Also on July 15th, about an hour after the DreamBox 128 game console landed in Japan, the "Dream Box" in the mainland also kicked off sales. Also at midnight, there were long queues in front of Fengyun Interactive's licensed game stores in major cities and large cities, and in big cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, the queues were even longer than those in Akihabara, Japan.

He Xiaoyu looked at the long line in front of him, sighed softly, unscrewed the mineral water bottle in his hand, drank the last bit of water in the bottle with a "grunt", and then casually threw the plastic bottle aside. In fact, he came out very early, and after dinner early yesterday, he rode his bicycle to this game franchise store on Zhichun Road, but he didn't expect that there were already many people standing at the door of the store at that time. In this regard, he has no better way than helplessness.

If it weren't for He Xiaoyu's hope to get the legendary "Dream Treasure Box" game console earlier, he wouldn't have to queue up at night, just sit indoors, blow the electric fan comfortably, and go to 8848, a newly opened online store, to buy it. In the second half of last month, He Xiaoyu saw a good news from the official website of the "Dream Treasure Box" game console, saying that when buying the "Dream Treasure Box" game console, as long as you show your ID card (only for mainland residents), you can get a purchase subsidy of 1000 yuan, but each ID card can only be used once.

To be honest, if it was before, buying a game console is not preferential or not, it is nothing in terms of He Xiaoyu's family background, even if it is the most expensive one announced on the official website, it is no problem for him to buy a bunch of them at home, but since he went to college, he has begun to learn to live independently, and he does not want to trouble his family as much as possible, and even the daily expenses other than tuition fees are basically obtained by his work-study, so now even the cheapest kind of "fantasy treasure box" game console set is a bit expensive.

Of course, if He Xiaoyu is willing to open his mouth to his sister, with He Xiaoyi's salary of 4,000 yuan a month plus project bonuses and dividends, 2,999 yuan is just "sprinkling", but he is unwilling to rely on his sister for everything, so he has to temporarily suppress the desire to buy.

But now it's different, first of all, because He Xiaoyu participated in the game console name collection activity on the Internet last year, but his name is really unpopular, and he left early in the final vote, but he was lucky to get a little reward, and received a 500 yuan game console restriction discount coupon and a game voucher from Fengyun Interactive, which means that he only needs 2499 yuan to buy the "Dream Treasure Box" game console, although it is still a bit expensive, But after all, the dream is a little closer. And now the ID card can be used to deduct 1000 yuan, it just so happened that he had already got his ID card two years ago, so that he only needed 1499 yuan to realize his dream, plus he can use the credit card guaranteed by his sister He Xiaoyi to apply for installment payment through ICBC and CCB, which is no longer difficult for him.

At the beginning, He Xiaoyu thought that he could only enjoy discounts in game stores authorized by Fengyun Interactive, but he didn't expect that during the same period, a website called 8848 actually launched an online discount to buy "Dream Treasure Box" game consoles, and not only can you use restricted discount coupons, and even support ID card deduction of 1000 yuan of preferential activities, but it is temporarily limited to Beijing. It's a pity that even if you book in advance through the 8848 website, you won't get it until after 3 pm on the 15th at the earliest, which is why He Xiaoyu finally chose to queue up at the game franchise store.

At midnight, the game franchise store opened its doors on time, and the team in front of He Xiaoyu was in a commotion, slowly moving forward, and there was a strong force behind him, and he had no choice but to follow, squirming forward in the crowd, and the "Dream Treasure Box" was on sale......

At the same time, at an airport in the Palmdale area of California, USA, a grand party "DreamBox Night" was being held. In order to support Zhang Lexing, Yang Xinxin not only arranged for his right-hand man to be responsible for the marketing activities of the DreamBox128 game console, but also used his own connections to borrow the venue for the party. The DreamBox Night is a large hangar that can accommodate Boeing 747 aircraft, and there are several DreamBox 128 play tables and a stage for artists to perform.

There are many games to try, including the first "Street Fighter ZERO3", "Ice Hockey 2000", "Football League 2000", "Resident Evil: Codename Veronica", "The Legend of Zelda: The Mask of Mjira" and other games, and even some games that are still in development, such as "Final Fantasy 9", "Silent Hill 2", " Crash Bandicoot X" and so on.

The happiest are the players who were invited to the venue, as soon as they entered the venue, they were shocked by the long columns of trial tables, and after reading the list of games that provided trials, their hearts were left with ecstasy, carrying the memory card made of CF technology at the entrance, wandering around the venue to find their favorite game, once they found the target, immediately sat down and picked up the controller and started playing. Games like Street Fighter ZERO3, Hockey League 2000, and NFL 2000 are even more popular, and there are always three or four people waiting to take over next to the DreamBox128 console running these game discs.

Compared to these happy gamers, those who are still waiting in line to buy the DreamBox 128 game console are much more difficult, not only have to endure the crowds, but also have to challenge the bad weather, such as the rainy streets of Manhattan, because the release time is approaching, players can no longer hide in tents, can only brave the drizzle, waiting at the door of the game store.

The clock slowly moved forward, getting closer and closer to midnight, and the players queuing up at the door of the game store were moving their bodies while staring nervously at the door of the store, waiting for the moment to open. The players who participated in the "DreamBox Night" were still very relaxed, either sitting in front of the trial table to try their fists and kicks, or holding drinks to the stage to enjoy the performance, they were not in a hurry for the upcoming release event, anyway, they received a license plate when they entered the door, and they would naturally buy it in order when the time came.

When the bell rang at zero o'clock, Yang Xinxin, who was present at the venue, took a set of DreamBox128 game consoles from the staff next to her, handed it to the player standing in front of her who received the No. 1 card, and sent her blessings with a smile. The lucky player was very excited, he shouted excitedly, and raised the DreamBox128 game console in his hand high, and thunderous applause rang out in the venue.

