Chapter 253: A Father and Daughter
The sales miracle created by "My World" left the entire gaming industry somewhat stunned.
It might be the cheapest VR game ever sold, and its profitability wasn't the strongest, but its sales growth rate was absolutely terrifying.
Looking at the current domestic situation, there are over 1.3 billion mobile phone users, around 500 million PC users, and only about 100 million VR users.
Currently, the number of people in the country who own private cars is 156 million. Considering that many large cities have purchase restrictions, the actual number of people who can afford a private car should be much higher than this figure.
Generally speaking, people who can afford a private car can also afford a VR game pod. However, since VR game pods are purely entertainment devices, the actual number of players who buy them is smaller, only about 100 million.
But this is already a very large market.
In developed countries like Europe and America, the penetration rate of VR game pods is higher than domestically, and the market is also very considerable.
From the current situation, "My World" has sold over 3 million copies in its first month. As long as a few more months pass, breaking 10 million is completely no problem. That means by then, one out of every ten game pods will have "My World" installed.
This also means that this game is about to challenge for the title of "VR game with the highest installation rate."
After the sales miracle of "My World" erupted, the gaming industry began to study it. Even within the Game Committee, specialized game evaluation experts published articles analyzing the unique aspects of "My World."
"'My World' is a very special VR game. Its greatest uniqueness lies in the fact that it is a game that can fully unleash players' imagination and creativity."
"Most existing games abstract a few rules from certain entertaining activities in the real world and then construct the entire game world."
"In these types of games, players follow the simple and easy-to-understand rules of the game, strive to achieve goals, and gain a certain sense of satisfaction. This is the basic fun of these games."
"But such games should be considered narrow games. The rules are fixed, cannot be changed arbitrarily, and the expandability is limited."
"However, if you add rich gameplay to the game, it dilutes its original fun and even causes problems with unclear objectives."
"But in 'My World,' this situation does not occur."
"The gameplay of the game is very rich. You can survive, team up, create, and use redstone to build all kinds of fun things."
"A thousand people have a thousand ways to play. Everyone can find the fun they want in this game."
"It's hard to say exactly what the fun of 'My World' is. It just gives you a space to load fun into. You just need to load the fun you want into it and then enjoy it to the fullest. That's enough."
As the popularity continued to rise, "My World" almost became the most talked-about VR game of the month, completely overshadowing "Thousand Prisons."
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Experience Store.
Chen Mo was leaning on the sofa, testing the performance of "My World" on a tablet.
The performance was okay, but it definitely couldn't compare to the VR version.
When Chen Mo developed "My World," he first developed the PC version and then ported it to the VR platform. As for the mobile platform version of "My World," it was entirely a side project.
But the problem is that compared to the VR version, the PC and mobile versions of "My World" are essentially incomplete games. Because the VR version of "My World" was modified by Chen Mo, while the versions on the other two platforms are only equivalent to the level of the previous life.
That is to say, the PC and mobile versions of "My World" don't have network mode or sightseeing mode (Chen Mo's World), and they are also relatively backward in terms of art style and other aspects.
The PC version is relatively better. One annoying problem with the mobile version is the controls. In terms of movement, the virtual joystick doesn't perform very comfortably in a 3D world, and operations like "click to place, long press to mine" are also not very convenient.
Moreover, the mobile version is limited by the phone's configuration and storage capacity, so it definitely can't handle large buildings. If you can't play with large buildings, players might not be able to fully appreciate the charm of "My World."
But Chen Mo didn't plan to do anything about it. After all, the mobile version was just a side project. He had already made a lot of money from the VR version, so he wasn't too concerned about the mobile version's performance.
Just as Chen Mo was thinking about this, a father and daughter walked into the experience store.
The father was in his thirties, looking very gentle. The little girl was about seven or eight years old, with two pigtails, looking very cute.
The father walked to the front desk and asked, "Hello, I'd like to ask, can I experience 'My World' here?"
Su Jinyu no longer worked part-time at the front desk. The current front desk was a young girl who had just graduated from university.
She said a bit apologetically, "I'm very sorry, because 'My World' is currently a VR platform game, and the experience store only has computers and phones right now, so there's no way to experience it."
The father was taken aback: "Huh? Your own experience store can't even let people experience your own game?"
The front desk girl said, "I'm very sorry, because 'My World' is our company's first VR game, and the experience store can't fit any more VR game pods, so I'm very sorry."
The father was a bit disappointed but still nodded: "Okay, thank you."
The little girl pouted: "Dad?"
The father took her little hand and walked to the door, crouching down: "Nini, be good. The experience store doesn't have 'My World.' Dad will think of another way."
The little girl's eyes were a bit red, as if she was about to cry, but she still nodded: "Mm, then let's go, Dad."
The father felt a bit guilty, pinched Nini's little face, and stood up to leave.
"Wait a moment." Chen Mo stood up. "Are you here to play 'My World'?"
The father was startled: "Yes, you are?"
Chen Mo extended his hand: "I'm Chen Mo, the designer of 'My World.'"
The father shook hands with Chen Mo, surprised: "You're the designer of 'My World'? It's an honor to meet you."
Chen Mo looked at Nini: "Does the little girl want to play 'My World'?"