I want to make a game

"How could Liu Zhiyuan set the update cycle of NBA to one year? This would greatly reduce the appeal of this game. Liu, is the update cycle of this basketball game once a year?"

Update once is his bottom line.

"Of course not, the game wouldn't be that attractive if it were updated once a year."

"But..."

Stern doesn’t know how to make games, but he also knows that it’s unrealistic to update the game once a month. Even if players continue to pursue this game, they won’t be able to buy it every month.

"Does Mr. Castern know about the burning?"

Stern thought about it carefully, then shook his head.

"Sorry, I haven't heard of this thing."

Stern didn’t know that burning cards was so normal. This humble technology really appeared in front of the public in the gaming industry during the era of Nintendo GBA in history. That was already 2001.

"To put it simply, it uses software technology to erase the previous content of the game cartridge and then add new game content."

"How many times can it be repeated?"

Stern immediately understood that with this technology, it was really possible to update the game once a month.

"One year is more than enough."

Stern took a deep breath, it wasn't enough.

"What about the price?"

If every time writing costs a lot of money, then this flash card is meaningless.

"$5 per flash."

Liu Zhiyuan thought about it for a long time before deciding whether to release the devil of the flash card. The only reason he had thought about for so long was piracy! After he used the flash card for the games of the Han Dynasty, the market would definitely

There will be other brands of flash cards, and he can't stop this.

With the flash card, the cost of plagiarizing a game will be reduced to infinitely low. As long as he gets the source code of the Han Dynasty game and knows some software technology, a game that he spent countless efforts to create is as simple as that.

Counterfeiting has come out. Why was piracy rampant in China back then? Why were they sold so cheaply? It was because of the flash cards!

Anti-theft source code? Liu Zhiyuan never thought that this could not be prevented at all. Instead, it would make the company panic. From the moment the flash card appeared, piracy could not be eradicated.

However, fortunately, in this era, there are very few people who know how to burn cards, so he can apply for a bunch of patents. Of course, this is just a temporary solution, not a permanent solution, and it will only delay it for a while. He does not dare to underestimate those pirate dealers.

In Liu Zhiyuan's opinion, people are the smartest.

As for increasing the difficulty of manufacturing flash cards and increasing the cost of anti-theft, it is completely meaningless. Let alone how many years this method can last, players alone cannot accept the high selling price.

There are many shortcomings of burning cards, so many that they will definitely have a certain impact on Han Dynasty games, but there are also many advantages, such as DLC! In fact, burning cards are complicated DLC. How long a game’s life cycle is depends on its DLC

Just as many as you need.

Pocket Pokémon, NBA, Need for Speed... Too many games of the Han Dynasty require DLC, the addition of new Pokémon, the emergence of new scenes, player attributes, new cars, etc. It is not impossible to do it in the year, but why not if you have money?

Earn? How profitable is DLC? Countless games in later generations were sold at a loss when they first launched. They relied entirely on DLC to make money!

Writing a record costs $5 a time. With the current popularity of Pokemon, Liu Zhiyuan can easily earn hundreds of millions of dollars. If he were to be more shameless and just add a few Pokemon and update it once, he would only earn money from selling DLC ​​in a year.

It can even catch up with the profit of the first release of Pokemon. Isn’t that what many 3A masterpieces did in the later generations? After a few fashions, I dare to say that this is DLC, and his appearance is not that ugly.

"Next year, all games of the Han Dynasty will be replaced with burnable cassettes."

What a genius! Stern has seen countless geniuses, but none of them can give him such a sense of impact. He doesn't understand the game industry, but he knows that what Liu Zhiyuan does must be subverting people's thinking. Although

They work in completely different industries, but in fact they face similar challenges.

The NBA urgently needs to expand its fan base, otherwise it will not come to China. The strongest basketball league in the United States does not mean it is the strongest in the world! It needs to be recognized by other countries.

Although Liu Zhiyuan's Han Dynasty seems to be very lively in the world, this liveliness is too illusory and will be revealed at a glance. In all industries, if you want to be the strongest, you must go through several steps, among which the two most important ones are

The first is to stabilize the resources in hand and then expand as much as possible based on this.

He doesn’t need to understand flash cards, and he doesn’t need to understand games. He only needs to understand that this new technology can keep fans looking forward to updates of that basketball game! User stickiness! It’s a few simple words, but there are

How many people can do it?

"Liu, the NBA wants to become a strategic partner with the Han Dynasty. I will open all NBA channels for you. I will handle the matter for the players. Don't worry, there won't be a 1 cent fee."

Liu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded. Cooperation with the NBA is a must. The strategic partnership is an unexpected surprise. The NBA's current status is far inferior to that of the future, but after all, it is one of the four major leagues in the United States, if nothing else.

, it is enough to have the LOGO of the Han Dynasty in the external shots.

"I am very happy to become a strategic partner with Mr. Stern, but the Han Dynasty will bear the expenses."

Players’ endorsement fees are not expensive, so how much can they earn per year? Except for the cover characters in the NBA 2K series, the maximum for other players per year is no more than $100,000. This is still the price in the 21st century. Now? A few thousand dollars is enough for each player.

, there is absolutely no need to save this money. It is not a lot of money but it may cause a lot of trouble.

"Every player, except for a few signature players, gets $5,000 a year. What does Mr. Stern think?"

"You don't need that much, 3,000 US dollars is enough, 5,000 US dollars for the top players, and an additional 2,000 US dollars for the special ones. I can pay for this fee with you and me."

Liu Zhiyuan will naturally not let Stern pay this money. Now because Stern is anxious to promote the NBA, he will be easy to talk to. But in the future, this money may become a gap between the NBA and the Han Dynasty. Stern has never been

Not an easy person to talk to.

"No, the Han Dynasty is not short of this money. I will accept it, but after all, this is the game of the Han Dynasty. There is no reason for the NBA to pay the bill."

Seeing that Liu Zhiyuan's attitude was very firm, Stern no longer forced it.

"Mr. Stern, do you have any ideas about bringing the NBA into China?"

How could Stern not, he said with a little excitement.

"Of course, my next stop is China."

NBA games are very important to promote the NBA, but opening up the Chinese market is the top priority. He has not forgotten the real purpose of this trip to the East, but he knows very well how difficult it is to open the Chinese market, but now,

Liu Zhiyuan suddenly had the same idea as him, which was so surprising.