Tokyo.

Studio Ghibli.

"Jump, jump!"

"Hit it with skills, hit it!"

On the TV, the game footage of Pokeni's "The Witcher" is playing.

Sitting in front of the TV was Studio Ghibli President Toshio Suzuki......

And Hayao Miyazaki.

The person who is playing the game right now is Toshio Suzuki.

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

Sisyphus played a set of combos, and the demon hand of the blood clan just stretched out, but he caught a void.

As a result, they were rushed by the enemy.

Bang Bang Bang ......

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

A large [GAME OVER] appeared on the screen.

"Ah~ Why are you dead again?"

Miyazaki said uncomfortably.

Toshio Suzuki gave him a roll of the eyes.

You're embarrassed to say, if it weren't for you screaming and directing around, would that be the case?

And......

"Why don't you play the game yourself? And why should I come to play, commanding from the side? ”

"Hmmm......"

Miyazaki's hamster rolled his eyes twice and smiled slightly, revealing two deep dimples.

He held up his hands, "Look, don't I have dirty hands?" Just now, the paint was all over my body, and my apron was stained a lot. ”

Toshio Suzuki really wanted to take something and smack this guy on the head.

This guy uses such a clumsy excuse to instruct others, and he also specializes in saying cool things.

But......

He frowned and looked at the picture on the TV, thinking to himself that Pokeni's "The Witcher" this time was too difficult, right?

"It's true that the game is a good game, but if people can't clear the level, the follow-up content will lose its meaning." Miyazaki hamster said.

"Is there a possibility...... Is it because we are not fit to play this game? And not that others do it hard? Toshio Suzuki looked up.

Miyazaki hamster was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had a good point.

However, for the sake of face, he only coughed slightly, and said to Toshio Suzuki, "No, it's because you're not suitable for playing this game, it's really too difficult for you." ”

"Aren't you?"

"No, it's not." Miyazaki hamster raised his hand stiffly, "Look, I just don't have time to play this game." ”

Hehe......

Toshio Suzuki sneered twice, and Miyazaki hamster's mouth was the hardest all over his body.

"That's right, let's keep working." Toshio Suzuki lowered the handle.

"Huh? Is this the way to give up? Miyazaki said uncomfortably, "The next battle between the blood clan and the human race is coming, don't you want to know the plot later?" ”

"I don't want to."

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

"Would you like to explore and experience the rest for yourself?"

……

At the same time, within Sony, a major resolution is being held that threatens to change the future of neon games as a whole.

At the meeting, Kutaragi Ken fought with everyone to be red-faced.

"I think we should still independently develop a new-age console, so that Sony can really enter the gaming field." Drawing on the data of the last year, Ken Kutaragi said, "This cooperation with Sega has proven to be profitable.

The new handheld that we jointly developed clearly poses a threat to Rentendo and has also hit 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 Ren Heaven is not unbreakable in the game field. ”

At the same time, Ken Kutaragi issued the hardware data of many consoles, and compared and analyzed Sony's advantages with the consoles on the market today.

"Ren Heaven's console development capabilities are not as deep as Sega's, and the PlayStation trial machine that we jointly developed with Ren Heaven has actually had a relatively high degree of completion, and now we only need to go one step further and develop an epoch-making console product based on the trial machine.

Then it is possible for us to gain a foothold in the new console market, so as to enter the gaming industry and occupy a certain share of the market. ”

Although Ken Kutaragi is full of confidence in Sony's R&D department, he is not arrogant enough to say that he can defeat Rentendo and occupy the market.

It can only be said that Ren Heaven has been hanging in the sky for a long time, so that people don't believe in it and can't imagine that the sun will also set.

"I don't agree with that."

Director Yu Yoshiura stood up and retorted, "Console development is a very expensive and manpower-consuming thing, how much did Sega spend on developing a new console? 10 billion? 20 billion? Or is it more?

Although we have a prototype machine, it has never been proven by the market.

And I have to point out one thing—

Although Sega's new handheld has sold more than 10 million units, most of them are in the Omi region.

Omega is the result of many years of Sega business and has a foundation in itself.

And in Neon, it is still the monopoly of the Ren Heaven family. ”

"Yes, even a company like Sega, which has been in the game console field for many years, can't shake Renten, so for us who have never had experience, the risk of rushing into the console market is a bit too high." Another director, Owada, chimed in.

The others nodded involuntarily and seemed more inclined to the two directors' statements.

"Moreover, the game console is just a carrier, and the game console only accounts for a small part of the success factors." Owada continued, "Come to think of it, if it weren't for the Pokémon game, the current Sega GP would have ended miserably, not to mention anything like [Infinity Impact].

Kutaragi-san, it's all good luck that you can use this data to stand here and have the confidence to come up with a plan to develop a new host.

This luck was given by Pokémon.

It was given by pokeni.

Do you understand? ”

"In other words, the game is the most important thing, without the cooperation of game developers, there are no exclusive games on the new console, and these exclusive games are not high enough and popular, then the risk of failure of the new console can be said to be very, very high."

"I think the best way to continue to attack the gaming market is to do the same thing. Why don't we cooperate with Sega to jointly develop the mainframe, so that on the one hand, we can share the risks and costs through cooperation.

