In fact, Su Li understands this truth very well.

The game market of more than 30 years ago is completely different from the game market today.

Whether it is the size of the market or the investment strategy of capital, it is simply not the same 30 years ago and now.

Just as the Atari collapse could have occurred in the United States more than 30 years ago, it is difficult to reproduce in this era. Atari's strategy and system would have been rejected if it could not be implemented at all.

People will learn a lesson, and the shrewdness of capital is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Today, huge capitals are chasing profits, but they are also willing to invest in projects that don't seem to be very profitable.

In the tech world, such an act might be called investing in the future. Google invests in various tech projects every year, and its biggest source of revenue is advertising.

In the gaming world, such behavior can be regarded as whitewashing oneself. Game capital is willing to spend a small amount of money to make some popular games to earn some reputation, but their focus is always on those projects that can make money.

Although excellent stand-alone games can be both popular and popular, they can also make a lot of money, and they can have the IP value that is difficult to reach in those money-making games, but it also means huge risks.

The plot of the company being dragged down by R&D expenses is played out every day, and the domestic stand-alone market has experienced a cold winter that has destroyed the entire environment, and this environment will never recover until the first warrior to find the way and succeed appears.

Profit-seeking is an inherent attribute of capital, if investing in an unknown territory is called a risk, then investing in an area that has been proven to be a failure can only be called an angel.

There are many reasons for the formation of this cold winter.

That ban devastated the console industry, leaving an important part of the gaming world missing.

Ten or twenty years ago, those pirated CDs all over the street destroyed the nascent but energetic domestic stand-alone R&D studio.

Pirated download sites that are still active today make capital hesitant to enter this field.

The stark contrast between the number of players who are willing to buy a genuine single player and the number of players who are in a mobile game can hardly convince capital to enter this place that has already failed once.

In Su Li's view, the Blood Lion is just a special event that happened at a special point in time, and now those web game advertisements made with cheap Unreal 4 materials are no less inferior in false publicity, although the Blood Lion incident is bad and far-reaching, but it is by no means the main reason for the current environment.

The production of excellent works requires the cultivation of the environment, and it is almost impossible to achieve it overnight.

If there is no such environment, then we can probably only pray for the emergence of a genius or a group of geniuses who are willing to give regardless of the return, and become the savior in the eyes of the people.

Su Li is undoubtedly a person with feelings and dedication, giving up the opportunity to enter a big factory to get a high salary, giving up the opportunity to enjoy the dividends of the game industry, and sticking to his ideals.

But how can a game designer with feelings be willing to make those little games forever?

No matter how good an indie game is, you can see the constraints and compromises of the designers.

Constraints on available resources, constraints on development funds, and compromises on technology implementation......

Producers who are making indie games are able to show their talents and make interesting designs with very limited resources by compromising on all aspects.

If possible, who wouldn't want to use the most cutting-edge technology to realize their wild ideas, who wouldn't want to collaborate with top artists to give their work an amazing art style, and who wouldn't want to have endless resources to make the game sound and visually amazing?

But the reality is that a game designer struggling in the commercial vortex to design a system that is purely for fun or fun is an extravagant extravagance. Designers who are not bound by capital can only keep compromising in production because of limited resources.

Sitting at the computer desk, Su Li couldn't help but fall into a sense of confusion.

Su Li's family conditions are not bad, Xinhai City is located in a wealthy developed province, Su Li's parents have received higher education, their income is okay, and they are relatively open-minded, otherwise they would not be able to provide Su Li with Su Li to study abroad, while improving their living conditions, and they will not accept Su Li's dream chasing road after graduation.

But that's about it.

At least Su Li's road to chasing his dreams needs to be completely on his own.

The proposition of changing the environment of the game industry is too heavy, but fortunately, Su Li is not a person who is too ambitious. Although he is undoubtedly a genius when it comes to game design, he now only has one of his own, except for some of the works he created when he was in school.

Su Li wants to make an epoch-making work, but he doesn't have a clue at the moment.

Just as Su Li was sitting on the chair and thinking, the monitor screen in front of him suddenly turned white.

The sudden change made Su Li startled, if something happened to this computer, it would be a big trouble.

Su Li operated the computer, but there was no response.

It's a little strange, if it's a computer error, it shouldn't be a white screen like this.

Soon, a few lines of words appeared on the white screen.

Chinese.

Seems like a multiple-choice question.

[What is your attitude towards your game work?] 】

[A. Money-making tools]

[B. Artwork]

[C.Others (optional)]

These few lines of words shocked Su Li compared to the sudden white screen of the computer.

Your own computer has been hacked.

This was the first reaction in Su Li's mind, and this kind of invasion was very high-end.

Although Su Li is not deeply involved in the direction of network security, as a developer, he is quite concerned about the security of his computer and has done a lot of security measures.

And who would hack into their own computer?

According to the current situation, the first thing Su Li should do should be to physically disconnect the network immediately, but the question on the screen attracted him a little, and it seemed that the other party was not a malicious intrusion.

What exactly is he going to do?

Su Li felt that it would be okay to play with the person who invaded him.

Su Li moved the mouse and found that he could now operate.

Su Li thought for a while and chose C.

A dialog box appeared on the screen for Su Li to type in the answer.

Su Li typed a short sentence in the dialog box.

【The World in My Mind】

Press enter to confirm.

The dialog box disappears.

After a brief white screen, a few new lines of text appeared on the screen.

What does game design mean to you? 】

[A. A job]

[B.Hobbies]

[C.Others (optional)]

Su Li directly chose C, and then typed a short sentence in the dialog box.

【The Meaning of My Life】

At the same time interval, the content on the screen changes.

[If you owned the largest game company in the world, what would you do?] 】

There are no options, and below is a dialog box to type information.

Su Li thought for a moment and gave his own answer.

[Make a great game that can become an oasis of the human spirit, become a sacred place for all game designers and developers to display their talents, and provide them with an oasis of creative freedom.] 】

Enter, confirm.

Various bizarre patterns flashed across the screen, which lasted for about a minute, before returning to a white patch again.

A few lines of information appear on the screen.

[Certification passed, future Oasis system loading ......]

[You can cut off the power at will, and it will not affect the system.] 】