Chapter 427 331 Win-Win-Win, Win!
Chapter 427 331. Win-win-win!
The 1997 E3 Electronics Show was a grand electronic entertainment exhibition that showcased the latest electronic games, game consoles and related technologies at the time.
At the exhibition, many game manufacturers displayed their new works, attracting a large number of game enthusiasts and media attention.
In addition, some new game technologies were also unveiled at the exhibition, such as 3D display acceleration chips, which made the three-dimensional images of computer games more realistic.
In addition, Internet-based multiplayer online games also began to show strong momentum at the exhibition, heralding the arrival of the era of online games.
The successful holding of the E3 Electronics Show has promoted the rapid development of the game industry.
However, at the same time, the game industry also faces some challenges, such as software piracy and violent tendencies in game content.
These issues have aroused social attention and controversy, and have driven the game industry to continuously adjust and improve itself.
In general, the 1997 E3 Electronics Show was an important milestone, marking a new stage of development for the electronic game industry.
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After the pre-show press conference, the players were still reluctant to leave. They felt that they had experienced a lot in the past few days, and the happiest time they could ever have in their lives was spent here.
“Wow, this E3 Electronics Show is really worth coming to. I didn’t expect to see so many favorite game manufacturers, and so many shocking masterpieces.”
“Yes, before this, I had been paying attention to Square’s Final Fantasy 7 for a long time, and I wanted to be able to play it in North America earlier. This time I finally got my wish.
The villain of Final Fantasy 7 is too charming, right?
When I saw the setting of Sephiroth, I was stunned. I couldn’t associate him with the villain at all.”
In the current Final Fantasy 7, Sephiroth is still the most outstanding. The main reason is that the setting is very good, with a feeling of both good and evil, plus the gorgeous shape, and a strong aura when he appears, so he is also very popular in Japan.
Many players in the European and American regions have been looking forward to it entering the European and American market earlier.
As for Tifa in the 3D area, since it is still the first generation of PS, the hardware support cannot achieve a high-definition exquisite model. Tifa's brilliance will not enter the players' field of vision until the Son of God comes.
Although the current Tifa is beautiful, it is also in the official and fan comics. The 3D model of Tifa in the game is actually quite childish and cannot be associated with the beautiful and sexy Tifa in the future.
Everything still needs time.
"My favorite game is still NBA97. EA's model is already quite good. When I watched the demonstration, I had the urge to go up and shoot."
"The most interesting one, isn't it Lara in Tomb Raider 2?
Oh no, to be precise, it should be the most eye-catching and sexiest character, it should be Lara.
When the model Rona Mitra appeared, it felt like the whole scene was ignited.
The long legs, the graceful figure, and the heroic spirit when holding the gun are really unforgettable. I still remember it vividly, as if it happened yesterday. ”
“Yeah, the E3 electronics show is really wonderful. Game developers have almost taken out all the things they have kept in their boxes, right?
Although Laura is definitely the best-looking model, Tomb Raider 2 is completely crushed by Pokeni in terms of technology and performance. ”
“Hahahaha, it’s really pitiful. I’m sweating for the spokesperson of Tomb Raider 2 now.”
“Who would have thought?
Before Pokeni appeared, Tomb Raider 2 was indeed the most impressive game, whether it was the new 3D production method used in the game, the three-dimensional space solution The mystery, or Lara's cool moves...
The ghostly figure of the model, these are enough to become the hot spots at this E3.
If there were no Pokeni, I guess the headlines tomorrow would definitely be reporting on Tomb Raider 2 and the sexy Lara.
Producer Toby Gad himself didn't expect that a Pokeni would appear later. "
"Originally, Pokeni was the biggest variable at E3 this time. He had never participated before, but Paradox's games are well-known, whether it is the Diablo series or the Pokémon series, the release of The Witcher 2 this time is also It was described as an explosion.
Many players know the name of Pokeni, and they were dissatisfied because they did not see Paradox in the previous two electronic exhibitions.
So, when E3 Electronics Exhibition invited Pokeni this time, everyone had some idea in their hearts.
After all, Paradox has produced so many excellent games.
However, what everyone does not know is what kind of game Pokeni will bring this time.
If it is compared with Paradox's games, it will definitely be crushed into slag.
I think Toby himself did not expect that the new work that Paradox would withdraw from would be Border, right? "
"And the most annoying thing is that Borderlands is a shooting action game, while Tomb Raider 2 is a puzzle action-adventure game. The difference between the two is actually quite big, but just because of the issue of expressiveness, In addition, it is also sold on PC, so it was pulled out for comparison.
Hahaha, when I think of the awkward and funny expression of director Che Tobi at that time, I can't stop laughing now. "
"The biggest winner this time is definitely pokeni, and it also brings Nvidia to become the winner."
"I'm afraid the biggest loser is the Tomb Raider 2 and Voodoo graphics cards that are used for comparison, right? After seeing the effect, I will definitely give priority to buying Nvidia graphics cards. Anyway, I will upgrade them in the future, so of course I will buy them. Better performance."
