Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Chapter 169 73. Sony’s olive branch

Tokyo.

Studio Ghibli.

"Jump, jump!"

"Use your skills to hit it, hit it!"

On the TV, the game screen of pokeni's "The Witcher" is playing.

Sitting in front of the TV is Toshio Suzuki, the president of Studio Ghibli...

And Hayao Miyazaki.

The person playing the game right now is Toshio Suzuki.

Hayao Miyazaki sat next to him, clenching his fists nervously and directing Toshio Suzuki's actions.

Sisyphus launched a series of combos, but as soon as the vampire's demonic hand stretched out, nothing came of it.

As a result, the enemy rushed over.

Bang bang bang...

Sisyphus fell to his knees and his health bar turned black.

A big [GAME OVER] appeared on the screen.

"Ah~ why did you die again?"

Hayao Miyazaki said sadly.

Suzuki Toshio gave him a look.

You still have the nerve to say that if you weren't yelling and giving random orders, would this be the case?

and……

"Why don't you play the game yourself? And why do you want me to play while you direct the game?"

"Um……"

Miyazaki Hamster rolled his eyes twice and smiled slightly, revealing two deep dimples.

He raised his hands and said, "Look, aren't my hands dirty? The paint was all over my body just now, and even my apron was stained a lot."

Suzuki Toshio really wanted to hit this guy on the head with something.

This guy uses such a poor excuse to instruct others, and also makes sarcastic remarks.

but……

He frowned and looked at the screen on the TV, thinking that "The Witcher" released by Pokeni this time would be too difficult, right?

"The game is a good game, but if it makes it impossible to pass the level, the subsequent content will be meaningless." Miyazaki Hamster said.

"Is there a possibility... that it's because we are not suitable for playing this game? Rather than it being difficult for others?" Suzuki Toshio raised his head.

Miyazaki Hamster was stunned for a moment and felt that what he said made sense.

However, out of dignity, he just coughed slightly and said to Toshio Suzuki, "No, you are not suitable for playing this game. It is indeed too difficult for you."

"Aren't you?"

"No." Miyazaki Hamster raised his hand stiffly, "Look, I just don't have time to play this game."

hehe……

Suzuki Toshio sneered twice, Miyazaki hamster has the toughest mouth in the whole body.

"Just right, let's continue working." Suzuki Toshio put down the controller.

"Huh? Are you giving up now?" Hayao Miyazaki said sadly, "The battle between vampires and humans will begin next. Don't you want to know the plot behind it?"

"In no mood."

"Ah, no, Suzuki-san, it's not good to give up halfway."

"Can you please explore and experience the content behind by yourself?"

…

At the same time, within Sony, a major resolution is taking place that may change the future of the entire Neon game.

At the meeting, Kutaragi Ken was furious with everyone.

"I think we should independently develop a new era console, so that Sony can truly enter the gaming field." Kutaragi Ken said, showing the data of the past year, "Facts have proved that this cooperation with Sega is profitable.

The new handheld console we jointly developed clearly posed a threat to Rentian and also impacted the market.

So far, Sega GP sales have successfully exceeded 10 million units, which is a very remarkable number.

At the same time, it also shows that Rentiantian is not unbreakable in the gaming field. "

Kutaragi Ken also issued hardware data for many consoles, and compared and analyzed Sony's advantages with the consoles currently on the market.

"Rentiantian's console development capabilities are not as deep as Sega's. The Playstation trial machine we jointly developed with Rentiantian has actually reached a relatively high degree of completion. Now we only need to take another step forward and use this trial machine as a basis. , to develop an epoch-making host product.

Then it will be possible for us to gain a foothold in the new console market, enter the gaming industry, and occupy a certain share of the market. "

Although Ken Kutaragi has full confidence in Sony's R\u0026D department, he is not so arrogant that he can say "can defeat Rentendo" and "occupy the market".

It can only be said that Rentian has been hanging in the sky for so long that people don't believe it and can't imagine that the sun will set.

