With her hair disheveled, Jenny walked into the living room and saw Lucien eating pancake while drinking soy milk.
He looked quite relaxed and carefree.
"You're awake. Perfect timing. I made pancakes. Come sit down and eat with me," Lucien called out.
Jenny nodded and plopped down. While chewing on a a pancake, she stared intently at Lucien.
"What are you looking at me for?" Lucien asked, speechless.
"I'm thinking, my little brother looks so bright and handsome on the surface. How come you have so many underhanded tricks to torture players behind the scenes?!"
Jenny replied in a gloomy tone.
"..."
After a brief moment of speechlessness, Lucien smiled. "It's a game after all. It needs to leave some unforgettable memories."
At this point, Lucien spread his hands and continued.
"Besides, didn't you admit it yourself in the live stream? After this experience, you've grown a lot and become much braver."
"People need to go through hardships to grow."
"Cut it out!"
However, Jenny completely ignored Lucien's explanation and continued with resentment.
"You're a demon who plays with people's hearts!"
"Hey, don't make me sound so evil."
Lucien helplessly rubbed his forehead. Seeing Jenny so deeply immersed in the game, he couldn't bear to tell her that there were even more exciting and heart-wrenching plots later.
But a game was ultimately just a game. Obsessing over it too much would be going overboard.
After complaining a bit, Jenny suddenly remembered what she had promised the viewers yesterday.
"By the way, Luc, when have you decided to release Subnautica?" she asked hurriedly.
"Mm, let's go with tonight at eight o'clock," Lucien thought for a moment and replied.
He had originally planned to wait a few more days so Jenny could stream more and build up hype for Subnautica.
But the people' enthusiasm had far exceeded his expectations.
After Jenny and Benjamin ended their streams last night, Subnautica had directly dominated the top spots on the trending searches.
Even bizarre terms like "Save the Woman in Escape Pod 2" had made it onto X's trending list.
The related topic had reached tens of millions in popularity.
It was the same overseas. The trial gameplay footage of Jenny and Benjamin had directly entered the top ten most-viewed videos on YouTube's trending list today.
Only then did Lucien realize that Subnautica no longer needed streamers to increase its popularity.
On the contrary, the streamers now needed Subnautica to boost their own popularity.
In that case, there was nothing more to discuss. They might as well release it tonight.
"What about the price?" Jenny asked again.
"The price..." Lucien frowned. Truth be told, he hadn't really thought this through.
Before this, however, he had checked the prices of VR games in this world.
Excluding free games, the 3A titles in this world were priced around $50 to $60.
In that case...
"We'll go with a buy-to-own model at $100," Lucien answered. [1]
"$100?!" Hearing this, Jenny was first stunned, then asked hesitantly, "Lucien, isn't this price too cheap?"
"Is it cheap?" Lucien asked in surprise.
"Yeah, I think it's cheap!" Jenny nodded.
"100 bucks is actually on the high side even among top-tier 3A games," Lucien replied.
"But the problem is, compared to your Subnautica, other 3A games aren't even worthy of carrying your shoes!" Jenny shrugged and said.
Although these words were quite harsh, she wasn't wrong.
Honestly, Lucien hadn't played as many games in this world as Jenny had.
As a streamer, in order to maintain her popularity, Jenny often played different games to keep things fresh.
So her judgment was very accurate.
"I think with the quality of Subnautica, even if you priced it over a 150 bucks, plenty of people would still buy it," Jenny added.
"Over a hundred is unnecessary." Lucien shook his head. After thinking for a moment, he said, "$100 it is. We'll go for small profits but high volume."
If the price was set too high, some players wouldn't be able to afford it, which wouldn't be good for earning Astonishment Points.
Compared to making a huge profit, Lucien still preferred for more players to be able to experience his game.
"Alright, you've decided? Once you decide, I'm going to announce it!" Jenny picked up her phone.
"Yup," Lucien nodded.
"OK!"
Jenny moved her fingers and posted on X.
After connecting with the producer of New World and occasionally revealing information about the studio, Jenny's identity as the official spokesperson for New World had been solidified.
Her X follower count had now reached a terrifying seven million plus. This number was already comparable to top-tier celebrities.
Of course, the majority of these followers had come for New World Studio. It would be more accurate to call them fans of New World rather than fans of Jenny.
Soon, Jenny's X post went live.
"According to reliable sources, Subnautica will be available for $100 buy-to-own, unlocking at 8 PM tonight. Players who want to travel to alien oceans can start preparing some cash."
[1]: 700 Yuan = $101 at today's exchange.
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