Horrible! Actually playing this kind of game!

Chapter 482 President 386 is so terrifying!

Chapter 482 386. The president is so terrifying!

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If we talk about simply going to war with Sony in the console field, Qing Zhiyuan said that he is not ready yet.

However, if we can unite Sega and Nvidia, maybe there is still some possibility.

On a technical level, Sega has sufficient console accumulation. The DC game console developed in its previous life is actually not bad in performance, and its support for game image quality far exceeds that of Sony's PS game console.

But there were several reasons for the final defeat.

The first one is the game issue.

The largest and most appealing and influential work on DC is Shenmue.

Shenmue's painters were also very capable and made the game's graphics the best of its time. However, the gameplay failed to meet expectations. It spent a lot of money and failed to recover the cost, which led to further losses for Sega.

The second one was fooled by Sony.

In order to seize the market before Sony PS2 is launched, Sega announced the actual demonstration and technical specifications of DC early. The game graphics based on DC's high performance really amazed the players at that time.

After Sega launched DC, Sony's PS2 game console was actually still far away.

However, just a few months after DC went on sale, Sony also held a press conference to showcase the technical details of the PS2 console.

The "Final Fantasy 8" screen displayed at the press conference made players begin to feel that DC was nothing more than that, and Sega was once again abandoned by players.

Although "knowledgeable" players know that this picture is by no means the level that the actual PS2 can achieve, Sony is once again using their best marketing tactics.

But ordinary players don't care about this. In their eyes, the performance of the PS2, which has not yet been released, will far exceed that of DC. Therefore, many players who originally planned to buy DC are holding on to their coins and waiting.

Many third parties that had promised to develop games on DC have also backed down, preferring to wait two more years for PS2.

This made Sega president Peter Moore hate Sony for its false propaganda at the time. After DC was delisted, Sega fans hated Sony far more than Nintendo.

The third one is naturally the problem of broken capital chain mentioned by Satoru Iwata.

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If Sega can really be acquired now, and combined with NVIDIA, perhaps the next-generation console can achieve the ultimate in picture support of this era.

With pokeni's game works that transcend the times, and exclusive sales, it may be able to create a wave.

Moreover, Qing Zhiyuan is not only thinking about the host.

There is also strong potential in developing the next generation of handheld consoles.

Future consoles and handheld consoles can be made into network-enabled devices. They are not connected to the Internet through infrared, nor are they so-called online interactions with machines. They are the kind that can truly be connected to the Internet.

WiFi technology was invented in 1991. Now the technology is relatively mature. It is a common technology in the Omi area, but it has not been promoted in Neon yet.

In a previous life, in 1999, when defining the 802.11 standard, IEEE officially recognized the wireless network technology developed by CSIRO as the best wireless network technology in the world, and it was formulated as the core technology standard of Wi-Fi.

Since this year, WIFI has entered thousands of households.

What Qing Zhiyuan thinks is that after future game consoles and handheld consoles are connected to the Internet, the TANPOPO game platform can be connected naturally. From PC to console to handheld console, players can all use the corresponding Game platform downloads and games.

A game platform spans multiple devices at the same time. After achieving great unification, there will naturally be an endless stream of users.

What a feat this must be.

Just imagine, how terrifying would it be if Steam could be put on PC, PS5 and NS?

As for third-party game manufacturers, Qing Zhiyuan thinks this way——

As long as your platform is large enough, you will be able to attract them.

To put it bluntly, it depends on how many people you have on the platform, how much traffic and market you have. Just like PS, when it first came out, there was no way to compare Rentian and Sega.

Industry insiders all think that how can such a company that makes CD music equipment make a good game console?

Maybe third parties are still waiting and watching, but when PS has sold more than tens of millions of units and dominated the game market, they will naturally move over.

Although there is a reason why Rentian is committing suicide and the world has been suffering for a long time, the more important reason is that the platform provided by Sony is large enough and the market is good enough.

The game performance of PS was overwhelming and the company was willing to burn money. Pokeni also played a key role in it, and this was how PS was built.

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Qing Zhiyuan communicated his thoughts to Satoru Iwata, who opened his eyes in surprise.

I was completely shocked by the president's idea.

From Satoru Iwata's point of view, he just proposed a joint confrontation strategy, but the president had actually thought so far ahead.

“Multi-platform ecological strategy. This is great!”

Iwata stood up from his chair with excitement.

If you think about it carefully, what Satoru Iwata originally painted was just a large West Lake, but with Qing Zhiyuan, it directly turned into a vast ocean.

How not to be amazing.

It's so scary. How much imagination does it take to bring this idea together to this point?

A multi-platform ecological strategy, connected through the Internet.

Now Satoru Iwata truly feels the charm of the Internet.

"Not only can multiple hardware platforms be connected, but in the future, these platforms can be used to network with friends and businessmen around the world," Qing Zhiyuan said. "After this is completed, the light will be lit around the world."

"Yes, the whole world is connected." Satoru Iwata sighed.

The corners of Qing Zhiyuan's mouth raised slightly. This is only a small part. When smart phones appear in the future and the mobile phone platform is opened, it will truly be an era of global connectivity.

