There is no "other remains unchanged", but "everything changes"!

After the fee revision, future Fantasy 5 will be completely free!

but!

When a game developed using Fantasy 5 has been installed more than 200,000 times, Fantasy Group will charge the development company a "runtime fee" of $0.50 for each game download as long as it is downloaded once.

Note, it is not "charge for purchase", but "charge for download"!

When a user purchases "Call of Duty" and downloads it for the first time, Golden Wind has to pay $0.50 to Fantasy.

Afterwards, this user uninstalled and uninstalled "Call of Duty" in order to free up space, and the money was not refunded. Moreover, when he wanted to review "Call of Duty" and re-download the game next time, Golden Wind would have to ask Huanmeng again. Pay $0.50.

Download once, charge once.

That is to say!

If this user repeatedly downloads "Call of Duty" more than 120 times, then "Call of Duty" priced at $60 per copy will start to bring losses to Golden Wind.

This is the "Fantasy 5" engine.

As a mainstream development engine for non-motion cabin games, "Fantasy 3" naturally followed this change in charging policy and also made adjustments.

Previously, the charging rules for the "Fantasy 3" engine were: Users with an annual income of less than 100,000 dollars can use the personal version, which is completely free; if it exceeds 100,000 dollars, they need to purchase the enhanced version, which costs 40 dollars a month; and if it exceeds 20 If you earn an annual income of 10,000 U.S. dollars, you need to buy the PRO version, which costs 150 U.S. dollars per month and 1,800 U.S. dollars a year.

It is billed on a monthly basis.

However, after modifications, "Fantasy 3" has been upgraded to the PRO version. If the annual revenue is less than 200,000 U.S. dollars, it is free. However, if the annual revenue exceeds 200,000 U.S. dollars, the fee will also be calculated based on the number of times. Each download will cost 0.2 U.S. dollars, or the work will be authorized once. Sex paid 2 million dollars to buy out.

no doubt!

When he first heard the news, Gu Sheng even thought Moritani was joking!

He even joked, "Moritani-san, April Fool's Day is still more than four months away. Are you preparing so early?"

It's enough to show how outrageous the so-called [runtime charging] principle is!

In Gu Sheng's view, this is not even a lion talking loudly, but a man who eats people without spitting out their scum!

are you crazy? Fantasy?

Once such a charging guideline is changed, how much market outrage will it cause? Do they have no foresight at all?

However!

Moritani's words awakened him and made him suddenly realize—

The current market share of Fantasy 5 in the somatosensory cabin is 45%, while the market share of Fantasy 3 in the non-sensory cabin market has reached 38%.

Whether it is a somatosensory cabin or a non-sensory cabin!

Fantasy's engines are considered "leading" in the market!

As for a leading company, even if it is in a daze, dazzled by profits, it is greedy and wants to harvest the global game development market.

As the party being harvested, what can their manufacturers say?

Change engine?

What you don't have is for people to use.

Do you really think there are people who share your hatred?

What everyone must be thinking is - I hope that no one else will use it, but I will use it, so that I can monopolize the engine with the strongest comprehensive performance on the market. In this way, even if some profits are cut off, I will still be able to make money. When the bowl is full, it doesn't hurt.

Gu Sheng doesn't even need to think about it!

After the news is announced, manufacturers will definitely use it and criticize it.

Who has more backbone than the other? Engines harvest manufacturers, but manufacturers will not harvest users?

Anyway, the wool comes from the sheep, let's compare who can carry it.

Therefore, it can be expected that not only will Huanmeng's move not cause its own collapse, but it may even cause the stock price to rise in a short period of time because of the huge amount of money it makes!

not to mention!

The situation is not that simple!

This price change is not a sudden decision made by Huanmeng's senior management!

Because right below this new rule of price changes!

There's an added bonus—

[Based on the "influence of transaction exchange rates and related policies and regulations", the runtime fee for registered manufacturers in China to use "Fantasy 5" is 7 yuan/time (approximately $1), and the development and runtime cost for "Fantasy 3" is 3.5 yuan/time (about 0.5 knives)]

All regions around the world are $0.50 and $0.20!

Only manufacturers "registered in China"!

Double the price!

1 dollar and 0.5 dollars!

Transaction exchange rates and related policies and regulations?

Where is the transaction exchange rate of 0.5 knives = 7 yuan?

Where are the policies and regulations that require manufacturers registered in China to pay double the price for engine usage?

obviously.

Now Huanmeng's targeted policy is to target game manufacturers registered in China and curb the development of China's game industry.

Not only does it block the neck of Golden Wind, which has been using the Fantasy 5 engine, but it also prevents more manufacturers like Golden Wind from emerging.

At the same time, they even used Huaguo to make price comparisons to appease other manufacturers' resistance to changes in charging policies.

Kill three birds with one stone!

Huan Meng's move to treat them differently is obviously to give up the Chinese game development market.

