In the end, with no other choice, these large game companies and various major internet giants all began contacting Valve, hoping to obtain New World Studio's contact information.
However, Valve was no fool and directly refused them on the grounds of "customer information must remain confidential."
If they let all of you contact them, how could I get there first?
The domestic game companies were going crazy, so the foreign game companies naturally didn't slack off either.
The most famous ones like NetEase, Tencent, and others also held emergency meetings overnight for Silent Hill PT.
Their initial approach was similar to the Ubisoft and others, playing the game and examining the files.
However, even the Valves couldn't parse the game files. Companies like NetEase, which didn't even have their own proprietary game engines, had even less chance of success.
But even so, the foreign giants had their own clever moves.
"Investigate it right now. Go check the background of this New World Studio! Dig up everything about them. If possible, we'll just buy the entire studio outright!!"
At Tencent, the executive in charge of the gaming division waved his hand grandly and declared.
Nothing could stump them.
Whether it was technology or game content, they would first try to copy it. If copying wasn't possible, they would simply spend money to buy it all!
No problem at all!
This had always been the way Chinese companies, especially Tencent, operated. Although simple and crude, it was extremely effective.
Relying on their massive financial power, they had already reaped plenty of benefits from this approach.
"Once we buy it, we'll have this New World Studio make the games we want!"
The executive continued speaking with delight. He had briefly experienced the graphics of Silent Hill PT himself. Although he had been scared into quitting very quickly, he was still deeply shocked by the visuals.
Such incredibly realistic game graphics, and they were using it to make a horror game?!
And they even put it up for free?!
It was simply a waste of a heavenly treasure!!!
If they acquired this studio in the future, the first thing they would do was have them create an ultra-realistic VR version of Cross Fire.
They could add various paid items, weapon skins, and the like, easily several hundred different sets.
Each skin set would be priced at no less than $99, and they would have collector's editions, legendary editions, epic editions, and many more versions.
Earning over a hundred million dollars a day wouldn't be a problem at all!
These game developers really had no business sense. There were so many obvious ways to make money, yet they just couldn't grasp them!
What was the point of making a horror game!
There weren't even any monetization points!
Sigh, it seemed he would have to guide them himself!
Thinking of this, the executive grew extremely excited. If this deal went through, he would naturally receive a handsome share of the profits!
Of course, NetEase wasn't the only one wanting to acquire New World Studio.
Tencent, miHoYo, and even companies like Samsung and Huawei that weren't even involved in the gaming industry all had the same idea!
Although their main businesses weren't in gaming, as investors, their vision was quite far-sighted.
They could clearly see that the hyper-realistic graphics of Silent Hill PT could be applied to many other fields even if not used for games!
In short, all the major well-known internet giants started inquiring about the situation of New World Studio at once.
Although they didn't have New World Studio's contact information, they knew one person who should be quite close to this studio, the streamer Jenny!
The day after Silent Hill PT was released, Lucien was in a very pleasant mood. He kept checking the Astonishment points he had gained.
He watched as the Astonishment points easily climbed from a million to ten million.
On the Steam platform, the download count for Silent Hill PT had already reached thirty million, while the comments and messages below had reached an exaggerated several hundred thousand entries:
Seventy percent of them were positive recommendations:
"This is no exaggeration. It is absolutely a groundbreaking, era-defining game!"
"Such realistic graphics and such strong immersion. While playing, I even had the illusion that I had stepped into a horror movie."
"Please strictly follow the warning at the beginning of the game, or you really might die."
"I want to know how many people are like me, downloaded it but don't dare to play it at all. If so, please like my comment!"
"I'm a severe OCD gamer who wants to clear every game as soon as possible, but this game has successfully cured my OCD!"
"If you hear your neighbor screaming these days, don't panic. They might just be playing Silent Hill PT."
"My kid insisted on playing games, so I told him it was either Silent Hill or studying. He has now successfully gotten into Harvard University!"
"Super positive review. My roommate plays games late into the night every day and keeps me up. I made him play this instead. Now my roommate has stopped in the morgue and his emotions are very stable."
"Don't be scared by these comments everyone. It's actually just a simple Corridor Simulator. Not scary at all. Go ahead and play it with confidence!"
"This fucking game ruined my life."
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