Of course, Jester also expressed regret about the puffer fish feast that Vaillant made.

Matsumoto smiled indifferently and said that if he had the opportunity in the future, he would definitely let Jester taste the benefits of his cooking of pufferfish.

"The latest news from Sega, does it say that they are connected to the Internet?"

Jester was in the car rushing back, and asked the employee who came to report the news to him in a deep voice, the employee frowned and thought for a while, and then shook his head: "No, our personnel within Sega just said that in their high-level meeting, Suzuki Yu put forward this point of view, and then gave a very passionate speech, and those Sega executives, especially Hayao Nakayama, should have been impressed, but what did Suzuki Yu say at the meeting, because our personnel level is not enough, And did not hear with the probe. ”

For example, this method of planting spies in their rival companies is not only Jester, but even Hayabusa Nakayama or Ken Kutaraki, and even Nintendo, which has long since withdrawn from the console market, first planted themselves with each other, or sold intelligence personnel.

Once their opponents have any worthy of attention or extremely valuable news, then they will let these commercial spies leak it to themselves.

Of course, too confidential information can only be known at the highest level of each company, so if it weren't for some special circumstances, basically, the most precious information would not be leaked.

"Hey."

Jester couldn't help but sigh when he heard the employee's negative answer.

Then, he turned his head to look at Claudia, who had been sitting quietly beside him, with a heavy apology on his face: "Claudia, I'm sorry, I said that I would only rest with you for these two months, but I didn't expect that it would only be a few days, and I was going to break my promise, but this is not too important, it's just ......"

Unexpectedly, before Jester finished speaking, Claudia shook her head with a smile on her face and interrupted Jester's words.

"Jace, what I like is your aspect, your dedication and seriousness to your work, if you waste your career for me, this is not what I like Jace."

"Uh......"

Hearing Claudia's words, Jester was still a few touched, he opened his mouth to say something, but only his throat swelled, but he didn't say a word, just let out a little snort.

In the end, Jester just said three words: "Thank you." ”

Claudia, still smiling, reached out and shook Jester's hand, and although she didn't say a word, Jester knew her mind very clearly.

If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?

Jester was silent for a few seconds before he spoke again: "In my opinion, if this news from Sega is true, then I really admire Hiroshi Suzuki, he did see a very important thing, that is, the Internet." ”

"Network?"

After hearing this, Tamahide Yoshiro, who was sitting on the co-pilot of the car, asked in a somewhat puzzled tone.

He doesn't seem to know why Jester values the web so much.

The Internet or the World Wide Web he knows, this is a new term that has only been born for a few years, it is extended by the local area network, if the local area network is to connect the computers in a certain area, through guò cables or optical cables, and form a communication environment that can be connected to each other, then the Internet, is the scope of the local area network, expanded to the whole earth.

Of course, there are not many countries that can complete the assumption of a national-level network channel, and even the United States has just completed the construction of the east-west network line.

As for the assumption of a trans-Pacific, or even transatlantic submarine cable, it is not known when it will be completed.

Jester seemed to see Tamahideyoshiro's question, and he smiled and said, "I think it may be the Tongguò satellite, if Sega rents a satellite, it will be difficult to do this kind of game communication on a global scale, but if this range is limited to Japan, it must not be too difficult." ”

As he spoke, Jester seemed to remember something, and he shook his head, denying what he had said earlier.

"But it's not going to be easy, and most importantly, it's too expensive for this kind of communication, and I'm afraid there will be a lack of enough supporters...... However, this is still the future direction of the game. ”

"What kind of Internet do you value so much?"

Although Jester said it, but because Jester may have said something messy, Tamahide Yoshiro didn't understand Jester's meaning, of course, even if he did, he didn't know as much about the Internet and the influence of video games as Jester was for people like Jester who had seen the future of gaming.

"Yes, Yuxiu, do you know why 'Quake' is so successful?"

Jester didn't say it directly, but smiled and asked Tamahide Yoshiro a seemingly inconsequential question, and after hearing Jester's question, Tamahide Yoshiro was not surprised for a moment.

Then, he thought for a few seconds, frowned tentatively and said: "First of all, this is your game, your reputation has enough influence on this game, secondly, the gameplay of this first-person shooter is more immersive and attractive than the previous kind of platformer, and finally, this is a 3D game, the first 3D game that can be played at home, which is crucial." ”

"Hmm."

Waiting for Tamahideyoshiro to finish speaking, Jester nodded noncommittally, and with a mum in his mouth, he couldn't tell whether he agreed or opposed.

"Isn't there anything wrong with what I'm talking about?"

This makes Tamahide Yoshiro very strange, he knows Jester very well, and whenever Jester has this look, he says that although his answer is correct, it doesn't really go to Jester's heart.

"No, you're right, just a little ......"

Jester smiled, his tone slower, "It's just that I don't agree with you at the end of the argument that matters - it seems a bit inaccurate, I mean, my point is that it's not just what you say about why Quake is as successful as it is now. ”

"Actually, in my opinion, if there is no "Thor" Arena, then the "Quake" for players, and the playability, should be at least 90% reduced, I said in the internal discussion meeting before, "Thor's hammer" problem, maybe because you are in Japan all year round, so the understanding of this game is a little different from the United States."

Jester said, and Tamahide Yoshiro nodded abruptly.

"You're saying that confrontation is the core of this game? The most important thing? Although Tamahideyoshiro said so, but the vast majority of Japanese players, except for those who like to play fighting games, they don't seem to be so keen on confrontation, these Japanese players, the biggest interest in the game, is to be alone, or with their own acquaintances, to explore a game strategy, such as a no-shot clearance method or the fastest way to clear the customs, or a way to explode points, etc.

Players in the United States, on the other hand, are particularly keen on competing against different players.

"Yes, it's confrontation, so I put forward the idea of esports when I released "Quake", and "Thor's Arena" was designed by me based on the idea of esports."

After Jester finished speaking, he stretched out his finger and knocked on his thigh a few times, and then continued: "I don't have specific information here, some of the investigation materials are in the headquarters of the United States, but I remember some numbers, I have found a special investigation agency to do this research before, and the current players who play "Thor's Hammer" in the United States, their most frequent play is not the plot of "Thor's Hammer", but "Thor's Arena" - that is to say, in the eyes of almost all players, "Thor's Arena" This mod-like thing is much more fun than the original version of the game. ”

"This is a kind of change in the way of playing brought about by the confrontation between people."

As he spoke, Jester's eyes flashed, and a playful smile appeared on his face once more.

"Yuxiu, do you remember the game I mainly promoted at the carnival called Age of Empires? It's that real-time strategy game. ”

"Of course."

For this game,Yuxiu Yoshiro is very clear,You know,According to the practice of Mars Entertainment,When a game is officially tested,There is an internal test of employees,The scope of this test is not only the United States,There are also branches in Europe or Japan,Of course,The game is locked on the company's fixed hard disk,The company's employees can only play in the company,Can't take it out of the company。

And when the "Age of Empires" internal test was conducted, even in the Japanese branch, the game became popular almost within three days, and almost every time during the break, in the company's specially set out lounge, almost all PCs were running this game, and the kind of confrontation brought by this game made the winning player have an indescribable sense of achievement.

Even he himself became a fan of the game at the time.

Thinking of this, Tamahideyoshiro suddenly had some realization, and he seemed to know what Jester wanted to say.

Sure enough, a smile appeared on Jester's face. R1152