In fact, it is used for comparison this time. It is very different from the previous comparison between Onmyoji released by Kyoto Animation and "Hatsukura Senki" produced by Sunshine Animation.
The two animations were released at the same time and were scheduled to coincide with each other. Sunrise Animation was obviously more famous than Kyoto Animation, but "Onmyoji" gained popularity through comparisons, and it also laid the reputation and foundation of Kyoto Animation.
This actually has a premise, and the premise is that——
The party used as a comparison cannot be too far apart, and it cannot be a choice between two.
Audiences can watch both animations and just record one of them.
Kyoto Animation also gained fame by copying Sunrise Animation, because "Onmyoji" came out better than everyone expected.
This time, although Tomb Raider 2 is also compared with Borderlands, both are produced by famous companies. In terms of overall sales and influence, Pokeni is more powerful and the topic is definitely there. .
And Tomb Raider 2 should also achieve good results in terms of sales.
However, judging from the on-site performance, Frontier completely crushed Tomb Raider 2, which will definitely have a certain impact.
It's just that this impact will be reflected on the graphics card.
This time at the E3 electronics show, the pre-show press conference conveyed two very important messages to players -
First, pokeni's technology is indeed very good, and it is worthy of being the top game manufacturer in the industry in terms of technology and expressiveness.
Second, the graphics cards used by Frontier are very good. I have never heard of this small company, Nvidia, actually making such excellent graphics cards.
Comparing the effects, when it comes to graphics card selection, everyone is definitely inclined to buy NVIDIA's GeForce256.
This is a standard alternative, and there will only be one graphics card in a host.
Since everything needs to be replaced, why not just buy one with better performance in one step?
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Voodoo became the biggest loser. Tomb Raider 2 producer Toby was slapped in the face. In addition to these two victims, Rentendo's Shigeru Miyamoto was also photographed in the news and magazines.
The players all burst into laughter when they saw the corresponding reports.
"This E3 electronics show was really exciting. I didn't expect pokeni to slap so many people in the face with his speech in less than an hour."
"Hahaha, boss Qing Zhiyuan has offended a lot of people this time, right? Although they are all passively offended, so many game developers on the scene must hate pokeni to the bone.
Who made you so good at making games?
You are so powerful, why don’t you go to heaven?
Ha ha ha ha. "
"It's too tragic. You didn't see the expression on the director Shigeru Miyamoto's face at the time. It's a bit inappropriate to compare Tomb Raider 2 and Borderlands. After all, they are two different types of games, and the tracks are different. The same, just put together because of the performance of the graphics card.
So when Shigeru Miyamoto was cut from the air, he was really slapped in the face.
Rentendo had Mario Kart before, and now Pokeni has also made a Pokémon Kart.
A comparison shows that Parallel Games' games are very good and beautiful, and they basically completely crush the current Super Mario Kart. "
"No wonder Shigeru Miyamoto's face is so ugly. When I didn't read the specific news, I thought he was sick, hahaha."
"Are you sick? The top management of Rentian are probably suffering from pokein syndrome right now, right?"
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Although Nvidia did not participate in this E3 electronics exhibition, or it was only used as an accessory to highlight and express pokeni's games.
However, Huang Renxun became the biggest winner in this electronics show.
After the presentation of P Agency’s “Border”,
Various media reported overwhelmingly, and compared the game effects of Frontier with Tomb Raider 2 in all aspects.
[Amazing comparison: NVIDIA GeForce256 completely crushes 3DFX Voodoo graphics card]
[The advent of GeForce: Will it open a new era of 3D PC games? 】
[The future of PC games depends on 3D, and the future of 3D games depends on graphics cards: NVIDIA GeForce is the best! 】
[The founder of the era: NVIDIA]
[See how NVIDIA uses GPU to change the times and become the future king of gaming hardware! 】
[Border + NVIDIA GPU = Masterpiece]
One uses NVIDIA's GeForce256 graphics card, while the other uses a Voodoo graphics card. One is a truly independent computing graphics card, and the other supports and renders 3D effects by adding 3D units.
There is a clear gap between the two different graphics cards in terms of underlying technology and surface performance tension.
So the media reported it extensively, making NVIDIA the leader in the graphics card field.
Before this, NVIDIA was still a small company with no reputation, but after this battle, NVIDIA completely made a name for itself.
Huang Renxun was grinning from ear to ear. On the first day after the border display alone, many dealers called to order NVIDIA's GeForce256 graphics card.
The number of orders more than doubled.
NVIDIA, which was originally in a loss-making state, suddenly felt that it had a bright future.
And Huang Renxun must thank Qingzhiyuan for all this.
The president of pokeni was so amazing. He not only told him the new graphics card design ideas directly, but also directly invested 100 million US dollars, so that they could carry out graphics card research and development and production without any worries.
Facts have proved that all this is worth it.
And everything seems to be under the control of Qing Zhiyuan, developing and moving forward according to the trajectory he envisioned.
Huang Renxun realized it later and broke out in a cold sweat. If he had not agreed to Qing Zhiyuan's request that year--
Then Qing Zhiyuan would have turned its target and investment to 3DFX.