But...

"But where did we get so much money to acquire Sega?" Qing Zhiyuan asked doubtfully, "Iwata-san, according to your estimate, how much will it cost to acquire Sega?"

"U.S. 3 billion," said Satoru Iwata. "We have to discuss the details. If the other party can consider future strategic cooperation and prospects, it is possible to choose us even if the price is lowered."

Um……

Qing Zhiyuan silently closed his mouth, pretending to think, but said nothing.

Where the hell did I get $3 billion?

Qing Zhiyuan just spent 100 million to buy Blizzard some time ago, and then don't you want to spend 400 million to buy Marvel?

Qing Zhiyuan also entrusted Kazuma Takahashi to make some investments, which cost about US$100 million.

The remaining cash is probably only about 1.5 billion, and this amount is still depreciating.

"If the complete acquisition is not possible, we can completely control Sega by purchasing a majority of the shares. It does not need to be 100%, it only needs to be more than 50%."

In 1998, Sega's debt reached 50 billion yen, and as its business conditions deteriorated, this number continued to increase.

In order to fill the funding gap, Sega issued a large number of junk bonds, which eventually triggered the largest bankruptcy in Japanese history. (Bankruptcy means bankruptcy.)

In the previous life, Microsoft also considered acquiring Sega, and the price quoted by Sega at that time was US$2 billion.

However, later Isao Okawa, the president of Sega's parent company CSK, hoped that Xbox could be backward compatible with DC console games in the form of an emulator.

Microsoft can do this, but Okawa also requires Xbox to be compatible with DC's network, and Microsoft hopes that the Xbox Live online service will be started from scratch, so the negotiations fell through.

Yes, in fact, if you want to acquire Sega, you don't go to Nakayama Hayao. Although Nakayama Hayao is indeed the president of Sega, Sega has already been acquired by CSK, and Isao Okawa is the boss of the parent company.

This is the same as if you want to acquire Blizzard, you have to negotiate with Blizzard's father.

As for Okawa Isao, Qing Zhiyuan admires him very much. He really loves games and wishes Sega well.

Moreover, Isao Okawa has a famous saying:

"A career is only a career for one generation, and what you gain from your career must be reinvested in your career."

In the end, he did this. Before his death in 2001, Mr. Okawa donated 85 billion of his personal assets to Sega, fulfilling his life ideals and returning what he gained from his career to his career.

He only hopes that his beloved Sega can continue to go all the way. Unfortunately, this company finally withdrew from the stage of history and disappeared from everyone.

As a time traveler, it is normal for Qing Zhiyuan to know these contents, but Satoru Iwata's ability to make judgments at this point in time is entirely based on his own analytical skills and acumen, as well as his natural business sense.

From this point of view, Qing Zhiyuan still admired him.

Sure enough, Satoru Iwata is a born entrepreneur.

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"It would be great if it goes as smoothly as you said," Qing Zhiyuan frowned, "But I will try to negotiate. President Okawa Isao will see if he can see if we have had close cooperation with Sega in the past. On the basis of a good relationship, we will make certain concessions.”

The most important thing is that Qing Zhiyuan is somewhat confident that he truly loves games, and Isao Okawa is also a good president who truly loves games.

The two people are very compatible with each other, and if Xiaozhi can move her emotionally to reason, she might really be able to convince him.

"About funds." Iwata said tentatively.

"Huh?" Qing Zhiyuan raised his head.

"It is better to spin off RTT in the United States to establish a pokeni American network communications subsidiary, and then sell RTT's subsidiary in the United States," Iwata said. "The cost of maintaining RTT itself is very high. On the one hand, To save costs, on the other hand, the review in the United States is strict, and the future of RTT is actually not easy.

Packing it up and selling it directly can replenish part of the company's funds in a short period of time. "

Satoru Iwata's ideas coincide with those of Qing Zhiyuan. RTT was originally a product he used to cash out in the United States. Any non-American entrepreneur who wants to develop network products that serve as a mouthpiece locally will end up in the same situation. very good.

If it works well, it is possible to sell it for hundreds of millions of dollars.

"Yes." Qing Zhiyuan nodded, "Just do as you say."

The financial pressure is great, something Qing Zhiyuan has not felt in many years.

The last time the pressure was so great was in 1990 when the company was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Sure enough, acquisition is the most expensive.

Let’s fight for the future of P Club!

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After the meeting, Satoru Iwata took Qing Zhiyuan's trust and entrustment and boarded a plane to New York, USA, to start acquiring Marvel.

Qing Zhiyuan didn't seem so anxious.

Food must be eaten one bite at a time, and things must be done one by one.

So he first went to have dinner with Hattori Hiroyuki.

Two people were eating omakase in a high-end private restaurant.

The Japanese word omakase means delivery, entrusted to you. It can be understood that the guests leave the decision-making power of what and how to eat to the chef (chief general), which means "chef customization" and "chef's menu".

A more appropriate translation could be "seasonal set meal".

