Hoffman's relationship with games dates back to the 70s of the last century.

He was a Prussian, but later came to the United States with his parents, where he saw the first game console, Cosmic Invaders.

He remembered that it was a dreary evening, the clouds in the sky were low, and the sultry breath was like a viscous film, which made people breathless.

Hoffman's father opened a tavern at the time, but it is not known whether it was because of the lack of adaptation, and his tavern was not popular for a long time.

In order to save the tavern from bankruptcy, Hoffman's father searched for various ways and finally came up with a whimsical decision.

He introduced a game console.

It was an arcade machine that required coin-optication, five cents at a time. At the time, Hoffman's father regretted buying it, and couldn't understand why he had paid so much for such a broken machine.

However, when he turned on the power supply and placed the arcade machine in the corner of the bar, the atmosphere of the whole bar changed instantly.

Hoffman was working as a waiter at the bar, and he vividly remembers that the radio in the bar was playing the baseball live, the game was already in full swing, and the fourth baseman had just hit a ball that was likely to be a home run, and everyone was looking forward to this moment that could turn everything around.

But when the arcade startup sound sounded and the arcade preset appeared, Hoffman knew that no one would pay attention to baseball anymore.

Everyone was looking at the marvelous machine, and a few of the guests present looked at the thing in amazement, and couldn't believe that the little ship below could be controlled.

Someone curiously approached and tried it, and shouted in surprise after the coin was thrown, "They can move!" ”

Rows of alien enemies approach from top to bottom, and the player can only control the small ship below to shoot behind the cover, and each small monster eliminated will attract crazy cheers, and the whole bar is as lively as a festival.

The difficulty of the game may not seem like much now, but at the time it was a ditch, and customers were crazied with five-cent coins into it, and Hoffman had to open the cash drawer every two hours and take out the cents.

A small machine revitalized the entire hotel, and Hoffman's mother, who was still scolding her husband yesterday, led her to the second floor today and added a younger brother to Hoffman the following year.

But that's not the point.

The moment he saw the arcade machine, Hoffman felt like he had seen a miracle.

He looked at the machine screen with bright eyes, and did not let go of every detail.

Although it is just a simple pixel, in Hoffman's mind, it is an earth-shattering war.

He even began to fantasize about the name of each fighter, gave each of the sacrificed pilots a nickname, and even arranged an epitaph.

Every day after the tavern closed, he would go to the first floor by himself, and then play around repeatedly for five cents.

That was his first exposure to gaming, and the impact it had left a deep impression on his mind and directly influenced him to get into the gaming industry.

After that, he studied hard and turned to game promotion when he realized that he had no talent for game development and established the Cayman company.

In his decades of practice, he has seen the collapse of Atari, the rise of Nintendo, the console competition of Sega and Sony, and the birth of strange game consoles.

But no matter how good the game is, it can't compare to the Cosmic Invaders he once saw.

I thought that this touch would only come once in a lifetime, but just now, he experienced it again.

It took him two experiments before he officially entered the game, but once he did, he was amazed by what he saw.

The scenery of the grassland is picturesque, the breeze blowing on his face is delicate and soft, the cool river water soaks his body, and there are elephants frolicking with him around him.

Transformed into an elephant, Hoffman felt unprecedented freedom, his old body disappeared at this moment, and his huge body was full of surging vitality.

Crawling out of the pod, Hoffman woke up from his dream for a long time, and then realized that he had seen something.

Something that can reinvent the gaming industry.

As soon as this thing comes out, most game companies must transform, and the only hope for companies that don't want to transform is that the cost of this thing can't be reduced.

And as long as the cost of the game pod is reduced to less than 100,000, then companies that don't want to transform must also transform.

Hoffman said all the words of praise he knew, and then pulled Gao Tianyun and asked, "This machine is really too genius, how did you get it?" ”

Gao Tianyun was overjoyed by Hoffman's praise, but he still said: "Xuanjing and Boss Fang are the heroes. ”

"It turns out that you also have credit, you are amazing. Get ready, you're going to lay a trillion-dollar industry, and you're the innovators in the gaming industry! I have to apply for a showcase in advance, and the girls must be the most dazzling in the exhibition the day after tomorrow. ”

Looking at Hoffman, who ran out in a hurry, Xuanjing asked suspiciously, "Will the old man be too excited?" Isn't that good for the body? He's not going to get too excited and something happens. ”

"He won't." Fang Cheng said calmly, "Not at least for twenty years." ”

"Blessed are the old man." Xuanjing sighed.

And Hoffman's action is amazing.

After experiencing the magic of the game pod, he immediately took action and frantically applied for the showcase.

Adding a temporary showcase will bring a lot of unnecessary trouble, and even an old game practitioner like Hoffman will not agree to it.

Facing the ruddy Hoffman, the person in charge of the exhibition raised his glasses and said helplessly: "Hoffman, you have also held exhibitions, and you know how many things need to be coordinated to change the venue of this kind of exhibition, not to mention that there is a fixed location now." And you want the best spot in the showroom, and Druid Entertainment won't agree to it. ”

"Come here!"

“…… Are you going to duel me? Can I refuse? ”

"Come over to me!"

The person in charge of the exhibition was pulled directly by Hoffman to the hotel, and then stuffed into the game pod.

An hour later, the person in charge was forcibly woken up by Hoffman, and the groggy person in charge let out a cheetah-like roar, then quickly woke up, took Hoffman's hand and said, "Call me, I'm going to tell the druid entertainment that they either quit or change positions." ”

A few minutes later, Druid Entertainment received a notice from the other party requesting a change of booth and was willing to compensate according to the amount stipulated in the contract.

No matter how much the representative of Druid Entertainment asked, the other party did not relent, but said, "This is one of the few opportunities where I can leave a name in the history of games, and I don't want to miss it."

