ctnovel Chapter 201 There's a reason why something is valuable.
Chapter 201 There's a reason why something is valuable.
Chapter 201 There's a reason why something is valuable.
Any shop owner with a sound mind should clearly understand one thing at this moment —
Two units are not enough!
Bad vegetables! We didn't buy enough!
Henry turned his head and looked at the television set in the store, which was playing a promotional video featuring the actor who played Indiana Jones.
This promotional video, produced by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) of Lucasfilm, boasts an astonishingly high level of CG quality.
Not to mention Lucasfilm's already mature film industry system, which makes the quality of this promotional video worlds apart from those that GAMENOVA outsourced in the past.
"It's too late!!!"
Henry reacted quickly, leaping to the telephone and immediately dialing the number for the Silicon Oasis.
After a busy signal, the call ultimately went unanswered.
This means that the distributor responsible for their region has no spare lines to handle his calls.
This also means that if I want to order another batch of Temple Run, I will have to wait until the next batch of stock is produced.
Luckily, I was quick-witted and managed to snag one of the first batches of the initial release; otherwise, I would have no one to blame but myself now.
He hung up the phone dejectedly and sighed helplessly.
No matter what, we should always stick to our trust in GAMENOVA.
"Oh well, something is better than nothing."
His gaze fell on the box of brand-new prepaid cards on the table, and his eyes lit up.
Henry now fully understood that this thing was probably the main event.
That incredibly fun arcade machine was probably just a byproduct that Gamenova casually created during their experiments—
What terrifyingly powerful development capabilities!
"Suggested retail price of $29.9 per ticket? That's expensive?!"
It was only then that he noticed the contents written on the box.
This price is astronomical compared to the common cards currently circulating in the market.
"Fans—is there a premium for fans? What is this? A rising star tax?"
Henry scratched his head.
It's not uncommon for fan merchandise to have such high added value and premiums, but isn't this premium a bit too exaggerated?
Tens of dollars is no small amount.
His gaze fell on a small instruction manual inside the box. He raised an eyebrow and reached out to take it out.
"IC smart cards — featuring read/write memory and a microprocessor manufactured by Micron, ensuring high security and reliability —"
startled.
That explains why I didn't see a magnetic strip on this thing.
Henry had just thought that Gamenova had found some kind of transparent magnetic strip medium.
It now appears that this is not the same thing as a magnetic stripe card at all.
He looked at the thin plastic card in his hand.
If the contents of this instruction manual are true—this card actually contains a complete computer system.
This is a SoC —
In other words, this thing is actually Turing complete!
"It has a built-in cryptographic coprocessor dedicated to RSA and ECC asymmetric encryption —"
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Henry wasn't quite sure what RSA encryption or ECC elliptic curve encryption was, but based on what was written here...
Theoretically, even with all the computing power of all humankind, it would be impossible to brute-force the information on this card.
This is a highly secure information card, unlike magnetic stripe cards which can be easily cloned.
No wonder.
Henry then realized what was going on.
It is indeed expensive, but there is a reason for the high price.
Just like its name suggests, this thing is the GAMENOVA all-in-one card, and it's likely that many games will adopt this system in the future.
Moreover, the fact that all the data was stored on GAMENOVA's own cloud server gave Henry a flash of inspiration.
He seemed to have grasped something vaguely, but it was still unclear.
This feature seems to be far more complex than it appears.
"Hey Henry, you managed to get your hands on a brand new phone that just came out today? You're something else."
The sudden sound interrupted Henry's reverie.
He then came to his senses and looked at the man in front of him.
This is a regular customer of their store; he has been playing games there ever since he was in that small arcade.
We've known each other for a long time.
"Of course, you know who we are. By the way, here's a new membership card system from GAMENOVA. Consider it a thank you to our loyal customers, we'll give you one for free. You must try it out!"
"Huh?"
He looked at the various patterned cards inside the box with a puzzled expression, chuckled, and casually picked up a Guile version.
"Thanks, but speaking of which, GAMENOVA is making arcade games again? I actually miss those days."
His gaze swept over the arcade machines produced by GAMENOVA in the store, and for a moment, he couldn't help but show his true feelings.
The more a player has followed Henry all the way to the present, the more they understand the excitement of the journey.
"I wish those console-exclusive or PC-exclusive games could be ported to arcades someday. Sometimes I still prefer to come here to play with you."
Console games have their advantages, and arcade games have theirs too.
No matter how groundbreaking the games on NovaXeno may be, they can never completely eliminate the arcade market.
He does not mean that.
Henry, who was sitting to one side with his chin resting on his hand, suddenly had a flash in his eyes, slammed his hand on the table and stood up abruptly.
"Huh?! F**K! That's it!"
He suddenly realized another terrifying potential of this data going to the cloud.
Cross-platform!
If a game has PC, NovaXeno, and arcade versions, then player data stored in the cloud is the key to connecting all of them!
No matter what device you use, as long as you have a telephone line, you can synchronize data!
If my guess is correct, then GAMENOVA's strategy this time is truly terrifying.
For Gamenova, the biggest advantage of arcade games compared to other platforms is probably the astonishingly fast speed at which they can be distributed.
Through their distributor network, a week would be enough for them to sell the new machine all over the country.
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With the addition of a large number of orders shipped overseas, the arcade production line finally reached its full capacity.
However, the sales figures for this newly launched all-in-one card are even more impressive than those for the arcade machines themselves.
Whether for personal collection or because they genuinely hoped to use it in Temple Run, this item was quickly snapped up by enthusiastic players as soon as it was released.
The price of nearly $30 did not dampen people's enthusiasm for buying.
Rather, it's precisely because of its outrageous price that people are more eager to buy one and see what's going on.
Fortunately, the production line for this product is more mature, and the output is still able to meet the demand.
Looking at the sales statistics of the all-in-one card in his hand, Lin Lixin saw that Sam had sorted the different versions of the card by sales volume and compiled them into this table.
"This is an unexpected bonus—"
Surprisingly, this thing can be used as a reference for the popularity of their company's IP.
For example, top-ranked characters like Guile and Flying Dragon, the starter trio and Mew, clearly and objectively reflect players' level of affection for a particular IP character.