"All right!"
Li Zetian nodded in response, putting himself in his shoes and thinking, if Li Zetian himself hadn't come from 2016, he would never have imagined that the game charging model would change drastically. What's more, it is still 1992. Although the Internet has developed, it is not prosperous enough after all, and many things are still in the exploratory stage. It is reasonable that Bushnell and others could not think of it. If they did, Li Zetian would be surprised and shocked.
"You all understand the importance of the Battle.net platform, but you may not have a deep understanding of Internet games." Li Zetian looked at everyone and asked, "For players, does he like to play stand-alone games alone, or does he Like to play with others on the same gaming platform?"
"Of course I like to play with others!"
"That's right!" Li Zetian laughed. "No one likes being alone. Playing games alone is very lonely and boring. Therefore, the future development direction of Internet games must be multiplayer online games, whether it is shooting games or other types of games. Games, games that can't be connected to the Internet, will definitely be eliminated. And games that can be connected to the Internet need a platform, and Battle.net is this platform!!! We can't stop the game from spreading freely on the Internet, but... If the player's game is not a paid game , then you will not be able to connect to the Internet on the Battle.net platform!"
When everyone heard the words, they suddenly realized that something seemed to burst out in their heads, just a little bit.
Li Zetian looked at their comprehensible expressions, smiled and reminded: "Actually, we are not selling game software!"
"Then what are we selling?" Bushnell was stunned.
The rest were also puzzled.
"The computer games released by Flamingo in recent years can all be found on the Internet, which has seriously damaged the company's interests. However, the Internet is a magical place and cannot prevent the spread of pirated games at all. Presumably you should know best. Therefore, we are not selling game software. As for not selling software, how can we make money?" Li Zetian smiled and said, "First of all, players need to register for a Battle.net account, when players buy a certain game. After the game, the game is bound to the Battle.net account, and in the future, players can use the Battle.net account to play this game online on the Battle.net platform!"
As soon as Li Zetian finished speaking, Bushnell couldn't help but grow his mouth, "Is it that simple?"
"Yes, it's that simple!" Li Zetian smiled and nodded.
Everyone thought about it, but found that this game charging mode is actually the best way!
For a time, everyone worshipped Li Zetian again.
"Mr. Li, think about it carefully, although the method is simple, it is the best! Why didn't I think of it?" John Carmack scratched his head and smiled bitterly.
Li Zetian smiled and said, "There are some things that are just around the corner. Even if I don't say it today, you will think about it in the future."
In fact, this kind of game charging model is still too conservative. The games in the previous life are generally boarding the car first, and then paying the money. That is, it is free first, and then you pay for playing the routine. Since it's only 1992, before game developers made money selling game CDs. If you tell them that the game is free, many third-party game developers will not accept it.
In order to develop Battle.net, Li Zetian had to take it step by step.
When Battle.net has accumulated a certain amount of strength, it will be nothing to change the charging mode again.
Next, Li Zetian and Bushnell discussed the development and development of the Battle.net platform in detail.
At the same time, Li Zetian asked Dongfang Yuqin to hand over the design materials of "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert" to id Software and Westwood Studios.
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In the evening, Li Zetian left the Flamingo Company.
Before leaving, Li Zetian thought of Blizzard again.
Produced by Blizzard, it must be a classic.
"Diablo", "StarCraft", "Warcraft", "World of Warcraft", "Dota" and other games are too classic, which impressed Li Zetian very deeply.
Before Li Zetian crossed, "LOL League of Legends" was very popular, and the development team of this game was actually a team left by Blizzard.
"Bushnell, have you heard of Silicon & Synapse?"
Before leaving, Li Zetian asked.
Silicon and the neuron?
How could a company have such a strange name.
Bushnell thought for a moment, then shook his head, "No."
"No?!" Li Zetian said in shock, thinking, could it be because of the butterfly effect that Blizzard is gone
Bushnell said at this time: "Mr. Li, don't worry. Maybe this company is too small, I haven't heard of it, after all, there are thousands of third-party game developers that cooperate with our company, and I can't have every one of them. The company knows it. But don’t worry, I’ll have someone check this Silicon and Neurokey company right away. As long as it’s a game development company, it will definitely be associated with Flamingo.”
"Well, then let someone check." Li Zetian said.
Nolan Bushnell couldn't help but ask curiously, "Mr. Li, what kind of company is Silicon and Neuron, which caught your attention?"
"Oh, I heard a friend talk about this company. As for the specific situation, I don't know." Li Zetian shrugged.
"I see."
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At noon the next day, Li Zetian's phone rang.
"Mr. Li, I'm Bushnell, you asked me to look up the Silicon and Neurobond company, I've found it, and it does exist. It was founded last year by three UCLA graduates. They are on fire They released a game on the Flamingo game console called "RPM Racing", which has achieved good results. According to the information I investigated, they are now developing a game called "The Lost Vikings", which barely belongs to the Big production. The game tells the adventure story of three Vikings who were robbed by monsters in order to return to their homeland, and the genre is a relatively rare platform action + puzzle solving form.
"Yeah!" Li Zetian replied indifferently on the surface, and he was overjoyed. Fortunately, Blizzard was not lost because of the butterfly effect.
Then, Li Zetian asked: "What do you think of the game "Lost Vikings"?"
"Very good!" Bushnell praised sincerely, "This game has a lot of levels, there are 37 levels, the picture is vivid and interesting, the mechanism is well-conceived, and the sound effects are also good. I think there is a possibility of a big sale!"
"In this case, you might as well send someone to contact them to see if they are willing to accept our acquisition and become a game development studio under the Flamingo Company!" Li Zetian said.
"Okay, I'll send someone to contact them right away."
After hanging up the phone, a smile appeared on Li Zetian's face. With the excellent attitude and game design ability of the founder of Blizzard and the entire development team, Blizzard will definitely be able to create brilliant past lives!