Chapter 175 3A’s Ambition

Chapter 175 3A’s Ambition

This hot pot tastes average.

The reason is that the hot pot ingredients bought by Yang Dong are not fresh enough, especially the vegetables. They are wilted and have no flavor at all after being cooked in the pot.

"Okay! As long as this is the case, let's just eat..."

Yang Dong rolled his eyes and said, "It's snowing outside, and even the delivery boy has taken a break. Where do you want me to get you fresh vegetables?"

"That's true."

Chen Ba turned his head and glanced out the window and found that the snow was really heavy today. The entire food court was completely white and he couldn't see anything clearly.

In this weather, I am very happy to have hot pot, so I can’t force it too much.

The studio is on holiday.

Affected by the bad weather and the approaching Spring Festival, other employees are working from home, and Xianyu Digital has also stopped express delivery. Only the three of them are still at work in the entire studio.

"How's the GAL League going?"

Picking up a piece of beef that Xiao Lu had just put into the pot, completely ignoring Xiao Lu's resentful eyes, Chen Ba asked Yang Dong: "Does AMD still have the best chance of winning this year?"

"no!"

Yang Dong put down his chopsticks, handed a bottle of drink to Chen Ba and Xiao Lu, and then said: "How long has AMD been around? This year, NVIDIA is leading the GAL points."

You can open the champagne in advance!

As long as the few games in the spring and summer are successful, I can completely congratulate Lao Huang for successfully dominating the GAL League and winning the second consecutive championship.

That’s right, second consecutive championship!

AMD won the first round, and NVIDIA won the second round. This year's competition has not yet ended, but based on the standings, it is estimated that it will still be Lao Huang.

"This is to establish a dynasty!"

When Chen Ba heard that Lao Huang was about to win his second consecutive championship, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect AMD to win so quickly.

He guessed that AMD's early lead would not last long, and that Nvidia would probably catch up later, but he did not expect that Nvidia would catch up so quickly.

Moreover, this technical strength is too strong, right?

One championship can be said to be luck, but two consecutive championships are just around the corner. We have to admit that Nvidia is indeed unique in tuning PC consumer-grade graphics cards.

"Ha ha!"

"The amount of toothpaste that Huang squeezed out in the past five years is probably not as much as the amount squeezed out in the past two years. The game "Star Emperor" has really stimulated the graphics card industry too much."

Xiao Lu talked about a bunch of data.

According to data, after the release of "Star Emperor", the technology iteration speed of major graphics card manufacturers has significantly doubled compared with previous years.

In other words, although we are still squeezing out toothpaste, the share of toothpaste squeezed out in the past two years has become stronger every year than in the past two years!

Take N cards as an example. The 50 series is very popular, and the 5070 is known as another "magic card" after the 1060.

But the 50 series is nothing...

Lao Huang said that he will continue to break through himself in the 60 series and will not give up until he reaches his goal. This time the 60 series must conquer "Star Emperor".

He even said that if the 6060 card cannot control the ultimate sublimation + other-transformation method of 1080P "Star Emperor", he will swim around the Pacific Ocean.

What a cruel old man!

He has said so, and players naturally know that the 60 series seems to have bigger moves than the 50 series. In order to defend the honor of the graphics card manufacturer, this time Huang is serious about it.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for the majority of players.

After all, no one likes to squeeze out toothpaste. For the same price, if the materials are piled more heavily, everyone will be more willing to pay.

Chen Ba was actually very happy.

Game manufacturers are actually very happy to see hardware manufacturers promote technology iteration, because with new technologies, they can develop various eye-catching masterpieces without restraint.

only……

The 50 series already uses the 3nm process technology. How can the 60 series be improved on this basis? This is very strange!

But strange as it is, Chen Ba can roughly guess that Lao Huang's improvement this time is mostly an improvement in driver or core architecture, and it is unlikely to be an improvement in process technology.

"The greatest contribution of the GAL League is to promote the elimination and update speed of PC hardware platforms."

Yang Dong took a bite of green vegetables and said thoughtfully: "Nowadays, PC gamers, especially stand-alone players, have top-notch hardware configurations."

what does that mean?

This means that many ideas that could only stay in the PPT stage are now possible to be turned into products.