After discovering that the communication was fruitless, the representatives of Druid Entertainment were furious.

Their "Fallen Mecha" did fail some time ago, and it collapsed along with the stock price, but this doesn't mean that druid entertainment is not good.

On the contrary, they still have several large IPs in their hands, they also have a lot of excellent studios, and the demo of the new game has been released, which is their chance to turn around.

To this end, they booked excellent spots at major game shows in advance, and decided to attract another investment with excellent demos, and tried to sell themselves for a good price again.

Now, however, the plan has been discontinued.

With a feeling of anger, representatives of Druid Entertainment contacted the relevant game media in advance and decided to expose the matter and bring the game show to shame.

On top of that, he's going to expose the bastards who dare to grab their booths and let them know that emaciated camels are always bigger than fleas.

Finally, the much-anticipated game show was held.

This game exhibition is larger than last year, covers a wider area, has more related game manufacturers, and receives more visitors than last year.

A large number of media gather here, various game demos and game equipment will be reported as soon as possible, and all new games will be exposed first, thereby increasing the popularity of the game.

And when reporters and tourists poured into the venue, they found that the large display case was not a game of Druid Entertainment, but a new game console jointly launched by Fangcheng Studio and Kirin Industry.

These journalists ......

More excited!

Fangcheng Studios and Druid Entertainment have a long-standing conflict, and they have already met once in North America because of a major game show, which ended in the fiasco of Druid Entertainment.

Today, the number of online users of "Fallen Mecha" has fallen below triple digits, the game server has been difficult to match people, and even online plug-ins are too lazy to update the production.

By reducing the number of players to resist the cheat, the people involved can only give a thumbs up and say "six".

In comparison, the number of online users of "Machine Spirit" is still in the millions.

In particular, the MOD mode opened by "Machine Spirit" has now become the sixth largest mod platform in the world, and new mods are released and downloaded on it every day, which further improves the playability of the game.

However, because of the contempt for the Chinese game industry, the North American game media simply reported the relevant situation, and then did not continue.

But today, after seeing that Fangcheng Studio actually seized the exhibition hall of Druid Entertainment, the reporters' desire to explore the mystery was quickly ignited, making them like bloodthirsty sharks, and began to conduct crazy interviews.

However, they soon discovered that the information revealed by Fangcheng's studio was pitiful.

This time, the only game exhibited by Fangcheng Studio was "Zoo", and the game's graphics were beautiful, but the gameplay of the game was not seen at all.

The introduction of the game is also just to play some kind of animal roaming on the grassland, in which there is no main quest, no plot, no fierce confrontation, just a simple simulation.

Although there are also suspicions that this is a whole game, as you can see from the screen next to it, this is really a serious animal simulator.

The only thing that looked unusual on the field was the ten game pods, and the staff explained that they were virtual reality game pods, but all they got in exchange was shaking their heads.

No one believed that virtual reality had come so easily.

In their opinion, the virtual reality industry will take at least 20 years to see its sights, and players still need to rely on various peripherals to enjoy the game at this stage.

The controversy has not stopped since hearing that it is a virtual game pod, and the representative of Druid Entertainment listened to the controversy around him, stared at the machine in front of him, and let out a disdainful sneer.

These cunning Orientals.

The game is a commodity, and the commodity must learn to boast, which means that he knows this marketing routine all too well, and he thinks he understands the other party's marketing strategy.

Tout your own merchandise and then make the money of those who try it first.

With his hands on his chest, he watched as the first early adopters entered the game pod, ready to add fuel to the fire and discredit Fangcheng Studio.

He is ready, once the other party behaves undeservedly, then he will accuse on the spot, and he must make sure that the other party can't get along.

Six of them woke up within five minutes and said they couldn't sleep, but four slept in it for twenty minutes and were not awakened until the time of the experience was up.

After seeing the expressions of these four experiencers, the representative keenly noticed that something was wrong.

The four of them were obviously asleep, and the state that had just woken up could not deceive.

And after waking up, the four experienced exclaimed in unison.

"Incredible!"

"It's true......"

"I became a crocodile in the water, eating fish by the river with my mouth open. It's so pleasant. ”

"It's hard to imagine that cyberpunk is really coming?"

The reaction of the four people was exaggerated and outrageous, making people suspect that this was a water army invited by Fangcheng Studio.

However, when the second group came out, their expressions were even more frightened.

One of the game media writers didn't say a word, and took out his laptop on the spot and started writing a press release.

Coming to the other party's back, the representative found out that the other party is a well-known media writer and has participated in the game rating of major review sites.

His rating is known for being harsh, and no matter how good the game is, he will be deducted a few points, and if he can reach 6 points, he can be considered excellent.

But this time, the other party directly gave a full score evaluation, and followed it with a review opinion: [Give ten points, it is the highest ten points on this platform. 】

[This is an epoch-making console, and it is paired with a game that perfectly reflects the performance of the console.] Virtual reality finally came to life at this moment, and it also made me understand that there is hope in being alive, and that being alive is such a beautiful thing. 】

[Just now, I experienced goshawks, ants, and many more things that I can experience, but I don't have time. In just 20 minutes, it has surpassed the feeling of the game that I have accumulated in the past two years, and it is a game that I am willing to remember for the rest of my life. 】

[This is a game you must experience once in a lifetime.] From today onwards, I will be a loyal fan of Fangcheng Studio, and I will not allow anyone to say a bad word about it in front of me, and I believe that everyone who has played this game will agree with me. 】

Seeing the comments written by this tough guy, the representative of Druid Entertainment suddenly had a feeling of impending disaster.

They're not really going to make virtual reality, are they?

There are only two watches today, go out and eat a drink, and make up for it tomorrow!

(End of chapter)