The sales of DreamBox128 game consoles gradually kicked off in the United States, players frantically poured into the game stores in cooperation with the VisualSystem Group, picked up a set of DreamBox128 and left after payment, the first batch of 1 million units prepared deducted from the 300,000 units booked online, and all of them were sold out in just three days. The $399 DreamBox 128 console was sold for as much as $910, and many people still flock to it.

In Japan and elsewhere, the DreamBox 128 console continues to sell well, and even places like Chinese mainland, supported by discounted take-out installments, have sold 500,000 units in just one week, and if not out of stock, maybe even more. With the support of many foundries and the full operation of the directly affiliated factories, the normal supply of the DreamBox128 game console was restored in a week, and the sales situation that had declined due to the shortage began to rise again.

The global sales of the DreamBox 128 console, especially the 4.5 million units sold worldwide in the first week, are not good news for Sony, Sega and Nintendo, because it means that someone has already taken the lead in the new round of console war. A week later, the sales momentum of the DreamBox128 plummeted due to a total stockout, but before Ken Taragi, Shoichiro Irito, and Pu Yamauchi were happy, the availability of the DreamBox128 console quickly recovered.

Of the three, the most tragic is Sega, which also has a landing plan on July 15, but instead of officially starting to sell Dreamcast consoles in North America, they have started a Dreamcast console rental business through the "Hollywood Movies and Television" chain, and provided the signature game "Sonic Adventure" for players to experience. Originally, it was a good marketing plan to win the attention of players through the Dreamcast console experience, and lay a good foundation for the official landing in the near future. Unfortunately, Sega was very unlucky to bump into the DreamBox128 sales campaign of the VisualSystem Group, which also started on July 15, and with the strong attraction of the first game, it almost robbed Sega of the planned experience.

In Japan, Sega, which had been prepared for a long time, lowered the price of the Dreamcast console to 19,900 yen in late June, intending to seize the market while the DreamBox 128 had not yet landed. In the beginning, it was quite successful, and the low-priced Dreamcast console, combined with the five low-cost games launched at the same time (including the 1,990 yen "VR Warrior 3" and "Sonic Adventure", sparked a rush of players, and sales soared from 479 units per week before the sale began to 45,058 units, and the sales of the game also increased significantly. Unfortunately, the good times are always short-lived, and with the official launch of the DreamBox 128, Sega's Dreamcast console sales have plummeted again, almost returning to the original form before the promotion.

Shoichiro Iriko said sadly and indignantly at the company's internal meeting: "Isn't it that so many games we have prepared can't compare to "Dragon Quest"? ”

Due to Zhang Lexing's instructions, the support of its game development company for Nintendo has not decreased too much, so Yamauchi Pu continues to indulge in the false prosperity of the N64 game console and GB game linkage, of course, due to the vigorous performance of the DreamBox128 game console after the launch, he still instructed his subordinates to slightly speed up the development of the "Dolphin" console. Anyway, the performance of the N64 game console and GB games looks very good, and it is estimated that it should be able to support it for a long time, so that you can improve the "Dolphin" console.

According to Yamauchi's plan, Nintendo's new console should have the strongest performance and appear at the most opportune moment in the form of a thunderball, when the newly emerging DreamBox 128 and Sony's legendary PS2 will definitely be defeated by the powerful "dolphin". Now, Yamauchi has more important things to do, and Nintendo America, which has been isolated overseas, has been independent for too long, and it's time to expand its influence.

Kutaragi Ken is angry and helpless now. Although I had a premonition before the DreamBox128 game console went on the market, I didn't expect the other party to be so successful, and even after the shortage of goods, it could quickly return to normal, and Sony did some of the things that pulled back and dug up the wall during this time obviously did not have much impact on the other party, which can be seen from the lineup of the first and subsequent games, almost some famous game developers are included, and what is even more terrifying is the strong first-party and second-party development capabilities of the other party, Even powerful game manufacturers such as Capcom and Konami have become second-party developers for each other at some point.

Originally, Kutaragi Ken also hoped that the other party's PS compatibility technology was immature,After all, even Sony itself has encountered some obstacles in compatibility with PS games,Can't be 100% perfect compatibility,But I didn't expect that when the DreamBox128 game console was really listed,The other party actually achieved this goal,It's really 100% perfect compatibility,And it also has a picture enhancement function for some games that are listed late,The most typical is "Final Fantasy 8", After many players who bought DreamBox128, not only the graphics in the game have become more detailed, but even the CG graphics like the dance party look smoother. Although it is not clear what the reason is for the time being, Kutaragi Ken understands that it must have been the Sakaguchi gang who did something to develop "Final Fantasy 8", and as a result, Sony Computer Entertainment wasted all their efforts, but in the end they made a wedding dress for someone else.

In Kutaragi's opinion, the PS game compatibility feature of the DreamBox128 game console is even more annoying than the long list of game developers, because it means that before the PS2 was launched, Sony worked hard to accumulate a huge game library that the other party could use, while the players of the DreamBox128 game console could enjoy games that were not available on the PS game console. But there is no good way to do it now.,Reduce the price.,The price of the PS game console can't be lower.,Fight the game.,But the performance of the PS game console is less than one percent of the other party.,And the game development camp of the other party seems to be larger.,What's more ironic is that many of these game brands are using the PS game console.。

After thinking about it, Kutaragi Ken feels that Sony Computer Entertainment seems to have only one way left, that is, to complete the development of PS2 as soon as possible, at least to catch up with the golden age of the business war at the end of the year, otherwise the gap between the two sides will be too big, after all, the backstage of the DreamBox128 game console is not comparable to a brainless company like Sega.

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