Although it is a stand-alone game, in fact, Zhao Hao does not have any contempt for online games, thinking that stand-alone games are real games, and online games are just games used to make money.

It can only be said that the stand-alone machine focuses on the gameplay and plot, while the online game is just more room for comparison and socialization.

How to evaluate the excellence of a stand-alone game, it is obviously from the playability of the game, sound effects, picture quality and plot and other aspects of the evaluation.

As for the quality of online games, it's very simple, put aside everything to put it simply, the more people who play it, the more people online, the more it means that it is a successful online game.

Similarly, if a single-player game is a game, then an online game should be a miniature virtual world.

How do you make money with a single-player game?

It can only be purchased by first-time users, and various paid DLC will continue to be introduced in subsequent games.

But online games are different, so that's why today's game manufacturers are more willing to make simple mobile games and online games.

The reason is very simple, that is, it costs less money, and if you succeed, you can make money quickly.

In the gaming world, it is typical of low investment and high returns.

However, it is obvious that if you make an online game, although the technical aspect is nothing to Zhao Hao, the most important thing is the problem of publicity channels and users.

You must know that 60% of the game market in the market is basically in the hands of Tencent.

This is not really to say how good Tencent games are, just because of the power of Tencent's platform and its bound users.

Therefore, if Zhao Hao wants to develop online games, he must avoid this big platform.

Only cooperation.

Zhao Hao is still very clear about this, if it is a stand-alone game, then Zhao Hao will not be afraid, with the current power of the space gate, others can't stop him at all, but if he plays online, he is likely to hit a head.

"Forget it, be realistic. At least the current project is still completely sufficient, so let's get the game at hand done first. Shaking his head, Zhao Hao couldn't help but smile bitterly and muttered to himself.

After looking through the documents, Zhao Hao said to the staff. When the time comes, remember to notify the reporter to hold a press conference to announce the news that Hideo Kojima has developed a new work "Killer".

Publicity is an indispensable thing, and some people may feel that publicity is useless, as long as word of mouth is enough for a long time. When the time comes, sales will naturally go up.

In fact, Zhao Hao thinks that although this is the reason, if you really compare it, you will find that the sales of works that have been hyped up and works that have not been promoted are definitely different.

Even now Zhao Hao's department of the space gate has never stopped promoting 'My World' and 'Radiation'.

However, the good news is about 'Fallout' and 'Minecraft' because they both have open MOD editors, and excellent mods will also be made into DLC and sold in the game, and there are not a few people who buy them, so the benefits created by these two games are actually not so bad.

Even today's 'Minecraft', which has received more than $100 million in revenue from the sale of MOD space doors.

And there are about seven mods in 'Minecraft', and they have become millionaires with the sale of mods. There's even a guy who bought a mansion in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, near Hollywood.

These were reported by the media at the time, but they detonated everyone's attention, and even some universities even opened a rather bizarre elective course 'Teach you how to make mods in Minecraft'.

It can be said that if the current 'Minecraft' is in your game, there are not one or two mods, or high-definition texture packs, you are embarrassed to tell your friends that you are playing 'Minecraft'.

As for the enormity of the game, although the mod is not as large as that of Minecraft, the benefits are actually no worse than those in Minecraft.

Because although it is small, it is expensive.

Because of the huge production process, the mod is not as expensive as the game of the Fallout body. But it's not as cheap as $4.9 or $5.9 in Minecraft.

The mod in 'Fallout', even the cheapest one costs $9.9. But even so, there are quite a few people who buy it.

But recently, about the 'fallout' game, it seems that a little bit of something similar to in-app purchases can be added.

Zhao Hao touched his chin and thought to himself.

If you charge for mods, you can keep the game alive for a long time, but the benefits are not as high as you think.

But if you set it this way, the game will be added to the store. You can buy a variety of different keys from the mall, and then open the chests that will drop during the game, and you can open different skin guns, or clothes, and even cherished pets.

And the drop rate of the box can also be adjusted very low, very low, the game does not take the initiative to buy weapon skins, character skins and pets and other things, everything depends on the player's luck to buy the key to open the box.

Zhao Hao's eyes lit up slightly, this is not impossible at all.

What fascinates online games?

Socializing! This is a point, and another point is comparison.

But how do stand-alone games compare?

In addition to superb technology, there seems to be nothing left, achievements and levels are added to the stand-alone game, in order to give players a comparison in their hearts.

But what if you add these skins and pet settings?

On the premise of not affecting the game, players can also compare.

'Look how cool my skin is, what scum you are?' ''I'm not as good as you, but I have skin.'' ’

As soon as he thought of it, Zhao Hao immediately walked out of the office and came to James's place.

"Boss, why are you here?" Seeing Zhao Hao's sudden arrival, James, who was working, was a little puzzled.

"I suddenly thought of a plan, what do you think?" Zhao Hao smiled and said to James.

"Adding these to a single-player game?" Hearing Zhao Hao's words, James showed a look of surprise on his face.

What kind of skin Zhao Hao said, James is naturally no stranger.

But is it really okay to include these in the game?

"Why not? Are we upsetting the balance of the game? If you don't buy it, you can play the game, and if you buy it, you won't increase your combat power a little bit. Zhao Hao asked rhetorically after hearing James's doubts.

"It's not impossible, but what if the player prescribes something they don't want?" Nodding, James asked.

As for the server, this is not a problem, because the PC and the console platform are updated synchronously and the data is also common.

In addition to purchasing games, as long as you are bound to the same account, then the data you have in the PC platform game is the same as in the console platform.

"We can introduce an exchange and recovery system, unwanted skins, etc., which can be exchanged with other players, or recycled to the system, and you can return half of your key fee, or collect a certain amount and exchange it for a specified item in a chest." Zhao Hao opened his mouth and said.

As for the things in the market, Zhao Hao didn't think about it, but if it comes out, although there are great benefits, the risks are too great.

For example, the attack of hackers, although there is Gianna, a computer technology master, and Zhao Hao himself is not weak, but defense is defense after all, and no one knows who will attack and how it will attack.

If the market is hacked at that time, the loss will not be so simple.

Credibility is damaged, which is more in the eyes than economic loss. (To be continued.) )