"The 6th generation engine of Dream Building is about to be released. Brother Ba, do we want to access this engine as soon as possible and create a new game for it?" Xiao Lu asked.

"No!"

Chen Ba shook his head and expressed little interest in the so-called Dream Sixth Generation engine.

In the past, there was no choice, and the technology of Dream Engine is mature and inclusive, so they use Dream Engine to develop games.

But now, Chen Ba has an immature idea, which is to develop a dedicated game engine for Tianba Studio and the upcoming new game.

"ah?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lu and Yang Dong were stunned.

Dedicated game engine?

This term is not new. The game industry already has many game engines, and they all serve one or even multiple games.

Brother Ba's idea is not surprising. It can be said to be a normal thing in the entire industry.

The reason why Xiao Lu and Yang Dong were shocked was mainly because this kind of behavior of developing a game engine specifically for a game is usually exclusive to 3A games.

That’s right!

Only well-known 3A games such as "Crysis", "Battlefield" series, and "The Elder Scrolls" series have such an honor.

In other words, what Brother Ba means is roughly equivalent to "We are going to make a 3A masterpiece"!

Isn't this shocking?

That's 3A!

The highest dream of many game practitioners is also a game that represents the highest level of the game industry. Who doesn’t want to give it a try?

But dreams are dreams. Whether Tianba Studio has the basic conditions and technical strength is the key to determining whether the plan is feasible.

Just slap your forehead and do 3A?

That's not courageous, but horribly stupid. If 3A was really that easy to create, the domestic game industry wouldn't have only a few 3A games so far.

"Why, are you scared?"

Chen Ba joked: "Xiao Lu, didn't you always encourage me to engage in 3A? Why am I afraid now that I have made a decision?"

"Brother Ba..."

Xiao Lu rubbed his hands and said, "I support all your decisions in principle, but for a 3A-level project, do we have to seriously consider it?"

"What to consider?"

"For example, funds, technology, personnel scheduling and reserves, development cycle planning, etc..."

Xiao Lu expressed many concerns.

Chen Ba did not interrupt his speech, but listened carefully to his story, especially what he pointed out was the lack of foundation and accumulation in Tianba Studio.

"As for funds, don't worry."

"Although we haven't made much money over the years, we can still afford to lose money if a 3A game fails, so we won't have to go to the streets to beg for food." Chen Ba said with a smile.

This is his greatest source of confidence.

The sales of many of its games have exceeded 1 million copies, which has also created huge returns for Tianba Studio.

Especially for the professional version of "Shen'en Continent", not to mention a large amount of fixed income every month and every year, the bulk of which is the toll collected by "Shen'en Animation".

With this foundation in mind, funding is actually the easiest problem to solve.

Just like what he said, the success or failure of an ordinary 3A game cannot really shake the foundation of Tianba Studio now. The cost of trial and error is definitely there.

As for the accumulation and reserve of technology, it is also a stumbling block for many friends and businessmen, and Chen Ba also has corresponding countermeasures.

He is a cheating man!

Although the Tiehanhan system always creates obstacles and minefields for him, this thing is a complete black technology. With the blessing of this black technology, who dares to say that Tianba Studio's technical reserves and accumulation are insufficient?

"In terms of personnel scheduling..."

The several difficulties listed by Xiao Lu are actually easy to solve with funds and technology, but manpower is indeed the biggest shortcoming of the current studio.

The only solution Chen Ba could think of was to split the entire 3A large project into countless branch and small projects.

This is equivalent to building a car!

Tianba Studio is responsible for the design drawings and key components such as engines and gearboxes. As for components such as window glass, seats and steering wheels, they are outsourced to other teams.

Finally, all these parts are transported to Tianba Studio for assembly, and the performance of the vehicle is tested. After confirming that it is correct, they can maximize the use of "division of labor and collaboration" to build a car.

"This is a good idea..."

Yang Dong nodded and said: "The disadvantage may be that the technical level of the outsourcing team is uneven, and the cost will be more expensive than doing it ourselves."

"I told you, money is not an issue."

Chen Ba nodded and said: "Technical levels vary, so try to find teams that have a guaranteed reputation and good strength to work with."

It is normal to have omissions and shortcomings.

Who told Tianba Studio to produce such a large-scale game for the first time without corresponding development experience?

