Chapter 26: On the Eve of the Launch, Waiting for the Result to Be Revealed!

A few days ago, the video by game blogger Tonghao Mama and the incident involving a top female streamer doing cosplay had drawn the attention of many high-level executives from game companies in the Xia Kingdom to the two-dimensional game Genshin.

However.

At that time, no one truly took this game seriously.

But now, with the pre-registration count exploding to over three million, the situation has naturally become different.

It is very clear.

This has already become a true dark horse of the industry!

The reason why those small game studios or game companies are paying such close attention to the game Genshin is very simple.

Although the game market in the Xia Kingdom is huge, the vast majority of that market has been taken by the few game companies at the top of the pyramid.

Without exaggeration, about ninety percent of the market cake has been carved up by a few big factories.

And for them, these small game studios, if they do not want to be acquired, the only way to survive is to fight for that remaining ten percent of the market.

The competitive pressure they face needs no further explanation.

But now they have discovered that it seems they do not need to fight until they are bloody and broken for that sole remaining ten percent of market share, or rather, they have gained a new option.

As for those big game factories.

They too seem to have discovered a new continent; although most of the game market in the Xia Kingdom has been divided among them.

But in fact, they are also facing considerable pressure.

The game market in the Xia Kingdom has long since moved from an explosive growth period to a relatively stable period; for these big game factories, it has become very difficult to find new growth points.

Internally, countless small studios are constantly nibbling away at them.

Externally, as the Xia Kingdom further opens up the game market, more overseas games are constantly flooding in, which will also be a huge impact.

To outsiders, they may look very glorious now, but only they themselves know that this situation cannot last long.

If they cannot find new growth points, sooner or later they will be smashed flat on the beach. This has already been very intuitively reflected in their stock prices.

And now, with the appearance of Genshin, they have finally realized that the two-dimensional genre is a new market growth point.

Just.

Now, whether it is the big game factories or those small game factories, all are confused about how the open-world game Genshin, this two-dimensional game, is supposed to make money.

You have to know.

From the news exploded on the official Genshin website, this game is free!

Usually, for open-exploration games, there are not many places to spend money; most rely on a buyout model, which is also the profit model for many similar types of games abroad.

But now Genshin has actually proposed a free-to-play model, which is a bit hard to understand.

Besides that.

They have even learned that, to some extent, the game Genshin can be considered a single-player game.

It can support online play, but it is limited to only four people; such a mechanism setting is not equivalent to actively rejecting whale players?

After all.

Heavy spenders and whale players spending money in games, to put it bluntly, is to gain a sense of superiority.

Now that the online player limit for this game is restricted to four people, directly depriving those whale players of a stage to show off, will they still recharge?

The answer, thinking with one's toes, should be impossible!

Unlike the reactions of these confused game companies, at this moment, Gao He in the top-floor office of Hongshan Investment is extremely relaxed and at ease.

In his view, this is another very successful investment.

Although for the five percent share of Genshin, he paid with the control of Xiaopo Station, and even sacrificed a brand new Cullinan.

Many subordinates thought he was making a huge gamble, or even that he had gone mad.

But no matter what, the game having over three million pre-registrations has once again proven that his vision was not wrong; he won!

Of course.

Besides these big shots, ordinary game players have also started to join the fun.

On Duzi, people have already started frantically registering bars for Genshin; the total number of bars related to Genshin has already accumulated to several hundred.

On the game's official website, many players waiting for the game to launch have appeared, constantly posting messages there.

"There are still ten hours left; why do we have to wait until noon tomorrow? It feels like time is dragging on so painfully! Damn the official, can't you launch the game a bit earlier?"

"Tsk tsk, three million pre-registrations; this game is probably going to crash the servers tomorrow! I'm really worried that after the server opens tomorrow, we won't be able to get in!"

"To be honest, until now I still can't quite believe; is this really a free game?"

"Holy crap, aren't you guys afraid of sudden death? Why aren't you sleeping so late?"

"Yes, brothers, go to sleep quickly; staying up late hurts the body, and it's even more terrible for girls; skin will get oily and deteriorate, so everyone go to sleep!"

"Hehe, big brother upstairs, your trick is really too low; trying to trick us into sleeping? Give up this unrealistic fantasy and sneak into the server?"

"Anyway, before the server opens, I don't plan to sleep; those who aren't afraid of death, let's grind!"

"Who's afraid of whom? Come on, come on, if you have the guts, none of us sleep; whoever chickens out is a dog..."

The thoughts of the big shots on all sides, and the players who have inexplicably started grinding while waiting for the game to launch, are naturally completely unknown to Qin Qin Xiaoyu, who is currently busy making preparations in the studio.

Even if he knew, he would be too lazy to pay attention.

Although Qin Qin Xiaoyu had previously established a rule that the studio should not work overtime unless there was an emergency.

But when it really came to the eve of the game's official launch.

He still found it hard to keep his heart completely calm and still as water.

Throughout this entire day, he was basically busy the whole time, confirming every aspect several times, and only got up to leave the studio after finding absolutely no problems.

"The first game is finally about to be officially launched!

In this world, just how high a level this game Genshin can reach is, to speak, something I am actually looking forward to..."

After returning to his rented house, Qin Qin Xiaoyu, while thinking to himself, casually threw his keys and phone onto the coffee table in the living room, and then walked into the bathroom.

Splash, splash, splash...

Water sprayed from the showerhead, falling onto his body; the rising steam quickly blurred the scene in the bathroom.

Nothing could make one feel more physically and mentally relaxed than a refreshing hot shower after a busy day.

Coming out of the bathroom, Qin Qin Xiaoyu dried his hair and collapsed directly onto the bed; he did not wish to think further about the game.

Everything had already been prepared.

The next thing to do was to sleep soundly, then open his eyes and witness the answer to all of this...