"I don't agree with that."

Director Yoshiura Yu stood up and retorted, "Console development is a very expensive and manpower-consuming thing. How much did Sega spend to develop a new console? 10 billion? 20 billion? Or more?"

Although we have a trial machine, it has never been verified by the market.

And I must point out one thing -

Although sales of Sega's new handheld console exceeded 10 million, most of them were in the Omi region.

Omi is the result of Sega's many years of operation and has its own foundation.

In Neon, the Rentian family is still the only one. "

"Yes, even a company like Sega, which has been deeply involved in the game console field for many years, cannot shake Rentian. So for us who have never had any experience, the risk of rashly entering the console market is too high." In addition, One director, Owada, echoed.

Others nodded involuntarily, seeming to be more inclined to the two directors' statement.

"Moreover, the game console is just a carrier. Among the success factors, the game console only accounts for a small part of it." Owada continued, "Think about it, if there is no Pokémon game, it might not be possible The current Sega GP can only end dismally and return home in defeat, not to mention having an impact on Rentendo.

Kutaragi-san, it's just your luck that you can stand here with this data and have the confidence to propose a plan to develop a new console.

This luck is given by Pokémon.

It was given by pokeni.

do you understand? "

"In other words, the game is the most important. Without the cooperation of game developers, there will be no exclusive games on the new console. If these exclusive games cannot achieve sufficient height and popularity, then the risk of the new console's failure can be said to be It’s going to be very, very high.”

Yoshiura Yu concluded, "I think that if you want to continue to attack the game market, the best way now is to follow the previous approach. It is better for us to cooperate with Sega and jointly develop consoles, so that on the one hand, we can share the risks through cooperation and cost.

At the same time, I can have a reliable partner. In the future, I will slowly develop new game developer allies with the help of Sega's power and appeal...

By accumulating strength and connections through snowballing, maybe in 10 years we can independently develop consoles and get a piece of the pie in the market. "

"Uh-huh."

The directors nodded one after another, feeling that the plan proposed by Ji Pu was more feasible and more realistic.

The most important thing is that this plan is obviously much more reliable than Kutaragi's "reckless" offensive behavior, and it is also more in line with Sony's interests.

At least so far, the success of the cooperation with Sega illustrates this point.

Kutaragi Ken did not agree with their words, so a heated discussion started at the meeting.

Probably more than two hours later, the argument was still ongoing.

And the dispute here is endless, but Kutaragi is actually the only one.

Almost the entire board of directors unanimously believed that his plan was too reckless, unreliable, and not in line with Sony's current interests.

It’s really not easy to persist until now.

"Give up, Kutaragi-san, no one here will support you." One of the board members advised.

Everyone turned their attention to the chief.

That is, Norio Ohga, the current president of Sony and the top business decision-maker.

Since everyone can't agree, it's better to let the president make the decision.

Moreover, the reasons for both sides have been stated just now, and the scene is extremely clear. No one here supports Kutaragi Ken. Now we just need to give him a reason to give up.

Norio Ohga did not speak, but silently put his hands on the table and crossed them together, thinking.

Just this year, Sony's former president Akio Morita stopped all work due to physical reasons - a stroke (also known as a legendary cerebral infarction).

After that, the entire burden of Sony fell on the shoulders of Norio Ohga.

And Norio Ohga is a very determined and tough person, which is somewhat like the two top leaders of Rentendo and Sega at the same time.

"What do you think is the difference between Sega and Rentendo?" Norio Ohga asked.

Everyone was stunned, wondering why the president asked this.

Or maybe this question is too broad and I don’t know where to start from.

Before anyone could answer, Norio Ohga asked and answered his own question, "The difference is that Sega has not yet been able to defeat Rentendo in the gaming field."

"Other than that, there's no difference."

ha?

Everyone was stunned, still not quite understanding.

“If Rentendo is sitting on the neon Game Throne now, then when Sega gets to that position, it will do the same thing as Rentendo.

That is monopoly.

