Chapter 229: Game Engines, Strategic Cooperation
Behind the press gallery, more than a dozen cameras and cameras were set up, belonging to the staff of each television station, also holding a long pole, and the microphone was as close to the rostrum as possible to record the clearest sound. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Among them, the best central position is occupied by ATV, and the microphone with the ATV logo is directly placed on the rostrum. Around the camera, there are also security guards in a circle to protect them from being disturbed by the crowd.
This treatment......
Walker shook his head enviously, fortunately the Asian Wall Street Journal was one of the most famous newspapers on the island, and they had been given a separate place to stand like everyone else.
After Walker took his seat, he took the opportunity to greet his acquaintances, looked around and found that the media that came today were not only the dozens on the island, but also Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and even Europe and the United States, and there were many economic, scientific and technological newspapers and magazines, and the number was no less than forty or fifty!
There are so many professional reporters, I think it should not only be because of Taiyu, after all, the projects involved in Taiyu Technology are limited to arcade machines, and they can only be regarded as related to computers and electronics, and they have not yet reached the point where the global professional media have paid attention to them.
They came, mostly because of Motorola.
This is the giant that stomps on the foot and makes the global electronics industry tremble.
At nine o'clock, the small door on the right side of the press conference hall opened, and Mao Xiuliang, the current CEO of Taiyu Technology, walked out of the door with a smile. Behind him, followed by Sainsbury, Motorola's chief representative in Asia. Giles, however, had a solemn and unflinching face, making it impossible for reporters to guess the possible direction of today's press conference based on his expressions.
Countless flashes of light quickly lit up, increasing the brightness of the hall by an order of magnitude.
"Mr. Giles, Taiwoo Company has terminated its four-year cooperation with your company this time, I don't know what Motorola's plans are?"
"Mr. Giles, at today's press conference, did you announce a complete break between the two companies?"
Dozens of reporters rushed forward with microphones, using speculative or deliberately irritating questions in an attempt to provoke each other and get some unexpected scoop.
If it weren't for the quick movement of the security guards and the rapid pulling up of a cordon, these reporters would have been able to drown the two in an instant.
Giles was expressionless, unfast and slow, oblivious to the reporters around him.
Groups of photojournalists even flocked forward, squatting or standing, through the cordon, pressing the shutter on the two of them again and again under the watchful eye of the security guards.
Mao Xiuliang lowered his head and whispered a few words to Giles, as if he was humbling who would speak. Giles raised his hand and made a gesture, motioning for him to invite first, so Mao Xiuliang looked around the rostrum, picked up the microphone with the ATV mark, and turned on the switch.
"Thank you for coming to this press conference, and I would like to express my deep gratitude on behalf of Taiyu Technology for your support......
Mao Xiuliang began with two words of courtesy and humility, and then got to the point in the impatient expressions of all reporters: "The purpose of today's press conference is to clarify some previous rumors and misunderstandings between us and Motorola through various media.
First of all, we make it clear to everyone that Taiyu Technology has not canceled its cooperation with Motorola from the beginning.
The reason why the 6502 is no longer used as the core processor of the arcade machine is because with the advancement of semiconductor technology and the development of arcade games, this processor has been overwhelmed and can no longer undertake more important core computing tasks, so a chip with stronger computing power is needed to replace it.
We chose an actuarial type 1 processor.
At present, due to insufficient production capacity, this processor cannot be sold to the outside world for the time being. However, in the future, Taiyu and Motorola will jointly invest in a new joint venture in Hong Kong to produce and sell this processor to meet the needs of all sectors of society......"
Wow!
As soon as Mao Xiuliang's words came to this, there was a huge sensation in the hall.
From this passage, people finally have a general understanding of the ins and outs of this mysterious actuarial type 1. It turns out that this processor was jointly developed by Taiyu and Motorola, and most of the product code names were taken by Taiyu Technology, so it will have such distinctive Chinese characteristics.
But the first problem is solved, and the next question arises: who is the developer of actuarial type 1?
From the perspective of inertial thinking, people tend to think that the developers and manufacturers of processors are Motorola, and Taiyu Technology may only be the investor, and has put forward its own requirements for the computing power of the processor, but does not have the ability to develop and produce its own.
