Kutaragi Ken made the first call to Yamauchi, and he had a rough idea of the relationship between KTT and Nintendo, but whether the two sides were now hostile, aggrieved cooperation, or hardcore allies, he had to determine whether he would take the wrong path.

"President Yamauchi, I would like to contact KTT to port their two PC games to the PS platform, I wonder if you have any suggestions for doing so?"

When Yamauchi Pu heard this question, his first reaction turned out to be overjoyed, he laughed non-stop for a long time on the other end of the phone, and the laughter made Kutaragi Ken feel inexplicable and creepy!

"President Yamauchi, I've heard some stories about KTT and Nintendo, and there are a lot of details in them that I don't know about, so I'd like to ask you ......."

Before Kutaragi Ken's questioning was over, Yamauchi's answer came from the phone: "You don't have to ask me, you can ask them directly!" But you'd better keep your eyes peeled! ”

The other party hung up the phone suddenly, and Ken Kutaragi didn't react for a long time, and he suddenly woke up after the last moment, what did he ask about? Nintendo is the one who suffers, he asks this, he is revealing the other party's scars in person, Nintendo has no obligation to explain all this, he can't complain that Yamauchi Pu hung up the phone.

Kutaragi Ken could only arrange for an employee in the marketing department to try to contact KTT, but the other party politely rejected the suggestion.

His subordinates reported to him as follows: "The other party has no plans to develop PC games into video games for the time being, and it seems that they are not interested in video games. ”

Kutaragi Ken shook his head: "Now that video games are made for PC, and PC games are developed for multi-platform versions of TV games, this is the general trend. This should not be the real reason why they rejected us. Have you ever asked, is it because of Sega's SS? ”

The subordinate replied, "We asked." KTT also did not agree to join forces with Longteng, although they were once allies of Longteng. But Distinctive and NWC are both studios that KTT snatched from Dragon and EA, and they may have turned against each other! ”

Kutaragi Ken's brows furrowed even deeper, logically speaking, KTT digging the foot of the wall, Longteng must be as angry as EA, but instead of treating KTT as a mortal enemy, Longteng added the high evaluation of these two PC games in the Volkswagen & Game Pass rating in the Dragon Teng game franchise store, and it seems that there is no meaning of sworn enemies.

Sony is the sworn enemy of the dragon. Because no PS game can enter the Volkswagen & Game Pass rating.

PC games, although few, are not absolutely banned.

The difference in treatment between the two is obvious.

In addition, there are many details in the negotiation process, and the subordinate added: "We arranged for the vice president of Sony's American branch to come over to negotiate, and the other party behaved very coldly, just let an ordinary vice president receive him." And during the conversation, they repeatedly stated that they were busy and understaffed to discuss meaningless conversations. And doubts about our sincerity...... They said they wanted you to come and talk to ...... in person."

Kutaragi Ken is helpless, at this time, KTT is bullish. Arrogant, I want to ask the CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment to come and talk in person......

Giving up halfway is not Ken Kutagi's character, and he decides to fly to New York. Personally transplant KTT's two games!

"Help me connect with KTT's outreach department and make an appointment for me to meet." Kutaragi Ken instructed his secretary. His travel log has been full lately.

"President! The other party will only be available tomorrow, otherwise he will have to wait ten days later. Their Brown CEO is going to Europe the day after tomorrow to attend the new car launch of the Ferrari dealership! The secretary replied.

Kutaragi Ken was depressed, a small PC game maker, is it really as busy as the president of the country? Fly him from Tokyo to New York in one day? Could it be that he is an idler for a long time, ready at any time? He's also the president of a game company with hundreds of employees!

"About ten days later!" Kutaragi Ken looked at the itinerary and was free in ten days.

Not ten days later, only one day later, a call came from the external relations department of KTT, President Brown's itinerary has changed, he may stay in Europe for half a month, if President Ken Kutaragi is willing to fly the fastest Japan Airlines, there is still time to meet President Brown in New York!

Kutaragi Ken was even more depressed, he had already said that, he flew to New York yesterday! Each time, Sony is only left with one day, and then the jet lag is calculated, do you want to force Ken Kutaragi to negotiate after getting off the plane in a daze?

Then half a month later, the secretary discussed the exact time with the other party, and the meeting was scheduled to be on April 17.

However, on April 4th, when Ken Kutaragi was inspecting Sony's R&D center, KTT's phone called, because of the best-selling "Need for Speed" in Europe, the scene was too hot, President Brown was sought after by a number of top luxury car companies at the Ferrari new car launch, Bugatti Veyron, Maserati and other ultra-luxury car companies warmly invited Brown to their company as a guest, and the time agreed with Sony can only be postponed ......