"As for the project development period, it is tentatively scheduled to be one year! This is only a preliminary estimate of the construction period. The specific time depends on whether the progress is smooth, and it also depends on the theme of the game."

Having said this, Chen Ba chuckled and said, "Do you have any ideas about our first 3A game?"

"Xianxia must be Xianxia!"

Xiao Lu was the first to raise his hand and said, "I've long had enough of those Western fantasy backgrounds where magic is all about swordsmanship and dragon slaying."

"really!"

"If we want to be a 3A company, we have to differentiate ourselves from those big foreign companies. To be honest, I'm tired of the Western fantasy genre."

Yang Dong deeply agreed.

Over the years, he has played dozens of foreign 3A games, and the modern futuristic ones like Cyberpunk and GTA are pretty good. I'm really tired of watching games in the style of The Elder Scrolls, Old Ring, and God of War.

When he said he was tired of it, he didn’t mean the gameplay or gameplay, but the background of the game...

Western fantasy is a great theme!

However, the education and cultural background they received since childhood made Yang Dong and Xiao Lu still have a soft spot for Xianxia.

The reason why I play those 3A masterpieces in the Western fantasy style is partly out of curiosity, but partly also because domestic games are not up to par and there are no competing games of the same level.

If there are two 3A games with the same price and the same level to choose from, one is a Western Fantasy background and the other is a Xianxia background.

No need to think about it, Xiao Lu and Yang Dong will definitely choose the fairy tale theme!

Don't ask, ask just for feelings.

For Chinese players, the sense of substitution and immersion in Xianxia games is unmatched by other Western fantasy games.

This is engraved in my bones.

What kind of magician, what kind of dragonborn, what kind of dark walker, these are not what I want. Only the immortal cultivator who flies into the sky and escapes from the earth is the romance that Chinese players yearn for.

This condition did not exist before.

But now, after learning of Brother Ba's decision, Yang Dong and Xiao Lu both said that the studio's first 3A game must be Xianxia, ​​and only Xianxia can carry the expectations of 3A.

"I understand what you mean."

"But in the Xianxia game, the background frame is not easy to set up! My ideas are different from yours. How about making it simpler first? Modern urban background?"

Chen Ba didn't agree very much with their proposal.

He also said the reason is that Xianxia is very good, but Tianba Studio may not be able to create a real and immersive Xianxia world.

Rather than making a defective product, it is better to take the initiative to lower the difficulty and start from a modern city. At least you will not encounter such mentally handicapped problems as "how do immortals walk and what posture they walk in?"

"Modern city..."

Xiao Lu was very discouraged when he heard that the fairy dream was shattered. At the same time, he was also full of doubts about the modern urban background proposed by Brother Ba.

AAA games must tell stories!

But what kind of story can be told in a modern urban context? You can't make a game similar to GTA5 in this kind of domestic environment, right?

That’s really a long life!

Apart from anything else, this kind of game must not be made. Even if it is made, it cannot be for the domestic market, otherwise the consequences will be obvious.

What about cyberpunk?

But this is a sci-fi future...

"In the context of modern cities, it is indeed difficult to tell wonderful stories, but it is not without reference."

Chen Ba said with a smile: "Have you seen the revival of spiritual energy? Do you know about the martial arts style? What about the high martial arts hegemony?"

Internet novels provided him with many ideas.

Especially in the modern urban context, bound by various implicit rules and regulations, many online novels provide ideas that can actually be used as a reference.

Such as spiritual energy recovery!

Putting this theme in online novels, it is actually an alternative combination of fantasy/xianxia+urban.

In the field of games, it is one of the best alternatives to Xianxia games!

It has a touch of fairy tale fantasy, but the background of the story takes place in a modern city, giving it a rather magical sense of confusion.

The martial arts style is actually pretty good too.

There is a common stereotype among foreigners that "Chinese people know Kung Fu", so take this opportunity to turn this stereotype into an ideological stamp.

However, to engage in Chinese kung fu games, you definitely need to collect some kung fu information. This is the most difficult thing for Chen Ba to solve.

After all, he doesn’t know Kung Fu Master, so where can he learn these inside stories?

Even if you find a kung fu master, who knows how good he is? What if he is good at five lightning whips?