Chapter 480
Chicago, Cameron at home, is browsing the Sierra online game platform on the computer.
Since purchasing "Diablo" last year, Cameron has completely entered the Sierra Online game platform. For almost a year, Cameron's enthusiasm for Diablo remains the same, but after all, it has diminished a bit.
But now Cameron is already a loyal user of the Xueleshan online game platform. Compared with the past, he had to go to the game store to choose and buy games. Now he can choose various types of games just by opening Xueleshan Online.
It is a pity that Xueleshan has not been able to reach cooperation with major game companies such as Activision, Ubisoft, and EA. The number of games on Xueleshan's online platforms is still relatively small, especially Sony, Nintendo, and Sega. The major game consoles are all resisting the PC-based Xueleshan Online, which makes some console game manufacturers dare not easily cooperate with Xueleshan Online.
But the disadvantages are not hidden. Compared with the current three major game consoles, each of which is fighting against each other, a game console can only carry hundreds of games at most. Xueleshan Online currently provides more than 3,000 games. Xueleshan needs support , as well as the high share, many small and medium-sized game manufacturers have begun to choose Xueleshan Online as a distribution platform.
Opening Xueleshan Online, Cameron browsed for a long time, trying to find a game he likes. Compared with game retail stores, the price of games on Xueleshan Online platform is generally 10% to 15% lower than that of game stores. Because Xueleshan Online does not have any labor costs, shipping costs, store rental fees, etc., the game can naturally be sold cheaply.
But this does not mean that Cameron spends less money. On the contrary, Cameron, who was originally from a good family and his parents would give him fixed expenses every month, is now empty-pocketed. Since he registered an account on Sierra Online, Every month Cameron can't help but buy a few new games...
Not only Cameron himself, but also Cameron's family. In order to play "Diablo" online and download the game from Xuele Mountain Online, Cameron was soft-hearted and asked his family to install American Telecom's broadband and routers. It is also supplied by American Telecom. The TV channel subscription is the "TV Package" launched by American Telecom. After ordering, it costs 78 US dollars per month, and you can enjoy more than 600 channels such as ICNC, NBC, and Comcast TV Network.
Because of office needs, Cameron's parents are also using Alcatel P1 mobile phones and have activated the mobile network.
Now the Cameron family spends nearly $500 a month on American Telecom, Alcatel mobile phone bills, Sierra Online, etc., and they are not the only ones in the community where Cameron lives. Yes, in this typical middle-class community, nearly half of the families are similar to the Cameron family!
Open the Xueleshan online platform on the computer, Cameron looked for a while, but did not find any new games, just as Cameron was about to quit, go to Diablo, and PK with others, suddenly saw the Xueleshan online homepage , the pre-sale banner appeared.
After seeing the pre-sale game, Cameron's eyes lit up, and he clicked in without hesitation. Seeing the pre-sale interface above, Cameron couldn't help but show an excited look, and ordered it without thinking too much go in.
The game Cameron saw was the development company that launched "Diablo". The new game "StarCraft" launched by Blizzard, since the explosion of Diablo last year, this "StarCraft" has high hopes .
From the news leaked several times, as well as interviews with Blizzard in "Wired" magazine, Cameron knows that this is a real-time strategy game, which is much more operable than Diablo, and players can also Battle on the Sierra Online platform.
Moreover, Cameron has heard on many game forums that Xue Leshan, in addition to holding the "Oscar of the game industry" TGA Game Awards this year, will also launch a game e-sports competition, which is based on the upcoming "StarCraft" mainly.
It's hard to say whether the news is true or not, but Cameron is really looking forward to "StarCraft", not only StarCraft, but as a veteran game fan, Cameron also heard that this year's Sierra's major Game studios will make efforts this year.
The R star studio under Sierra Mountain may release "Grand Theft Auto" this year, and the acquired Id Game Studio will release the famous "Thor's Hammer 2". When this news came out this year, it was almost a sensation. the entire game industry.
It is still unknown now, but V Agency, which belongs to Xuele Mountain like Blizzard, may release "Half-Life"!
Cameron is very looking forward to these games. You must know that among the four major game studios under Sierra Mountain, Blizzard has proven itself, and Id Game Studio has been famous for a long time. In order to rank among the top four game studios, Cameron believes that V Agency and R Star must have some talents, otherwise how could Sierra acquire them?
