chsdbacks Page 846
Page 846
The person in charge of Bilibili's most beautiful night.
"Hey, why are you here so early? Did you watch the show last night?"
"..."
"..."
Ang Lee and Qiu Yang looked at each other, then spoke in unison.
"Brother Ding, let's confirm, which party are you referring to?"
"Which gala? It's Xinghuo's, of course. Didn't I tell you to keep a close eye on the enemy's moves? Didn't you see it?"
~~~
The Spark New Year's Eve Gala is a hit.
But the way the fire spread was strange. In the past, when something caught fire, it was usually a concentrated burst of fire. But this time, it was like fireworks, blooming everywhere.
After New Year's Day.
As usual, Qiao Wenyu logged into a forum called Hardware Home.
This forum doesn't have many users.
In the hardware community, countless insiders suddenly appeared overnight, starting to analyze the performance of the Spark handheld console. Among them, the most discussed topic was a cracked version of the reservation information in a shopping mall selling Spark peripherals.
Among them was something that appeared to be a graphics card dock specifically for the Spark handheld console. This thing looked very strange; it was a square base with two ports.
One of them looks like it can fit a Spark handheld game console, and the other looks like it can fit a graphics card. There also seems to be a power supply underneath.
Based on this, many people started to speculate. Some thought it was for TV mode, while others thought it was a graphics card expansion dock.
In short, a bunch of computer hardware enthusiasts have been discussing this for a long time.
Not only in China, but also on the largest overseas hardware forums, a dedicated section for the Spark handheld game console was set up immediately, and there were quite a few people discussing it.
In fact, since the Switch became a huge success, many people's demand for handheld consoles has been rising, especially given the Switch's somewhat lackluster performance.
Furthermore, the line of truly pure handheld consoles has been broken since the PS Vita.
Keep in mind that the PS Vita was released in 11, and now it's been 20 years, a full nine years. In those nine years, there hasn't been a single new handheld console.
As people often say, trends are cyclical. Back in 11, everyone said that mobile phones would eventually replace handheld consoles, but in 20, people felt that handheld consoles were more suitable for playing games than mobile phones.
In addition, Spark itself is an innovative company. The first PV was released with a launch game, although "Adventure and Barbecue" is not a large game.
This undoubtedly tells players that Spark is serious this time.
Chapter 495 Exaggerated Popularity
Previously, it was said that the Spark New Year's Eve Gala was like a burst of fireworks.
This metaphor is very vivid.
Besides the extensive coverage of Spark's hardware by numerous tech and gaming media outlets, the second thing that quickly gained popularity was Spark's user acquisition campaign.
MAX is a YouTube blogger.
I was hoping to have two days off for New Year's Day.
But ever since Spark announced its new user acquisition campaign at the New Year's Eve party, the entire gaming industry has been in an uproar!
When the Spark New Year's Eve Gala was broadcast, it was noon on the 31st, only five or six days after Christmas, and the whole of the United States was still in the middle of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Many bloggers had already finished their year-end summaries at Christmas and were just about to take a break when Spark's large-scale user acquisition campaign came along.
What does it feel like?
It's like being on vacation, sitting on a train, eating hot pot, singing songs, when suddenly Xinghuo pulls you out of work to work overtime.
Throughout the entire New Year's Day holiday, MAX barely rested, constantly recording and releasing programs.
It means literally that they haven't rested.
Aside from sleeping, he does nothing but livestream, record videos, and edit; he doesn't get a moment's rest.
reason?
The reason is because of this "lousy event" that Xinghuo organized!
Both parties involved in the referral program can get all games added to their library for free. Wow, just from that one sentence, how many game content creators around the world were forced to work overtime that very night?
Google's Spark platform saw an eightfold increase in search volume, leading to related issues such as...
Which games are fun on the Spark platform?
How to choose a game?
"Choose one or split the volume?"
Search volume for these questions skyrocketed.
Adding a game to your library across all platforms seems like a simple matter, but once you actually get the discount, a whole host of problems arise.
From choosing a game to participating in an event, to understanding the disclaimer, how to avoid having your game claim revoked, and when you can confirm that you have successfully claimed the game.
How can I confirm that I have successfully acquired new users? Should I choose a 3A game or split the benefits? If I choose to split the benefits, which corresponding tiers of games would be the most cost-effective to exchange those benefits for?
Should we choose 4 indie games or 2 mid-sized games?
These questions were all thrown out at once.
Therefore, game bloggers like MAX not only have to create event guides, but also have to pull out all the games they've reviewed before and give brief reviews.
Some people might say, "You don't have to do these things, do you?"
Dude! This is data usage!!
The day after Spark announced the event, the number one most popular video in the gaming section of YouTube was taken by a completely unknown blogger.
The video editing didn't even have any voiceover; it just used subtitles to create a value tier list for the Spark platform games.
With this much data usage, do you dare to take a break?
Anyway, MAX really doesn't dare.
Some people have even broken it down based on the video title, separating the exclusive games on the Spark platform from the high-scoring games.
