When Chen Xu and his team were developing "Super Mario: Odyssey" and "Animal Forest", as well as porting old games.
Some big news in the gaming industry has also diverted Nebula Games' interest in handheld consoles.
That is, after the New Year, a number of game manufacturers, led by Tenghua, NetDragon and foreign atrai, began to promote new games.
Whether at home or abroad, everyone has a tacit understanding to put one word on the promotion of their own games: open world.
Science fiction, urban, fantasy; fps, arpg, act; no matter what the subject matter is, no matter what type.
Anyway, for external propaganda, opening your mouth means opening up the world.
Moreover, the focus of publicity is basically divided into two points.
Map play, many tasks.
Obviously, these game manufacturers have taken a fancy to the performance of "Red Dead Redemption".
Fame and fortune in a true sense.
Similarly, various game manufacturers are almost losing their minds in publicity.
There is no way, although players are indeed very enthusiastic about the open world.
But the key is that there are so many popping up at once, and they are all masterpieces.
There is something not very good about this situation.
In particular, domestic NetDragon and Tenghua have their own opinions, and they are also new products launched on the Universal VR platform.
It can be said that these two companies have spent a lot of money on publicity.
Among them, NetDragon is developing an FPS-type open world. In a vast foreign land, players play the role of an elite special operations team to fight against drug gangs.
As for Tenghua over there, they are developing an old Act-type game. This is also an old series, but it has been going downhill. The main gameplay is to mow the grass happily. This time, it also wants to take advantage of the open world. A gimmick, an innovation.
I don’t know if it’s fun or not, but at least in terms of publicity stunts, NetDragon and Tenghua have already pulled out all the stops.
These two families were fighting to the death, but Chen Xu was very leisurely.
Let's fight. Anyway, Nebula Games has no plans to launch VR in the near future.
And the first version of the switch prototype has also been released.
Compared with previous lives, most technologies in the parallel world are readily available.
Especially the HD vibration, Chen Xu simply experienced it through a demo test.
For example, when falling from a high altitude to water, gravel, soil, metal, cement, etc., the vibration of the coil motor can provide good feedback.
It has the feeling of a dualsense controller from the previous life.
In addition to the details, Chen Xu also asked Yan Xiong to keep a close eye on them.
At least it won’t happen like the well-known drifting incident of the previous Switch. The joysticks were drifting within two months of getting them, and they had to pour WD-40 into them.
The handle itself is a consumable item, and it is impossible to say that it will never wear out, but the key is that the damage rate of the joy-con of the previous switch was too high.
Of course, this is also related to Lao Ren's consistent saving of materials. After all, Lao Ren's quality control has always been a problem. This also makes people laugh about how to make money from hardware equipment if the quality control is good
What you see in front of you is a black prototype, including the handle and body.
It is different from the classic red and blue colors of the previous life.
Of course, this color is easy to handle, let alone red and blue.
You can create a rainbow with all the colors you want.
The overall difference from the previous life is not big, but the details have been revised many times during the period. After all, the technology of the parallel world is different from the previous life.
The most intuitive point is that it is more solid. At the same time, the big black border that was originally criticized by the switch has also been improved.
In addition to the Bluetooth adaptation added to the rear system of the previous switch, it is now directly added. In addition, there is also a built-in voice system.
Players can speak directly through tablet mode.
The only other thing is the cassette.
Before that, Chen Xu also considered whether to add the cassette setting. After all, in the parallel world, digital games are the mainstream, and physical games are more for collection.
However, during the later discussion with Yan Xiong, Chen Xu also discovered that the cost of cassettes in the parallel world was not high, which made Chen Xu decide to keep the cassette settings.
Of course, just like in the previous life, bitters must be added to the cassette. On the one hand, it is safe and on the other hand, it can be used as a publicity stunt.
Remove the handle of the switch in your hand, and then place it on the base to switch to console mode.
Although there are currently no adapted games, some demos have been specially made to test the functions.
It can be said that it has been very perfect.
"How is Mr. Chen?"
"Some details can be adjusted, but generally there is nothing wrong with it." Chen Xu nodded and said.
"And Mr. Chen, the cassette sample has also been produced." Yan Xiong said to Chen Xu.
The cassette is not produced by them, but outsourced, and Shenyou is responsible for quality control verification.
Including the corresponding patents and the brand, they have already been applied for.
All that's left is to actually finalize the specifications and start production.
"In addition, it is not just the switch and cassette, but also the screen protector, protective case and subsequent handles, including the base and other peripherals. Don't forget that we can all make it ourselves." Chen Xu said to Yan Xiong.
"Ah!?" After hearing Chen Xu's words, Yan Xiong was stunned for a moment.
"The screen of the switch is touchable, so players are not allowed to buy a protective film and put it on?"
"There is also a protective case, just like a mobile phone case. As a portable handheld device, doesn't the switch need a case?"
"There are also controllers. Although the joy-con controller is excellent enough, it does not mean that players do not need a normal controller."
"In addition, there are bags for carrying the switch when going out. Just because the game console does not make money does not mean that it cannot make money in other aspects."
"Of course the price should be determined. Don't make it too expensive. Don't end up with just an official name and no value for money." Chen Xu said to Yan Xiong.
When the switch handheld console is launched, most of these accessories will be needed by players.
Players need it, so they must do it.
It’s a crime to have money but not to earn it!
… … … …
The days are advancing little by little, and May is approaching.
The main talking points online are the two new games from NetDragon and Tenghua.
During this period, there was no new work.
However, during this period, the version updates of "Red Dead Redemption" and "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" have increased their presence.
For many players, what they are looking forward to is the annual gameplay exhibition at the end of May.
It can be said that this year’s exhibition is still something that many players are looking forward to.
Because of the recent publicity war between NetDragon and Tenghua, the two companies are destined to have a bloody fight at this exhibition.
But it was at this time that a piece of gossip spread.
That means Nebula Games will also participate in this exhibition.
And there will also be news about new handheld consoles and new games at the exhibition.
This instantly attracted the attention of all players and industry designers and manufacturers.