When thinking about these thoughts in his mind, Cameron clicked in and saw that the price of StarCraft reached 59.9 US dollars. This price has exceeded the price of 50 US dollars for Diablo. Cameron understands this price. If the level of StarCraft can reach the level of Diablo, then the price of $60 is acceptable to Cameron.
The regular version of StarCraft is priced at US$59.9. As for the Collector's Edition, the price is more than US$99.99. When he saw the Collector's Edition, Cameron felt that this was an IQ tax. glance.
When Diablo went on sale, there was also a collector's edition, priced at as high as $88, but at that time Cameron didn't think about collecting that thing, and now Cameron regrets it a bit, the collector's edition " "Diablo" has been sold out, and the collector's edition of Diablo that is currently in circulation has been sold for more than 128 US dollars, and it may be more expensive in the future!
After looking at the collector's edition of StarCraft for a few seconds, including the original soundtrack CD, a model, figures and other gift packages, Cameron hesitated for a few seconds and chose to buy it. Now that he bought it, he felt distressed. He was afraid that if he didn't buy it, he would buy it later. Distressed.
Clicking on the payment page, Cameron wanted to pay by e-mail as before, but saw the payment page of the Sierra game platform. After several options such as bank card, credit card, and e-mail, there was an extra PayPal payment options.
Cameron didn't know what this PayPal payment meant, but he saw the words 30% off on the back of PayPal, that is, pay with PayPal, and you can buy StarCraft games with 30% off.
Cameron, who was able to reluctantly buy the $99.99 Collector's Edition game just now, couldn't help but feel excited.
It is human nature to take advantage, not because of greed or human nature, but a strange psychology. It is the same all over the world. When you see something that originally sold for $100, now it only costs $70. When you can buy it, if you don't buy it, you may feel at a disadvantage...
Now Cameron has this kind of mentality. Although after clicking PayPal to pay, he is prompted to wait for two minutes to download and install PayPal, but Cameron still confirms the click.
After the installation was complete, the logo of PayPal payment appeared on Cameron's computer desktop. After entering, Cameron saw the PayPal page, and immediately felt familiar. The whole page is very concise and clear, and the operation buttons are very eye-catching. Then Cameron suddenly remembered that the ICQ, Hotmail, and Sierra Online he used were all in this style.
Cameron saw the functions of PayPal's page, including payment, transfer, recharge and other functions. In addition, there is also a page for purchasing financial management, but the above prompt has not been activated yet, obviously it cannot be used yet.
Cameron clicked on the registration page, and it actually showed that as long as he registered, he could get five dollars in cash. When he saw this, Cameron felt a little unreliable. The money from leeks?
Holding a skeptical attitude, Cameron registered PayPal with a Hotmail mailbox. PayPal registration supports multiple methods, including email, ICQ, America Telecom mobile phone number, eBay, Amazon account and other methods.
In fact, Cameron's accounts are basically common. At least he can log in to mailboxes, Xueleshan, eBay and other platforms with his ICQ account. On the contrary, Yahoo, AOL, Lycos, etc. need to re-register. Platform, Cameron felt inconvenient.
As soon as the registration was completed, Cameron clicked into the account immediately, and actually saw five dollars in cash lying on the account.
Returning to the Sierra Online platform, Cameron clicked on the pre-sale interface of StarCraft. When paying again, he saw that after paying with PayPal, the price of StarCraft was 30% off, and it went directly to 30% off. For five dollars, Cameron only paid 64 dollars to buy the collector's edition of StarCraft!
Seeing that StarCraft has already arrived on his Xueleshan account, he can download it directly as long as it is released. At this moment, Cameron only thinks of PayPal. This is really giving him a dollar!
Returning to PayPal, Cameron studied PayPal again and found that it supports email payment, cross-border remittance, broadband recharge, telephone bill, payment of Enron natural gas fees, etc. Overseas Cameron also found that on the homepage of PayPal , There is also an event, as long as you invite new users to register with PayPal, you can get three dollars or five dollars in cash, as well as discount coupons, which can be used on eBay, Amazon and other platforms!
Cameron, who has just experienced it once, does not feel that this is fooling people. Moreover, during the promotion period of Xueleshan Online Platform last year, such an event was also held. As long as you pull people's heads, you can get game coins. Many players borrow This white whoring went to Diablo.
Looking at the PayPal homepage, the sharing under the activity on the interface, Cameron hesitated for a few seconds, copied the sharing link, and forwarded it to several ICQ groups and game forums...
(end of this chapter)