At the same time, it will also have a reliable partner to slowly develop new game developer allies in the future with the help of Sega's power and appeal......

By snowballing to accumulate strength and contacts, we can do host development independently in 10 years, so that we can share a share of the cake in the market. ”

"Uh-huh."

The directors nodded their heads, feeling that the plan mentioned by Yoshiura was more feasible and more realistic.

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

So far, at least, the success of the partnership with Sega illustrates that.

Ken Kutaragi disagreed with them, and a heated discussion ensued at the meeting.

After about two hours, the argument is still ongoing.

And there is a lot of dispute here, and in fact, there is only one person in Kutaraki.

Almost the entire board of directors overwhelmingly decided that his plan was too reckless, unreliable, and not in Sony's interest at the moment.

It's really not easy to persist until now.

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

Everyone turned their eyes to the chief.

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

Since everyone is arguing, it is better to let the president make the decision.

And the reasons of both sides have been almost stated just now, and the scene is also unusually clear, none of the people here support Kutaragi Ken, and now they just need to give him a reason to die.

Norio Ohga didn't speak, just silently put his hands on the table and crossed them to think.

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

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

And Norio Oga is a very determined and tough person, which is somewhat like the two supreme rulers of the same era, Rentendo and Sega.

"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 the question is too broad, and I don't know where to start for a while.

Without waiting for everyone to answer, Norio Ohga asked himself, "The difference is that Sega hasn't been able to defeat Rentendo in the game world. ”

"Other than that, there is no difference."

Ha?

Everyone was stunned, but they still didn't understand too much.

"If Ren Tian is sitting on the neon game throne now, then when Sega sits in that position, he will do the same thing as Ren Tian.

That is, monopoly.

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

To put it bluntly, Sega's Hayao Nakayama and Ren Tenten's Uro Yamauchi are the same kind of people.

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

Do you understand? ”

Norio Ohga said in a deep voice, "Instead of helping Sega become Renten, why don't we become Renten?" ”

This time, everyone understood.

Good guy, it's been a long time, it turns out that President Oga, you are on the side of Ken Kutaraki!

"I support Kutaragi's proposal."

Norio Ohga: This is obviously going to endorse Ken Kutaragi.

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

"Next, we have to screen who our allies are." "We need a game developer who has an impact, but at the same time can be a threat to Rentendo and is not afraid of Renten's sanctions."

And most importantly, this collaborator will not betray us. ”

Norio Oga puts the word betrayal very seriously.

The main reason is that he was injured too badly by Ren Tian before.

And this is really important, if the collaborators are not tight-lipped, or get off the bus halfway, it may lead to their new console development plans being exposed early and failing.

"So, who should you choose for this partner?"

Norio Ohga scanned everyone with a gaze as sharp as a falcon.

……

"We hope that Pokeni will become an ally of Sony."

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

In this agreement, it is proposed to cooperate on the new console, including what Sony can offer and what Pokeni can profit from......

In terms of royalties, Pokeni doesn't even need to pay royalties, which is already a very big concession.

Sony's new console has a lot of hardware capabilities, and it uses Sony's own CD-ROM, and the game capacity of the disc can be as high as 1 G, and even if there are peripherals, the game capacity can be further upgraded.

Game consoles, whether it is the processor, capacity, or support for the picture, the audio quality ...... It is definitely the top in the world right now.

There is no doubt about that.

Because Qingzhiyuan knows Sony too well.

Starting with PS, Sony has since embarked on the road of game dominance.

Now is the time for him to witness history.

"But...... Why choose us? Qing Zhiyuan asked suspiciously.

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

The old 6 Square Enix and the third Capcom are now in the honeymoon period with Ren Tian, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to shake it.

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 they felt that they were either too close to Rentendo or had too good a relationship with Sega.

If the matter of cooperation is known to a third party, there is a possibility that many problems may arise. ”

"Pokeni is a friend of Sony, and we worked together on the Sega GP, and isn't that obvious? Pokeni and Ren Heaven are not against each other, we have a common enemy.

Of course, more importantly, we unanimously agreed that Pokeni is a very strong game company with super creativity and an infinite future.

That's why Sony thinks that cooperating with Pokeni is the best choice. ”

Gee.

It's all analyzed so thoroughly, what else can I say?

Qing Zhiyuan couldn't help laughing in his heart.

It can only be said that-

Sony is really discerning.

But......

Is it really good to just get rid of Sega?

"Good. No problem, we accept. ”

Huh?

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

Qing Zhiyuan agreed almost without any hesitation.

"But...... I have a request. ”

Really...... Where in the world is there such a refreshing thing?

But there are requirements, for Kutaragi, a little more assured.

He raised his head to look at Qing Zhiyuan, waiting for the young president's words.

"If you can," Ching Chi Won pressed his hand on the table, stood up, and said seriously, "I hope that your company can consider developing a new generation of game consoles into a great product that can support 3D games." ”

“3D？” Kutaragi Ken looked at Qing Zhiyuan with a confused expression.

……

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After the matter is dealt with, I still decided to send a chapter, and I can't stop changing!

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