Is it not a galgame?

Chapter 242 146. Mainly a maverick, out of place
It was almost time for dinner, and when the two of them returned to the hotel, they happened to meet Sony's Kutaragi Ken.

Coincidentally, everyone is actually in the same hotel.

"President Qing, you are finally here." Kutaragi Ken saw Qing Zhiyuan as if he was seeing a relative.

"Well, I was dragged away by senior Miyazaki to collect news, so I came a little late, but what does it have to do with whether you, Sony, are with me?"

Qing Zhiyuan said that we are here to promote Diablo 2 this time.

"You can't say that." Ken Kutaragi said, "We're going to show the first generation of PS tomorrow, and it's really inconvenient if we don't have a suitable game. By the way, President Ao, how far is your game development? "

Naturally, what he asked couldn't be LL, but the new game Pokémon 3D World that Qing Zhiyuan promised to develop on the PS platform.

At this moment, the underlying tools should be almost developed, and they are still in the preparation stage. According to Qing Zhiyuan's own estimation, at least he will go to the Spring Festival next year.

After listening to Qing Zhiyuan's words, Kutaragi Ken's heart felt cold.

But it's not easy to rush him.

Who makes pokeni so popular now, and the other party is the president, Kutaragi Ken is just the president of Sony Entertainment.

"Speed ​​up, President Ao," Ken Kutaragi pleaded with tears, "I hope to see your company's 3D masterpiece sooner."

There was still half a sentence he didn't say--

For the 3D works in your mind, we specially developed the 3D graphics function, and also developed the dual rocker handle.

At this moment, the research and development has been developed, but there is no product display, which is actually very embarrassing.

The most important thing is that Sony's own 3D games are like a pile of shit, and there is no way to get them out.

This time at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, they just intend to show Sony's originality and authority in the 2D field.

In other words, we have developed the 2D support function to the extreme, and there is also a strong 3D function by the way.

But how do you show it?

Sorry, no one has developed a related game that can drain the performance of the game console, so stay tuned.

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Of course, Sony will not put all its eggs in one basket, Qing Zhiyuan is still very clear about this.

People have been in contact with Square for a long time.

Qing Zhiyuan's only concern is that after Square's Final Fantasy 6 comes out, it will cause a dimensionality reduction blow to the market, and he only hopes that they can develop it later.

Kutaragi Ken chatted with Qing Zhiyuan and Takahashi Kazuma for a long time at dinner.

This guy is under a lot of pressure visible to the naked eye.

After all, it was the first game console development project led by himself, and this guy was supported by Norio Ohga at the meeting.

The meaning of fighting against all opinions is that, except for the president, everyone is against it. Everyone has already suppressed their anger. Countless people in the company hope that Kutaragi Ken will fail, and when the time comes, this guy will be kicked out.

"How many pairs of eyes are staring at me." Takeru Kutaragi raised his glass and took a deep gulp.

The bitter wine hurts in the throat, and there is no Ye Weiyang in the dream.

It doesn't matter if Kutaragi Kenmeng has her or not, what he fears the most is the terrible risk he will face this time.

"Once it fails, President Norio Oga will not be able to keep me at all. Think about it, how much money is needed to develop a game console itself, and the subsequent publicity and subsidies are a lot of money. The company's veterans have long disagreed. big.

Many people even think that Sony's entry into the console market was a mistake, with high investment and high risk, but the rate of return is actually hard to say.

In short, this is a last stand, and I can only succeed.

Otherwise I will be kicked out of Sony.

You don't know how much those old guys at the company want to kick me out of the house. "

"Yeah. I think so too." Qing Zhiyuan nodded.

"Huh?" Ken Kutaragi was taken aback for a moment, "President Ao, did you say something wrong?"

"Hahaha, I accidentally said what was in my heart," Qing Zhiyuan laughed, putting his arms around Kutaragi Ken's shoulders, "But, I wish you could come to us from Sony."

"Huh?" Kutaragi Ken, the little fat man, raised his head and looked at Qing Zhiyuan with a pair of hazy eyes.

Still a little dazed.

Suddenly, I feel that President Qing is so handsome.

Even a little cautious.

It's just that this kind of heartbeat is the touch of being cherished by others.

Apart from Dahe Norion, probably only Qing Zhiyuan valued him so much.

After drinking too much, people become a little emotional.