Endure!

Kutaragi Ken returned to his office, broke a teacup, and looked at the ninja characters on the wall, as well as the katana, a relic given to him by his grandfather, and tried to suppress his anger.

When has Sony ever been called to and fro?

There are now hundreds of games signed by Sony platform, and there are at least 50 game production companies that want to tie up with Sony, and there are countless people lining up on the pole to beg Ken Kutaragi, who will always be the one who gives orders, not the one who prays to others!

But only here in the KTT company, Kutaragi Ken found that he couldn't do anything about it, because KTT didn't mean to ask Sony at all, and the game was released for a month and a half, and the cumulative sales of the two games had already broken more than 2 million, and they continued to rise, going above 3 million.

At the invitation of Shogakukan, the Need for Speed game and manga sparked a racing craze in Japan, and Drift began serializing Need for Speed Drift in Shogakukan's Shonen Jump manga magazine, which could not only meet the manga needs of non-game consumers, but also attract more people to buy the game.

The emergence of the game "Heroes of Might and Magic" has put pressure on the Japanese national RPG games "Dragon Quest" and "Final Fantasy", as well as the third-ranked "Legend of Heroes".

In particular, Pharaoh Holdings, a multi-directional developer of PC games to TV games, began to fight price wars and advertising wars with Hero Invincible in the places covered by PC games, and Kato Masayuki publicly made fierce remarks, indirectly pushing KTT to a high position and becoming an American game company with strength comparable to the most famous game company in Japan!

Kutaragi Ken saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, if he signed KTT earlier, there would be a game on the PS platform that could barely compete with the three major RPGs in Japan, what else was he afraid of?

"Since President Brown has been staying in Europe, let me go to Europe to find him! "Ridge Racing" can also use the styling of famous cars appropriately, and the president of Namco is also willing to ask to meet with European sports car companies...... "Ken Kutaragi told his secretary this, and he decided to put down his body and take the initiative.

Soon, the secretary confirmed the itinerary of Kutaragi Ken, he really flew to Europe with the president of Namco, but just missed the press conference of the new Ferrari car, Kutaragi Ken was like a donkey, following Brown's footsteps everywhere in Europe, the phone did not work, no one could be found, Brown's next trip destination changed every day, dragging him tired.

On the verge of an imminent outbreak, Kutaragi Ken finally met Brown in Italy with difficulty, and it was already April 11.

Jiutara Mujian has always regarded himself as Liu Bei, and after meeting, he said pointedly: "President Brown, you Zhuge Liang, it's really hard to see!" ”

Looking at the thatched house three times, only in this way can Liu Bei's sincerity be reflected!

Unexpectedly, President Brown turned out to be a China expert, and he laughed heartily: "I am far inferior to Zhuge Liang, I am self-aware!" President Kutaraki, please be seated! Thank you for coming to Europe to find me! ”

Jiu Ta Liangmu's face was flushed, Brown didn't dare to compare himself to Zhuge Liang, even if he had to add self-knowledge, it was far from comparable, subconsciously didn't he say that KTT's poor strength was outrageous, it was not worth mentioning at all, and he Sony was even less worthy of being Liu Bei?

The two met in the hotel, and the conversation did not seem to be formal.

So Brown was dressed casually and relaxed, while Ken Kutaragi's formal attitude seemed very strange in this environment.

"President Brown, I wonder if KTT is interested in developing the TV game industry?" Ken Kutaragi asked, "We think that both Need for Speed and Heroes of Might and Magic are perfect titles for release on video game platforms!" ”

Brown smiled: "Of course, different platforms can expand our business coverage, so why not?" ”

Kutaragi Ken didn't expect Brown to agree so happily, and he tentatively asked, "So does KTT have any intention of releasing the game on the PS platform?" ”

Brown groaned, touched his chin and said, "President Kutaragi, with all due respect, PS is not as good as Sega's SS in terms of maturity and market share, and PS is not the best platform for me. You should also know that the adaptation of a platinum-selling game on a TV game will definitely not make an easy decision. ”

This Brown is too straightforward, and he doesn't give Kutaragi Ken face at all.

Of course, Ken Kutaragi would not back down, and asked with a smile: "I wonder if President Brown is willing to sign a game exclusivity agreement with Sony?" We at Sony will provide the most complete development kits, the greatest publicity guarantee, and we are willing to ......"

An envelope passed on the table, and Brown glanced at it with his peripheral vision, his brow furrowed.

This is a gift fee is coming! (To be continued......)