Chapter 324: The Big Screen HD Era (2)
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"The trailer of the movie "Opium War" fully proves the picture quality of this screen. However, we should be more concerned about the gaming experience brought by the high-definition big screen!"
Zhao Ruofei said: "In the past, games were greatly limited due to screen limitations, but now with the advent of this plasma HD large screen, the experience of arcade games has reached an unprecedented level......
Later, the staff removed the hard drive from which the movie trailer of the machine was displayed and replaced it with the hard drive where the game was installed.
The games shown at the scene are not new games, but "Breaking the Sky" and "Court of Avalon".
"Court of Avalon" was developed relatively late, using new technology, which fully supports 720P resolution image quality. The game "Breaking the Sky" came out relatively early, and the picture quality originally only reached 480P, but now the remake makes the game able to reach 720P clear picture quality.
Although "Breaking the Sky" is no longer the best RPG game, it has laid the framework for RPG games by relying on the originator of RPG games. Later RGP games have basically improved on this game, and it is precisely because of this that it has endured to this day.
Many people have experienced both games, but only on a 27-inch CRT monitor in the past. In addition to the small screen, color, resolution, and other indicators are not enough.
After switching to a plasma screen, it is a clear experience like looking in a mirror. This shocking effect may be more amazing than the effect of 720P to 1080P and 1080P to 2K HD.
Soon, thousands of spectators pressed the application button.
After that, the first 100 lucky spectators were selected on the spot to experience the new machine.
"Incredible!"
"Oh my God, it's like watching a movie!"
"The cinema must also choose a good seat to achieve such an effect!"
The immersion and engagement that comes with a game is far greater than watching a movie. It is precisely because of this that players who experience the game live feel more shocked than the previous picture of watching the movie trailer up close.
After the first batch of players finished their experience, several more batches of players came on.
Although not all players on the scene can experience the experience, at least one in ten players can experience it in person, while the rest of the players, although not on the machine. But I can also watch others try it out up close, and the atmosphere of all the scenes is extremely warm.
After more than an hour of experience time, Zhao Ruofei announced: "At present, we have not really achieved mass production of the 40-inch plasma large-screen Phoenix game console. The machines on site are already most of the prototypes assembled by hand in our R&D department. โ
"When will it be available?"
"It's too enjoyable, don't tell me, you have to wait a few years before you can go public, right?"
"Let's go on the market soon, I'm ready to buy it for myself!"
"I own more than 30 chain game halls in the United States, and if the machine comes on the market, I'll buy 100 units!"
"What's the price?"
The players on the scene showed an excitement, and those dealers also became avid fans of the new machine.
"We will try to mass produce as quickly as possible, but due to the imperfection of the industrial chain, the initial production capacity will definitely not be comparable with other models. "At the same time, considering the adoption of a large number of new technologies and enhanced new experiences, it is impossible to book too low, and we are ready to price it at $15,000." โ
Compared with the previous 27-inch CRT monitor, the Phoenix arcade machine is sold for $10,000 a piece. The 40-inch plasma screen arcade machine sells for $15,000, which is not outrageous!
"Fifteen thousand dollars only, even if it's twenty thousand, as long as it's in stock, I'll want it!"
"As many as you want!"
"Don't worry about my wallet, let's go public!"
In recent years, scalpers who have followed the new venture electronics to find opportunities to make a fortune have been able to make a fortune in the time difference, not to mention those regular operators.
If it weren't for the fact that the new venture electronics company has agreed to the pricing of the channel, then those dealers will not be able to sell even if the price of the new machine is raised by 50%.
And the arcade market is not aimed at the average consumer, but for the operators of game halls around the world.
These machines are not simply consumer goods, but rather a tool that can be profited from going concern. As long as the machine proves to be popular and can earn back with profits, then the operators of the arcade industry must grit their teeth and buy it. Otherwise, the entire arcade will not have a high-end machine, and a large number of players will be lost!
In the early years, game halls were basically positioned in the low-end market, and the original arcade machine was usually priced at about $1,000 a unit. It is precisely because of the relatively low pricing that the god-level arcade machines that sold more than 100,000 units in the 70s actually sold more than 100 million US dollars.