Kutaragi Ken suddenly burst into tears.

Wiping his eyes with the palm of his hand, he sighed, "President Qing, thank you for your kindness. If I am really kicked out by the company one day, I will definitely rely on you!"

But what to do with pokeni?

Is pokeni also a host?

Takeshi Kutaragi didn't even think about this question.

Kutaragi Ken, this guy, looked like he had drunk too much, so he lost his composure and even complained about his colleagues in the company.

However, it is also conceivable that this guy is usually wronged and questioned, and he must be under a lot of psychological pressure.

Seeing his tearful eyes, Qing Zhiyuan was still a little moved.

Ah ~
How did Wu Yong earn Lu Junyi to go up the mountain?

……

Early the next morning, Kutaragi took Qing Zhiyuan's car to the electronics exhibition.

Kazuma Takahashi, the operation director of pokeni, borrowed a car from a friend in the local area for the convenience of travel and to avoid being delayed on the road during this period.

The Ford Tempo car is loud, fuel-efficient, and hard to turn. What stands out is its wildness.

These are actually tolerable.

The only thing that makes Ken Kutaragi feel uncomfortable is——

This thing is actually a left-hand drive car.

Since the neon is basically right-hand drive, Kutaragi Ken always has the illusion that he will hit the oncoming car in the next second when he looks at the oncoming car on the road ahead.

This... is too bad.

Ken Kutaragi was so frightened that he didn't dare to look straight ahead, but just looked out the window of the car at the surrounding buildings and people.

Although he drank a little too much yesterday, Qing Zhiyuan's earnest expression is still vivid in his memory.

As a result, Kutaragi Jiancheng dare not look into Qing Zhiyuan's eyes today.

Of course, Qing Zhiyuan didn't mention it either.

It's as if it never happened.

However, Ken Kutaragi still deeply buried President Ao's value in his heart, and he has already made a plan to turn to Pokeni if ​​the product fails.

How could Qing Zhiyuan know what this guy was thinking in his heart, he just watched the familiar road silently the whole time.

Left-hand drive cars keep to the right, which has not been seen for many years, and it is quite friendly to run on the streets of the United States today.

……

Basically, the people present are all big cows who have made achievements in history and can be called by name.

Sega's Tom Kolinsky, who is responsible for all sales strategies of Sega America, is an old acquaintance of Qing Zhiyuan and Kutaragi Ken.

After all, we have carried guns together and fought wars together.

Recalling the success of the Sega GP handheld, I still have a little enthusiasm.

Ren Tian Tang is Randy, Kolinsky's old opponent, but this time when everyone is preparing to show the new console, Ren Tian Tian is still tinkering with their VR glasses, and this time it seems that only games are on display at the exhibition.

The main thing is a maverick.

On Apple's side, damn it, Qing Zhiyuan glanced at it and found that it was a Chinese.

Li Kaifu, who was born in 61, is only in his 30s now, with a mushroom head and gold-rimmed glasses, he looks quite immature.

Among these people, Qing Zhiyuan is actually the closest in age to him.

Before the Electronics Fair started, everyone was friendly, and except for the maverick like Ren Tiantang, those who had no conflicts exchanged business cards with each other.

Apple is such a new face.

"Mr. Lee Kai-fu is really young and promising," Qing Zhiyuan exchanged business cards with Lee Kai-fu and said, "You are the head of the development department at such a young age?"

"Uh... it's just leading the development of game consoles."

Although people from other companies greeted Li Kaifu, everyone basically had the same expression on their faces——

Apple also wants to get involved, isn't it appropriate?

The most important thing is that you have no accumulation at all.

The current Apple is a bit like Sony in the early days. It made a fortune on electronic products, starting with computers and then expanding to music products. At the moment, Lee Kai-fu is leading the development of game consoles mainly because he is too greedy for this market.

As for Li Kaifu, he is a master of technology, but he is too young to know how deep the water is here. In addition, he doesn't play many games.

Among the crowd, Kai-fu Lee is similar to that maverick Randy, who is called a misfit.

Fortunately, I met Qing Zhiyuan.

After some conversation, Li Kaifu felt that this neon man was quite kind.

And for some reason, Qing Zhiyuan felt a long-lost warmth.

While everyone was chatting, Qing Zhiyuan secretly pulled Li Kaifu aside.