It means that the chef will present the seasonal ingredients to the guests one by one in the form of a set meal in the order of appetizers, appetizers, main dishes, staple dishes, and desserts according to the season. The guests do not need to order the dishes themselves, as long as they arrive at the banquet on time and enjoy the meal. The time is generally about 1.5 hours to 2.5 hours.

Omakase is a high-end restaurant business model developed from traditional Japanese cuisine combined with French cuisine. It mostly adopts a reservation system.

Two people sit in a private room or courtyard that is exquisite, elegant, quiet and quiet. The female host will bring the dishes one by one and introduce them. They can enjoy the delicious food while enjoying the beautiful scenery.

This set is actually not cheap. The meal that Qing Zhiyuan gave Hiroyuki Hattori today alone is 50,000 yen per person.

50,000 yen is already enough for many people to eat for a month.

The two chatted for a while and drank some wine. Hattori Yuichi sighed while admiring the heroine's graceful figure and good-looking appearance.

"It's going to change."

It was clearly June, but Hiroyuki Hattori was shivering from the cold.

"What happened during this period are all major industry events,"

Among the big events Hattori Hiroyuki said, it was natural that Qing Zhiyuan's pokeni reorganization incident was also included.

"It's going to change, but it doesn't feel like a bad thing." Qing Zhiyuan said with a smile.

After entering the millennium, it is really a different scene. You can feel that the world and life are accelerated by the Internet at any time. Everyone is driven by the times. Fast-paced life is everywhere. Information explosion, those are the real changes.

But fortunately, the current pokeni is on the cusp of the times.

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For a businessman like Hiroyuki Hattori, changes in the gaming industry are closely related to him, but they don’t feel that the relationship is that big.

Because no matter how the affairs of these families changed, he would sell them all.

It's just that they sell more and sell less, just like movie theaters. Whatever movies your producers make, I just arrange them here.

Whether or not it will be a hit depends entirely on the quality of the film.

Therefore, Hattori Hiroyuki is more interested in actual benefits than those empty-headed things.

For example, if Qing Zhiyuan came to him for dinner today, it meant that a new game was about to be released. As long as a new game was released, Hattori Hiroyuki would make money.

Of course, this also depends on the quality of the game.

""Insect Master"?"

Hattori Hiroyuki glanced at the cover and felt a little scared, "Isn't this a horror game?"

"Um……"

Qing Zhiyuan thought for two seconds, then smiled and shook his head, "It's definitely not a horror game. Don't look at it. The name Chongshi is quite scary.

But the content of the game is actually very warm and healing. President Hattori, if you have time, you can try it. You will definitely not be disappointed. "

"Yeah, okay, okay." Hattori Hiroyuki said casually.

It is definitely impossible to play the game. For a while, this game disc has to be sacrificed to the trash can god.

Qing Zhiyuan continued to explain with a smile, "To be precise, this should be a new game type, or it can also be classified as a puzzle RPG.

However, "Mushishi" is not the same as an RPG in the traditional sense. It is very special. The most special thing is that this game will be the first open world game produced by pokeni. "

"Huh?" Hiroyuki Hattori became curious, "An open world game?"

"Yes, weren't previous games all linear games? Only after completing the previous task can you continue to the next task. From here, you can reach the next node, and then you can move on...

However, in Bug Master, players are free to explore, go wherever they want, and do whatever tasks they want. In most cases, we even encourage players to travel more.

Just like our real world, let's take a trip on the go. "

"Why?"

Hattori Hiroyuki blinked his eyes and imagined the scene described by Qing Zhiyuan.

He didn't know anything else, but the last sentence [a trip that just happens] touched him a bit.

In this world, who doesn’t want to take a trip that can be done at any time? It’s very romantic, exciting, and very freeing.

And now Hattori Hiroyuki is particularly eager for freedom.

Especially after getting married, Hattori Hiroyuki changed from a wild horse to a captive foal. This feeling of being restrained was really uncomfortable.

"Aosang, let's make an appointment to travel together when we have time in the future?" Hiroyuki Hattori smiled and said, "After hearing you talk about this game, I want to travel around the world."

"Do you want to bring your family?" Qing Zhiyuan asked.

"Ah this..."

Hattori Hiroyuki frowned, feeling troubled. Why should we use such a heavy topic to bring people back to reality while we are imagining the romance of the future?

However, looking at Qing Zhiyuan's innocent expression, Hattori Hiroyuki knew that this man was definitely doomed.

If you want to bring your family without you, he will definitely not agree.

Nao Tsuda didn't even know what kind of ecstasy was poured into him.

How exciting would it be to have two single men traveling around the world.

"Let's talk about it later, if it's a family trip." Hattori Hiroyuki smiled bitterly.

The two chatted for a while, and the time was almost up, so they walked out of the store and said goodbye.

"Then, I leave "Mushishi" to you." Qing Zhiyuan sent Hattori Hiroyuki to the car.

"No problem," Hiroyuki Hattori said ok to him, "Leave it to me."

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Still arriving at the familiar place, Hiroyuki Hattori got out of the car and respectfully threw the "Mushishi" game disc into the trash can.

“God bless the trash can!

The game is a hit! "