The new start-up electronics company has gradually increased its price by launching popular games and arcade machine platforms. Gradually, the operators of the arcade industry were able to accept $5,000 a arcade machine. After the launch of the Phoenix platform, the entire industry began to be able to accept expensive machines for $10,000.
With these expensive and high-performance machines, players become more and more picky afterward. It also forced the operators of the game hall to no longer consider the question of whether to buy the Phoenix arcade machine, but to consider buying a few! If there is no one, the game hall will soon lose most of its business. If you purchase them all, many game halls will feel that funds are tight. Therefore, many game halls are adopted, and the configuration of game halls is gradually upgraded. When new machines are listed, new machines are snapped up, and the elimination is also the selection of old machines with the worst performance and it is already difficult to make money.
"Unfortunately, we can't open supply right now, because we can't provide enough stock. Zhao Ruofei had a smile on his face, "But it's ......"
"But what?"
Countless people at the scene showed curiosity.
"However, we are ready to start the pre-sale plan......," said Zhao Ruofei, "and at present, there is only 100 units per month." Although the production capacity will increase month by month, it will not be that fast, and the number of new games based on HD screens is far from enough, so we can't launch it right away......"
This is because the plasma display panel, which was preferentially supplied to Jobs. Because, at a price of $700 a piece, Jobs ordered 50,000 27-inch and 32-inch plasma screens.
As for the 40-inch screen used in the arcade, it does not affect the production of 27-inch and 32-inch TV screens, leaving a slight margin for the arcade and other departments.
It can be said that the plasma panel factory was officially put into production, mainly because of the payment of Jobs, a local tyrant. This is also because Lin Qi knows that plasma is a transitional product, so the development of this piece is mainly pinned on the basis of external orders, and there will be no blind production and expansion of production capacity without orders.
After all, although the scale of the new venture electronics company is huge, there are too many directions to invest, and it is for this reason that many businesses can use the customer's advance payment to develop, which is naturally the best.
Now the 40-inch plasma large screen Phoenix arcade machine still adopts the usual routine - prepaid!
Let the customer pay for the funds required for production, so that the company's own capital is not occupied, and the production capacity can be quickly expanded. Moreover, after the production is produced, the market is also ready-made, and it is not afraid of unsalable caused by blind production.
"By December 30 this year, we accept deposits from customers. The deposit is a deposit of $3,000 per machine, and when the official delivery is made, you need to pay off the balance of $12,000 at once, and the full price is $15,000...... From 1/1/86, we will ship to customers on a first-come, first-served basis. Zhao Ruofei said, "What needs to be informed is that once the delivery date comes, if you do not pay the final payment, it will be tantamount to a breach of contract, and the transaction default is a default, and the deposit previously paid before will not be returned to the customer...... The official prepayment date starts tomorrow and runs until the end of December this year. Remember, we will accept pre-orders this year, and we will start shipping them on January 1 next year, in the order in which they were ordered. Starting next year, we will have 3 months and will not accept new orders. Only orders placed by customers who have previously placed a deposit will be executed. It wasn't until April that new orders were re-accepted!"
Although, the trading rules are very harsh, and the margin is also very expensive. However, there are already a large number of representatives of the main game publishers who can do it, and they have already prepared the checks and signed the contract as soon as possible.
In addition, some representatives of game companies who cannot make transaction decisions can also contact the company's people who can make decisions as soon as possible.
Once you miss this window of time and want to get the goods again, you don't know how many more months you have to wait. After all, even if an order is placed in April next year, it will definitely still be in short supply, and the futures trading model can only be accepted.
Rather than this, it is better to make a decision as quickly as possible, after all, buy early and enjoy it early, and as for it, buy later to enjoy the discount - sorry!
Phoenix arcade machines do not enjoy discounts, and arcades with outdated performance will be discontinued without price reductions. Therefore, the customers of Phoenix Arcade missed the purchase time window, which is equivalent to missing an era after era.
You can only wait until the next platform upgrade for the new machine to be launched before you can get back on the car and enjoy the profits brought by the Phoenix Arcade machine......
It is precisely the trust established over the years that has led many operators in the arcade industry to consider the possibility of Phoenix platform hitting the streets.
Placing an order as quickly as possible as soon as a new machine is on the market has always proven to be the right decision!