There are plenty of similar discussions online, and most people aren't paying much attention to this special sale.
As for the companies that previously opposed selling gas at ultra-low prices, they're now even more convinced that such discount events are aningless.
If there's ti for that, why not release more great video gas instead?
But then again, even great gas these days struggle to make breakthroughs. It seems we've hit so sort of threshold. Could it really be like the rumors say—that the number of gars has maxed out and the entire video ga market pie has already been completely carved up?
In the past, it was about fighting over a growing market. But now, it's about competing for what's already there.
And the most defining feature of fighting for a saturated market? Intense competition.
Cutthroat levels of it.
You try to attract players with better graphics? I'll use more gimmicks. The goal is simply to convince the player to buy the ga—whatever it takes.
So ga companies have even started exploring whether they need to shift their business models.
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If the video ga market really starts shrinking, they're not confident they'll survive. Looking elsewhere for a new path while they still can might actually be a good idea.
anwhile, over at Gastar Electronic Entertainnt, the promotional campaign for the sale is proceeding in an orderly fashion.
The backend of their digital ga distribution platform is in full prep mode for the event.
"According to the boss's instructions, every ti a player buys a ga, they gain experience points. When the experience bar fills up, they receive a hidden platform trading card. Collecting a full set of these cards earns them exclusive costic rewards. We must finish all programming today. And the card designs need to be finalized by the day after tomorrow!"
Belred has been working almost nonstop lately.
Gastar Electronic Entertainnt discourages its employees from working overti. Otherwise, Belred would probably lead his team in grinding themselves to the bone.
Luckily, Takayuki always provides plenty of ti when assigning tasks. As long as nothing goes seriously wrong, everything can be completed on schedule.
That said, as one of the project leaders, Belred has far more responsibilities to worry about than regular employees.
The special sale event on the BattleNet platform will be globally synchronized.
The first challenge is dealing with the pricing discrepancies between different regions.
In so areas, ga prices simply can't be reduced with the sa discounts used elsewhere.
Take Region A, for example—ga prices there are typically only a tenth of those in other regions.
This is largely due to the region's extrely low average inco, which makes it impossible to price gas too high. Otherwise, players there would be completely excluded from the joy of gaming.
And Takayuki has always wanted everyone in the world to have access to video gas.
He didn't even overlook an off-grid tribe in South Africa. Incredibly, he managed to sell them several million FC consoles, giving them a taste of modern entertainnt.
Later, the tribal chiefs even sent Gastar Electronic Entertainnt diamonds and ivory as gifts.
They had no concept of money, so that was the only form of "thanks" they could think of.
So, in countries with low per capita inco, special low-price versions of gas are offered, separate from other regions.
But Takayuki is also fully aware of how sneaky players can be.
Once they find out certain countries are in low-price zones, they'll rush to exploit those regions to buy cheap gas, potentially ruining the benefits intended for those specific areas.
So these low-price regions are heavily protected. All foreign IP access is strictly banned, and even disguised or spoofed IPs can be detected—there's no way to sneak through.
And if another round of discounts were applied in those regions, that would be stacking discounts—so prices would end up practically being giveaways. That's not acceptable, so adjustnts are necessary to ensure that trusted partners of Gastar Electronic Entertainnt don't feel like they're losing money.
But regional pricing isn't the only issue. The special sale event involves many complex tasks that must all be flawlessly executed. Lately, Belred has been traveling the globe with his assistant—often staying less than half a day in any one location before rushing off to the next city or country to oversee operations.
His only real rest cos during flights.
But it's exactly because of Belred's driven attitude that the special sale event is progressing so steadily.
anwhile, the heads of several other digital ga platforms are doing similar things.
They could slow down and take things more gradually, but this is the very first super discount event, and it's globally synchronized. The stakes are different. It's a bold attempt at sothing new in a new era—no one dares slack off right now.
The sale event is in full swing, and Takayuki isn't idle either.
Lately, he hasn't even had ti to follow Cyberpunk 2077 or a few other major ga developnt projects.
He's been working on sothing fresh.
"Takayuki, you seem super busy lately. What are you working on?"
As Takayuki's wife, Aya Tsukino is most sensitive to his behavior.
He's been working around the clock lately. Aya had wanted to ask him several tis, but Takayuki was always too busy to explain.
Today, seeing him finally relax a bit and co ho for a al, she took the opportunity to ask.
"What could possibly be keeping you so busy? If it's work, you can always delegate it to your team, right?"
Takayuki, while devouring the al Aya had carefully prepared, mumbled through mouthfuls of food, "I just feel like the special sale alone isn't quite enough. I want to add another safety net—sothing that will really help players imrse themselves in the world of video gas."
"What kind of safety net?"
"Just a few low-cost mini-gas. I'm releasing them under my alt account."
"Alt account... Oh, you an that one—'Nintendo is Freaking God of the World,' right?"
"Exactly," Takayuki said, pounding his chest.
"Eat slower," Aya reminded him gently, handing him a glass of water. "Still, you're overdoing it a bit, aren't you? You could just give your ideas to your team and let them make the gas."
Takayuki took the water, downed it in one gulp, and imdiately said, "How do I put it... I think it's just my love for video gas. After all these years, I still really enjoy the feeling of making gas day and night. Working on these new gas is my way of reconnecting with that old passion. You know what I an?"
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