Use the resources at hand and all the power at your disposal to suppress your opponents.

To put it bluntly, Sega's Nakayama Hayao and Rentendo's Yamauchi Hiroshi are both the same type of people.

As long as such a person succeeds in ascending to the throne, he will not allow anyone around him to share.

Do you understand? "

Norio Ohga said solemnly, "Instead of helping Sega become Rentian, why don't we become Rentian?"

This time, everyone understood.

Good guy, it took me a long time to figure out that President Ohga, you are on Kutaragi Ken’s side!

"I support Kutaragi's proposal."

Norio Ohga is clearly endorsing Kutaragi Ken.

"However, I think the debate just now is actually valuable."

"Next, we must carefully select who are our partners." Norio Ohga said, "We need to have a game developer who is influential, may pose a threat to Rentendo, and is not afraid of Rentendo's sanctions. business.

Most importantly, this collaborator will not betray us. "

Norio Ohga used the word betrayal very seriously.

The main reason is that I was badly injured by Ren Tiantang before.

And this is indeed very important. If the collaborators are not tight-lipped or get off the job midway, it may cause their new console development plan to be exposed in advance and fail.

"So, who should we choose as this partner?"

Norio Ohga scanned the crowd with his sharp eyes like an eagle.

…

"We hope pokeni can become an ally of Sony."

Kutaragi Ken put a cooperation agreement on the table and pushed it in front of Qing Zhiyuan.

In this agreement, cooperation matters on new consoles are proposed, including what Sony can provide and what content pokeni can profit from...

In terms of royalties, pokeni does not even need to pay royalties, which is already a very big concession.

The hardware functions of Sony's new console are so powerful, and it uses Sony's own CD-ROM. The game capacity of the CD-ROM can be as high as 1G, and even if there are peripherals, the game capacity can be increased even further. .

Game consoles, whether it is processor, capacity, picture support, audio quality... are definitely among the best in the world right now.

There is no doubt about this.

Because Qing Zhiyuan knows the company Sony too well.

Starting with PS, Sony has been on the road to gaming dominance ever since.

Now, it's time for him to witness history.

"But... why did you choose us?" Qing Zhiyuan asked doubtfully.

According to the normal world line, they should go to Namco, which is ranked fifth.

The sixth-largest company, Square Enix, and the third-largest company, Capcom, are currently in the honeymoon period with Rentendao, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to shake them.

Otherwise Square Enix should be their best choice.

"Because pokeni is the best choice." Ken Kutaragi, an honest kid, really didn't hide it at all. "We also considered other game companies, mainly because we felt that they were either too close to Rentendo, or I just have a very good relationship with Sega.

If the cooperation is known to a third party, it may cause a lot of trouble. "

Kutaragi Ken said, "Pokeni is a friend of Sony. We have worked together on the Sega GP, and isn't this obvious? Pokeni and Rentendo are not against each other. We have a common enemy.

Of course, more importantly, through unanimous discussions, we believe that pokeni is a very strong game company with super creativity and unlimited future.

That's why Sony feels that cooperation with pokeni is the best choice. "

Tsk tsk.

After analyzing it so thoroughly, what else do I have to say?

Qing Zhiyuan couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

can only say--

Sony is really very discerning.

but……

Is it really good to just abandon Sega?

"Okay. No problem, we accept it."

Eh?

Kutaragi Ken never thought that today's negotiations would go so smoothly.

Qing Zhiyuan agreed without any hesitation.

"But... I have a request."

Sure enough... Where in the world can there be such a refreshing thing?

But there is a request for Kutaragi to feel more at ease.

He raised his head and looked at Qing Zhiyuan, waiting for the young president's next words.

"If possible," Qing Zhiyuan pressed his hand on the desktop, stood up, and said seriously, "I hope your company can consider developing a new generation of game consoles into great products that can support 3D games."

"3D?" Kutaragi Ken looked at Qing Zhiyuan in confusion.

…

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Now that the matter has been dealt with, I decided to publish a chapter without interruption!

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