If this really happened, it would be 3DFX that shined in the E3 Electronics Show this time and achieved 3D graphics card success.
And Nvidia might be wiped out from the world from now on.
When thinking of this, Huang Renxun couldn't help but feel cold on his back.
Qing Zhiyuan is a god!
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Because there were too many game manufacturers participating this time, the pre-show press conference was held for a total of 4 days.
There were a lot of news reports every day, not only in the European and American regions, but also a lot of news was reported back to Japan.
The most interesting and fastest-sending news came not from the so-called traditional paper media, but from the official website of P-NET.
This time, Pokeni not only brought the game to E3, but also brought the orchestra to perform on site. Not only that, but the website reporter of P-net also went to the site and sent the news back in the first time.
This fully reflects the advantages of the Internet. When others were still writing and printing, the corresponding news had already been published on the news portal of P-net.
During the 4-day pre-show press conference, P-NET almost transmitted the news in the form of live text broadcast.
At the same time, after the corresponding digital photos were sent back on the second day, they were immediately organized into a special topic and put on the official website. The speed was first-class and the efficiency was extremely high.
Therefore, although many people were far away in Japan, they could still know the grand occasion on site in the first time.
Especially Pokeni's performance at this E3 Electronics Show was simply the center of attention.
No one wants to use the word "promotion" to describe it. Paradox's careful preparation, coupled with the support of its peers, made this E3 Electronics Show like a personal show held to promote Pokeni.
Paradox's "Borderlands" teamed up with NVIDIA's latest GeForce256, and became the most eye-catching focus of the electronics show.
"Hahaha, it turns out that Pokeni is so good at playing? Not only is he very good in China, but he is also so good abroad?"
"Isn't that right? Pokeni's current technology should be the best in the world, as can be seen from this pre-show press conference.
There was no one who could play at the scene."
"If Pokeni is removed, there are actually many good games, but after Pokeni is put in, I always feel that other games are eclipsed."
"I remember that at the Tokyo Game Show last year, Square's "Final Fantasy 7" was more or less comparable to Pokeni's "The Witcher 2", although it was still far inferior to "The Witcher 3". "Spirit Princess" is also a very good game.
Why does the same game not stand out so much when it is put in E3 this year? "
"Because the technical level of other game manufacturers has also caught up, right? But Pokeni is still the most perverted, directly raising the height of 3D games to a higher level. Now I don't dare to think about what kind of games the P society will make next year."
"I don't know what effect it is, I just know that "Border" is a game I can't afford to play."
"Hahahaha, it's true. I have to buy a computer with an Nvidia graphics card for "Border". It hurts to think about it."
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In 1997, home computers were not cheap.
If you want to play "Border", you may need to spend more than 1 million yen to buy a qualified computer.
As for laptops, don't even think that they can run the game "Border".
And many Japanese players don't actually have the habit of buying computers. They prefer to play games on consoles and handhelds.
The computer market in Japan has not yet fully developed. It is not an easy task to make Border a success in Japan.
What’s more, the basis of this game is shooting and gunfighting, which is actually very confrontational. In terms of genre, it is not what Japanese players like. They prefer games that can spend their brains and time and get a pleasant experience from them.
It’s not that Japanese players are not good at operation, but they are not naturally very enthusiastic about gun shooting. In fact, it is also related to culture and soil.
If it has not been cultivated, it is difficult to achieve results.
And if the corresponding market is to be cultivated, Border can only become cannon fodder.
Think about it, there are two important conditions for Border to succeed in Japan-
First, the number of computer users must be large enough, otherwise it will not sell well, especially the LAN battle feature in the game, which not only requires multiple players to play at the same time, but also requires an online network.
Second, the number of target users must be large enough, and the user group that likes shooting games must reach a certain scale before it is possible to sell well.
It is obvious that the current Japanese market is not mature enough, at least the FPS market is not mature enough.
However, Qing Zhiyuan did not intend to make "Border" the mainstream of the Japanese market from the beginning.
That's why we chose to let the US subsidiary to contract the production of this game. The main battlefield is definitely on the European and American side.
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Pokeni not only won attention at the E3 Electronics Show, but the game "Border" was selected as the most promising new game award, the most anticipated new work award, and the most expressive effect award...
A lot of awards.
At the same time, outside the venue, P-NET, as a subsidiary of Pokeni, has rapidly expanded its influence with efficient, fast and direct communication methods, becoming the top news website in Japan for obtaining consultations, and also the largest portal website in Japan.
The reputation was immediately established.
It can be said that Pokeni not only won on the field, but also won outside the field.
Win-win!
No, plus NVIDIA is also the object of Pokeni's key investment. NVIDIA has gained great reputation in this E3 Electronics Show, and the outside world has also listed it as one of the best, most cost-effective and worthwhile graphics cards in the contemporary era.
NVIDIA also won.
NVIDIA won the graphics card, which means Pokeni also won.
Win-win-win.
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There is another chapter this afternoon