Further, when the integrated circuit factory can be built, how large the annual output is, and how ...... the selling price, various follow-up problems have not decreased with the unveiling of the actuarial veil, but have become more and more.
Hundreds of reporters rushed to ask questions, and in order to be heard by the people on stage, everyone was asking questions at a loud voice and shouting at a loud voice.
It's a pity that Giles has always had a poker face, with his hands crossed in front of him, turning a blind eye and hearing a deaf ear.
Mao Xiuliang also didn't seem to hear the reporters' voices, skipped this topic, and went directly to the next content: "The second project to be announced today is led by us and Motorola, and we intend to establish a game alliance, in which we will provide development software based on actuarial type 1 processors for companies willing to use this processor as a platform for in-depth development and develop game software on this basis."
Video games are a thriving new industry, and we at Taiyu Technology alone are definitely not enough. As the saying goes, it is our common wish to attract more and more excellent game production companies to join in, produce more and more good games, and make this market more prosperous.
In order to show that we sincerely support more peers to join, as long as we pay a reasonable fee, Taiyu Technology is willing to take out the game engine of "Street Fighter" and provide it to developers, and develop new fighting games on this basis......"
Rumble!
His words couldn't go on, all the reporters pounced on him like crazy, everyone was talking about something in their mouths, and the microphone in their hands couldn't be inserted directly into Mao Xiuliang's mouth.
More than a dozen security guards stood in a row shoulder to shoulder, their knees slightly bent, their shoulders forward, and their pushing motions, but they could not stop them from squeezing forward little by little.
Journalists can't help but go crazy.
"Street Warrior" has been on the market for more than 20 days, and the frenzy caused by it has swept across the island, and with the shipload of freighters, it has spread to a wider area.
Street Fighter isn't the world's first fighting game, but it's definitely the most successful fighting game in the world to date!
Every player who has played it will be fascinated by it, and forget to sleep and eat.
Its popularity has become a phenomenon, and it has become a hot topic of social discussion in newspapers and media, from seventy old men to young children.
Professional media, newspapers, and magazines have written dozens of professional reports on the innovative improvement of fighting games, the development of the game industry, and software algorithms. Non-related media people write more articles on its gameplay, game mode, and even fighting combination skills, key tips, etc., and publish them in various professional or non-professional magazines, newspapers, and print publications, thus feeding many people who rely on writing for a living.
Such a successful game software is simply a golden rooster that lays eggs, and Taiyu Technology is actually willing to sell it?
When they were sure that they had heard correctly, a huge commotion was immediately triggered, and hundreds of people rushed forward despite the security guards.
The surging crowd overturned the neatly arranged seats.
The reporter wanted to ask why Taewoo wanted to sell, those who worked in the game industry wanted to ask when it would be sold, and some people asked what a game engine was, and everyone was shouting so loudly that no one could hear anyone's voice, and the scene was a mess.
Mao Xiuliang, who was prepared, was frightened by this momentum, and hurriedly answered some questions that everyone was concerned about through the microphone at the fastest speed.
That's when everyone knew what a game engine was.
The so-called engine is actually some well-written fixed utility programs, such as AI algorithms, such as the determination of fighting skills, and so on.
In the past, game software was written by developers starting from the most basic programs, and the characters, scenes, and algorithms were all developed by themselves. This is a very large amount of work, and after the writing is completed, it is necessary to carry out long-term debugging to find errors and omissions and patch them, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Sometimes, before the game is launched, because someone else has developed the same game, players are tired of playing it, and the market declines, they have to stop research and development, causing huge losses to developers.
The game engine that Taiyu Technology agreed to sell is based on the game "Street Warrior", separating its AI algorithm, intelligent judgment, script operation, etc., and leaving the corresponding program interface after packaging. Game developers don't need to start from the basics, they just need to reshape the characters and scenes, and then hand over the core computing part to the engine to make a fighting game on the same level as "Street Warrior".
In terms of ease and speed of development, it's much faster, and there will be fewer bugs!
After understanding Mao Xiuliang's explanation, all those who want to engage in game software development are excited, which is tantamount to the greatest gospel.
As long as you buy a game engine, even one person can complete the simple work of characters, scene textures, and level settings, and as long as the balance of the characters is done well, it is not a problem to develop a high-quality fighting game of a considerable level.
