Time flew by.
For the entire next day, Xu Chen kept an eye on the online buzz surrounding Black Myth: Wukong.
It turned out that leaving a day between Xu Tian Tian's first livestream and the launch was a wise decision.
Clearly, the hype surrounding Black Myth: Wukong was starting to ferment.
It took only a day, and not just domestic players were discussing Black Myth: Wukong.
Even many foreign players and viewers were going crazy discussing BlackMythWukong.
This monkey that had appeared out of nowhere had attracted countless eyes.
Even in the trailer on the S platform.
The opening CG of Black Myth: Wukong had already garnered several million views!
This level of popularity was beyond even Xu Chen's expectations.
As night fell.
It was time to upload Black Myth: Wukong.
Beforehand, Xu Chen had thoroughly researched the game upload and launch process in this world.
It had to be said, this actual game uploading and selling process was remarkably convenient.
And the internet speeds were also very fast.
The game itself was over 100 GB.
But it was uploaded quickly.
It was almost time to set the price.
Xu Chen had also carefully researched the game industry in this world.
The prices of major 3A games were still quite high.
Especially since game development in China was incredibly lackluster, some overseas 3A titles, without hesitation, charged prices like $99, $129, and so on.
Even some games sold in China, with only the most crude and perfunctory Chinese subtitles, no voice acting, dared to charge 899, even over a thousand yuan.
But since there were no decent games in China, players had to bite the bullet and pay.
Xu Chen's own Black Myth: Wukong would definitely not be free.
But his pricing strategy would not be too outlandish.
He had to let players experience the market impact that came with a fellow countrymen's ability to develop games.
The day had dawned!
The era of overpriced and low-quality games in the Dragon Nation was over.
Xu Chen quickly set the base price at 268 yuan.
This price was naturally not high.
For many players with tight budgets or students without income, it would not be too much of a burden.
Of course, on top of this, Xu Chen would also release a 298 yuan Deluxe Edition, a 398 yuan Physical Deluxe Edition, and so on.
These were up to personal preference.
A higher price would naturally come with a better gaming experience.
Furthermore, these prices were all transparent.
A one-time purchase.
Once you entered the game, there would be no in-app purchases.
The price of the Deluxe Edition also included the cost of various peripheral souvenirs.
At the same time, Xu Chen also checked the overseas market.
S platform purchases and downloads were region-locked.
Xu Chen deliberately set a special low price for the Dragon Nation region.
In other words, the 268 yuan base edition was only available in the Dragon Nation region.
As for the overseas region, well, considering how overseas big companies had been harvesting domestic players for so many years.
It was time to collect the interest.
The base edition would be $99.
The Deluxe Edition would be $199.
Was that price reasonable?
Not to mention, Black Myth: Wukong came with localized language translations and voice acting.
This was truly a sign of sincerity.
At least it was more conscientious than many arrogant overseas 3A titles.
Xu Chen quickly set the prices.
At this time, Xu Tian Tian, who had rested for a day, was already holding a cup of tea, walking over to Xu Chen.
While serving Xu Chen his tea, she curiously asked.
"Brother, how much are we setting the price of our game at?"
Xu Chen immediately showed Xu Tian Tian his platform backend.
Upon seeing it, Xu Tian Tian's eyes lit up.
"Brother, over two hundred yuan per game, if we sell ten thousand copies, wouldn't we be millionaires? We'd be rich!"
Looking at Xu Tian Tian, who was full of stars in her eyes, like a little money-grubber, Xu Chen couldn't help but laugh.
"Ten thousand copies? A millionaire? Rich? Those words all together sound so small-time."
But Xu Chen didn't refute Xu Tian Tian, this little money-grubber.
Xu Chen himself was also very curious.
Black Myth: Wukong, which had caused a huge sensation in another world, what kind of storm would it create in this world?
Time soon came to the morning of the next day.
Xu Chen had calculated everything, but he hadn't noticed that the launch day was actually a workday.
It was even Monday.
At this time, in Magic City.
The HR personnel in an office building looked at their computer screen with some confusion.
The computer screen displayed the company's OA system.
Just now, when the HR personnel opened their computer, they found that there were over a dozen leave requests on the OA system.
All of them were from employees in the company, all taking leave today!
The reasons were also varied.
Some said they had a sudden illness and needed to go to the hospital for a checkup.
Some said they had diarrhea when they woke up in the morning and couldn't walk.
Others said there was an elderly person who passed away in their village, and they had to go back to mourn.
Even more outrageous, someone wrote "My grandma is giving birth to my dad today, I need to go to the hospital to see if it's a boy or a girl!"
What in the world?
The company was full of young adults in their twenties and thirties.
How could over a dozen people suddenly fall ill?
It was like the devil had possessed them.
After finally dealing with the leave requests on the OA system, the HR personnel opened the company group chat.
They found that the sky had fallen.
Almost everyone was discussing a game that was about to be launched today.
Even those who were still at the company were restless.
Though their bodies were at the company, their souls had already flown home.
"Little Zhang is so smart, he actually took leave and stayed at home to wait."
"I was too late, I saw Black Myth: Wukong's gameplay when I was already on my way to work this morning, it was too late to go back."
"Your information is outdated, I saw it yesterday afternoon."
"Then why are you still here today?"
"My computer configuration isn't good enough, the new graphics card will only arrive tonight, so I'm making do for a day, sigh, it's all tears."
"Look at me, when I saw Black Myth: Wukong's gameplay, I went to the mall that night and bought the latest configuration."
"Wait, Little Li, didn't you take leave? Why are you still in the group chat? And you bought a new graphics card?"
"Oh right, I'm sick, I'm at the hospital now, sorry for the interruption, I'm leaving."
"I believe you, ghost, remember to send a screen recording when the game goes live!"
"Right, if I don't see your screen recording of playing Black Monkey today, I'll go to HR and report you."
The HR personnel, looking at the chat records in the group, couldn't help but send a message with trembling hands.
"Guys, are you guys so shameless when you chat in the group?"
After a moment of thought, they retracted the message, then opened the search engine, typed in the words "Black Myth: Wukong" .
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