Some people also create videos categorized by type, for example.
"In the Spark Platform event, if you want to win a shooting game, which one is the most suitable?"
"Ranking of the value of simulation management games on the Spark platform and exchange suggestions".
all in all.
With just this one, you can choose any game you want.
The topic of the Spark event is really hot, especially in North America and Europe, because there are a lot of players in North America and Europe who haven't registered for the Spark platform for various reasons.
These players have become highly sought-after.
On the largest secondhand marketplace in the United States, some players are even selling their own referral links. Moreover, many players have even considered using their parents' identification documents to register.
Even though the Spark platform has implemented measures such as IP verification, phone number binding, and requiring new users to meet certain conditions after sharing in order to prevent the games received by both parties from being revoked.
But such behavior continues to emerge.
Many people have registered multiple accounts, hoping to claim more games by claiming one game from each account, and some businesses even want to profit from this.
At this point, the limitations imposed by Spark came into play.
First, each account can only claim the reward once. Second, after claiming the reward, you need to play for a certain period of time and log in for a week consecutively. If you don't play, the game will automatically disappear after a week. Xinghuo even started comprehensive online monitoring for this purpose.
For ordinary players.
Once they receive it, they'll definitely want to play it, and might even be eager to play it right away.
However, for merchants who stockpile goods, after you claim the goods with a new account, you need to find a computer to run the game or ask someone to play it. Moreover, you can't just leave it running or load a save file.
The Spark platform detects players' key inputs and the IP address used to obtain accounts to determine if a user is truly a player.
These restrictions prevent merchants from using the same machines and software as they would with EPIC games.
This also increases the time and cost for merchants to collect the goods.
Of course, this is impossible to completely eliminate. In China, some internet cafe owners have even started paying players to play games and receive Starfire platform games in return.
The purpose is to stockpile a batch of game accounts and resell them.
Xinghuo was well aware of these things, but there was nothing he could do. In modern society, it's impossible to prevent people from exploiting control; even government subsidies can be exploited.
Moreover, Spark is just a company.
However, after the first day of activities, Lin Li was still very satisfied with the overall results.
Because all these restrictions are aimed at veteran players and merchants who exploit loopholes.
For new players, it's very simple: just find an invitation link online and click on it.
Under these circumstances, the number of registered users on the Spark platform worldwide is rapidly increasing, and it soon broke through the 600 million mark, although there is some exaggeration in these 600 million accounts, and it is still far from the number of registered users and Steam's 1 billion.
However, Steam's 10 billion figure is not entirely accurate.
In contrast, aside from the rapid increase in registrations over the past two days, the actual number of registrations on Xinghuo is still quite high.
"Okay, bro, we haven't slept well for two days. After I finish compiling this ranking for everyone, I really have to go offline now."
During the live stream, MAX began reviewing the games available on the Spark platform.
~~~
at the same time.
Japan.
Japan's New Year's Day holiday, also known as "Shogatsu," is one of the most important holidays of the year, usually lasting from January 1st to January 3rd.
However, under normal circumstances, this includes weekends.
比如2025年由于周末的连休，日本的元旦假期就是从12月28日开始，一直持续到1月5日，形成了一个长达9天的假期。
Chapter 496 Japan Broadcast
An extended holiday is a good time for adults to rest and relax.
For students, this is a time for crazy fun and indulgence. Yuya Ohno has been playing hard in his bedroom for two days straight since the 31st.
I finished watching the main storylines of the two games, Destiny's Path and Galaxy Paradise, in one go.
I felt incredibly refreshed after using it.
When you find a good game, you can play it for a long time without getting bored, especially for students who can only play on their phones on weekdays. But it's such a waste to complete the main storyline on a phone.
Yuya Ohno still prefers using his PS4 at home, not only because the controls are more comfortable, but also because the graphics are more enjoyable.
"The console graphics are definitely better..."
After making a sigh, Hiroshi Ohno left his bedroom and began helping his parents with housework.
He learned this from a blogger on the Spark platform.
"Guide to a Wonderful Holiday Trip"
The blogger behind this video is Chinese, and his videos are somewhat similar to life hacks.
However, most of the videos are comedy.
For example, "How to quickly win over a girl on the subway"
There are many funny parts, and it's the kind of material that takes life very seriously, treats it like a game, creates strategies, and then puts them into practice.
Although he's a comedy video blogger, Yuya Ohno occasionally manages to use some of the knowledge he learns from his videos.
For example, techniques for talking to girls.
For example, this "Guide to Enjoy Your Holiday".
This suggests that the best time to play games is after dinner in the afternoon, because parents tend to watch TV during this time. During the day, it's best to leave the bedroom every hour to help parents with chores.
Or at least refresh the page in front of your parents every hour.
"Anyone with a girlfriend knows that when you're playing games, you need to talk to her and kiss her every now and then. The same goes for your parents. If we don't refresh our game feed in front of them for a long time, they'll refresh next to us while we're playing games."