After all, the game development market in China is not as good as the game sales market. For Huanmeng, the revenue in China has not been too high, so it seems that it is not a pity to abandon it.

The key is! "This time it is targeted at Chinese manufacturers, oh no, it is a differentiated treatment of manufacturers registered in China. Someone must be secretly supporting Huan Meng,"

After confirming the situation, Gu Sheng quickly reacted:

"Such targeted measures are definitely not groundless,"

"But neither Comella nor Yunwei obviously have the strength to persuade Huanmeng,"

"Then there's only one possibility—"

Vivendi.

Everyone was not a fool. After Gu Sheng said this, he quickly had the answer in his mind.

but!

What can we do if we know it?

Do you want to continue using the Fantasy series engine?

Obviously not.

Because according to internal information, in order to detect the number of downloads and installations of its engine games during the Fantasy charging policy reform, a patented data model was specially developed to "fairly" detect the number of game downloads.

However, if nothing else, the calculation of this data model is a black box for all manufacturers except Fantasy.

Let me not say whether your data model is accurate or not. Is it possible that malicious competing manufacturers can directly bypass the wall and destroy it? For example, Guangyao maliciously downloads data for Nuyan.

Let's just say that the core of this operating principle is a black box data model in the hands of Huanmeng. It is not open and transparent at all. Do they really need to solve the problem of data security?

Anyway, whether you swipe me or I swipe you, eventually a lot of mane will flow into the hands of Huanmeng.

and!

Go deeper.

If it is true as we have guessed, this fee adjustment is ultimately due to Vivendi supporting Fantasy.

So who can guarantee that Fantasy will not secretly change the data under Vivendi's instructions to directly double the number of downloads of our game?

If you continue to use Fantasy.

There is no doubt that the lifeblood of their company is controlled by them.

The electronic contract is there, and you have to sign it if you want to use it. The legal effect is valid worldwide. When the time comes, lawsuits will be filed, which is also a fantasy.

But if not?

We have no other engines available right now.

The reason why Fantasy dares to play this way is because they are sure that they are one of the most advanced engines in the world and the game engine with the highest overall quality.

If you are backward compatible at this time, the engine operation needs to be re-learned in depth, and the final effect will most likely not be as good as fantasy.

Moreover.

Today is the day when the American dream strikes.

You don't have to, that's fine.

But tomorrow may be the neon Phoenix, the surge of Malaysia, and the pride of Poland.

As long as the engine is not in your hands, you will always be a chopping block fish who is led by the nose!

[We have to have our own engine]

Although it is very difficult to say this.

The investment in self-developed engines is definitely not a small amount.

Moreover, during this long period of time, they will also fall into the extremely embarrassing and suffocating situation of "no engine available"!

but!

This step now must be taken.

Whether they want to leave or not, they can leave!

This step!

"...We have to go!"

In the conference room.

Shen Miaomiao's face was solemn and she spoke loudly.

In fact, if it comes down to it, Fantasy Engine's change of charging strategy, especially for Chinese manufacturers led by their Golden Wind, is absolutely beneficial to her system.

Go up!

I'm still worried that you won't charge?

I can't wait to help you work harder. It would be better if one game bankrupts us. If it is downloaded 20 billion times, I will be rich on the spot!

but.

For so many years, Shen Miaomiao was obsessed with losing money and suffered repeated defeats.

But one thing has never changed -

[What I give to you is yours. If I don't give it to you, you can't take it away]

I can spend this money willingly.

But you can't use dirty tricks to force me to pay.

I'm happy to be taken advantage of.

But do you really want to take me for granted?

You're looking for bad luck.

In fact, under the influence of the family environment, there has always been an idea that has been deeply rooted in Shen Miaomiao's heart.

Although saying this is a bit dark, even a bit extreme and absolute, and quite arrogant.

But that's the truth—

99% of the problems in this world can be solved with money.

The fundamental reason why it cannot be solved is that there is not enough money.

And now.

What Shen Miaomiao lacked the most was a bottomless pit-like funding gap.

Because her system exists above the bottomless pit.

If the loss gap caused by the cost of developing the engine is [infinite], then the funds held by Shen Miaomiao are that [infinite] +1

Stuck in my neck?

Don't even think about how many pounds or taels you have?

I'll give you two days to look good and you won't be able to exercise anymore.

Dry!

Isn't it just an engine?

Develop! Must be developed!

Thinking of this, Shen Miaomiao stretched out her little hand, held Madam Gu's slightly cold hand with the aura of a king, and gave him a look of affirmation.

My beloved concubine! This time! We must make the best of our losses!

Gu Sheng:?

However!

While the two of them were still making eye contact!

Buzz —

Suddenly, Gu Sheng's cell phone on the table vibrated.

Turn it over and take a look:

[China Entertainment Electronics-Chairman Jiang Yingcai]

(End of chapter)

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