"Mr. Kai-Fu Lee,"

Qing Zhiyuan directly spoke Chinese, which surprised Li Kaifu.

Because Qing Zhiyuan's Mandarin is too standard, so standard that this person does not look like a neon person at all, but more like a Chinese.

"Yeah." Li Kaifu was stunned for a moment, then nodded instinctively.

"If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope to cooperate with you."

"Okay, okay." Li Kaifu felt a little flattered, "Apple is also looking forward to cooperating with you. Pokeni's Diablo is now very famous in the Omi area."

Kai-fu Lee is from Baodao, China, so his Mandarin is not quite standard, and he has a strong Hokkien dialect.

Living in the United States for a long time, it is a bit uncomfortable to speak Chinese all of a sudden.

"No, no." Qing Zhiyuan shook his head with a smile, "The cooperation I mean is you."

"To put it bluntly, if you don't want to be at Apple anymore, please come to my company."

Li Kaifu is not only a great programmer, especially in graphics, but more importantly, he is also very capable of management and business acumen. To be honest, if Qing Zhiyuan wants to be a shopkeeper in the future, Kaifu Li is a very good person. Good CEO candidate.

Not far away, Kutaragi Ken glanced at the two people in the corner, and could not help but narrow his eyes.

President Qing must be poaching people everywhere, right?
……

Everyone got acquainted with each other, and then the pre-show conference of the Chicago Consumer Electronics Show officially started.

The entire consumer exhibition is divided into two parts. The first part is the pre-show press conference, where exhibitors introduce their products. Media reporters and consumers will attend the event.

After the press conference, it is time for free visits and experiences.

Each participating company will have a fixed area, where it will arrange and display products for consumers to experience.

In fact, at the scene today, Tom Kolinski was not very satisfied with Sony's development of the console, because from Sega's point of view, you Sony just got us a new handheld, and now you are about to abandon your teammates and fly solo.

This behavior is obvious backstab.

But Kolinsky didn't show it.

He is still very confident in Sega SS. After all, Sega has a lot of experience in console development, and it can be regarded as one of the first companies to move from 16-bit machines to 32-bit machines.

For this reason, he couldn't help sighing that Qing Zhiyuan is better, he is a firm partner of Sega.

Even with the shared intellectual property rights of the handheld, pokeni has no intention of developing its own handheld.

When Kolinsky came to power, he secretly competed with Sony.

……

Kolinsky first introduced Sega Saturn, and showed Saturn's support for different games on the spot.

Sega's strategy is more focused on 2D. It can be said that Saturn has almost pushed the 2D graphics support function on the console to the extreme of this era.

Finally, Kolinsky smiled confidently, "Sega Saturn, the price of the Neon native is 44800 yen.

Omi area——

399. "

wow!

Hearing 399, the players below burst into warm applause.

This is a 32-bit machine!
Mainly compared with other products, it seems that Sega Saturn is very cost-effective.

3DO's game consoles are all about luxury.

In other words, it's just one word - expensive!

Neon is priced at 78000 yen, and the Omega area is priced at $599!

How is this still playing?
As for Apple's gaming consoles...

Not worth mentioning.

It's just a piece of shit.

Just when everyone thought Sega was sure of winning this time.

Sony's Ken Kutaragi directly called out the game price of 299 on the stage.

"Sony PlayStation, 32-bit console.

299! "

Kento Ryogi didn’t talk too much. He demonstrated Sony PS a little bit on stage, highlighting a Sega Saturn, and I also have some. We also did the 3D part that Sega Saturn is not good at, but we haven’t been able to adapt it to play the game yet. Host-advantaged games to showcase.

Then the price is completely crushed——

"38000 yen in the Neon area, 299 in the Omega area!"

As Kutaragi Ken announced loudly.

Thunderous applause broke out again below.

……

"Nani?!"

When they heard the quotation of 299, Sega, Rentiantang, 3DO, Apple...all the bigwigs were dumbfounded.

Let me go, 299, this can't even cover the cost, right? !

Only Qing Zhiyuan folded his hands in the audience, expressing his extreme calmness.

Ah~ It feels so good to eat melon.

Sitting and watching the wind and clouds are surging, the fun people are awesome.

Not only was he extremely calm, Qing Zhiyuan was still busy poaching people everywhere.

What is this called, the main character is a maverick, out of place.

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