Taiyu Technology's hand has revived the game software developers who lost the market because of Taiyu's high-level games.
Many game development companies that are facing the threat of bankruptcy can't help but feel grateful to Taewoo.
Those pirates who were temporarily closed because of the Taiwoo revision and could not get a new processor for the time being, and could not grab the first soup of "Street Warrior", the resentment in their hearts also dissipated.
Let's just say, Taiyu Company never eats alone, how can it completely cut off everyone's way of life.
As long as this game engine spreads, fighting games will bloom in the short term, and good games will emerge one after another. At that time, are you afraid that there will be no good games that sell well to make?
And it's also the best time for them to make a transition!
In the past, only one company developed games, and no matter how fun and excellent they were, they were still too monotonous and too few in number compared to the ever-expanding game market around the world.
Nowadays, there are more game developers, and the game software they develop will inevitably look for hardware partners, so that these pirates can also take the opportunity to shed the pirate skin that everyone shouts about and transform into a regular game production company?
Thanks to Taiyu Technology, their contribution to the global game industry is really great!
Of course, while they were silently thinking about the good of Taiyu Technology in their hearts, combined with the news of the previous sale of processors, their hearts suddenly woke up: this is actually another reshuffle!
Processors and game engines, these two crucial cores, Taiyu Technology has a considerable right to speak.
Who to sell to and who not to sell to, Taiyu Technology can completely decide with one family.
Therefore, he can selectively sell processors and game engines to drive out those who are dissatisfied with Taiyu Technology and have always had grievances from the global game market, leaving behind those players who agree with Taiyu Technology's leadership position and are willing to become allies of Taiyu Technology, and finally achieve the goal of monopolizing the global game industry!
On the bright side, there are many games on the market that are not developed by Taiyu Technology, but behind the scenes, these games are actually twins derived from Taiyu Technology.
In this way, the monopoly position of Taiyu Technology is not reduced, but bigger!
Insidious, really insidious!
While everyone is smiling, trying to please Taiyu Technology, they also know in their hearts that Taiyu Technology has finally changed from an ordinary game developer to an international giant in the game industry, and began to give up the monopoly method that others can see through at a glance, and began to use a more secretive way, before and behind the scenes, to control the development of the industry.
This is the trick that those giants are used to, and now Taiyu Technology has also learned it.
Mao Xiuliang coped with a group of inquiries, and finally found an opportunity to announce the last and most important notice today: "The third thing at today's press conference is to announce one thing to all media friends: that is, Taiyu Technology will reach a strategic alliance with Motorola on mobile communications to jointly develop wireless communication technology." To this end, we will jointly invest in the establishment of a wireless communication equipment manufacturing base in Hong Kong......"
Roar!
Boom!
He didn't have time to finish his sentence when a whistling sound sounded in the hall that surpassed the previous two sensations. The chairs that had just been lifted up were overturned again, and everyone didn't care about the chairs that had fallen to the ground.
And the rostrum in front of Mao Xiuliang was lifted to the sky at the first time, and then he felt as if he was surrounded by wild beasts. Countless reporters with red eyes yelled at him with hideous faces, saliva sprayed his face, the microphone in his hand kept poking in his face, and two microphones even touched his front teeth.
If the reporters felt crazy before, then now they are completely crazy, and it is not only the reporters who rushed up, but also the other people next to them, whether they are men or women, all of them pounced on Mao Xiuliang with their teeth and claws.
A reporter who was squeezed to the ground didn't care about how many feet he had been stepped on, and he used his hands and feet on the ground, crawled forward with a rolling belt, and yelled in his mouth, not knowing what he was talking about.
A female reporter's original dignified hairstyle was torn apart, and her eyeshadow and lipstick were wiped out in the crowd, so she pounced on her hair, holding the microphone as if holding a blasting microphone, and stabbed Mao Xiuliang's cheeks at once, almost poking out a few of his teeth.
The reporters' violent form, not only Mao Xiuliang was frightened and panicked, desperately tearing their hands apart, trying to break out of the encirclement. Even Giles, who was accustomed to seeing all kinds of big scenes, was also so frightened that he didn't dare to say a word, and ran back without waiting for the reporters to rush up.
Crazy, they're all crazy!
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