Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Chapter 197 Technological Development in This World

Aiden has always been a staunch supporter of President Hayakawa's faction.

From the moment he joined the company, he faithfully followed Hayakawa Ueto in handling overseas business.

Now that he has basically taken power, he will naturally act according to the instructions of Hayakawa Ueto and Hayakawa Kentaro.

Hayakawa Ueto is pushing hard to promote the video game business, and Hayakawa Kentaro is also giving it a lot of support. He is not sure whether this will be the future direction of Surui Electronics, but Hayakawa Kentaro has always had a good eye for things.

It is under the leadership of this president that Su Rui Electronics has been thriving.

Therefore, Aiden defied public opinion and insisted on promoting video games, regardless of others' objections.

Seeing that no one raised any further objections, he nodded slightly and then asked the employee in charge of the exhibition, "Has the organizers released the exhibitor list today? Is Youxing Electronics Entertainment on the list?"

"Yes," the employee nodded. "However, this company isn't well-known right now and has only been given a very small showcase, so it's easy for people to overlook it."

The products of large enterprises are definitely the ones that truly attract attention, while the products of small companies usually only get a passing glance.

"We can't be careless. The president of this company is very capable, and their gaming opportunities are our formidable rivals."

The employee immediately replied, "Then I'll pay close attention to it at the exhibition."

"Alright, let's adjourn the meeting then."

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A few days later, the exhibition officially opened. The annual International Consumer Electronics Show brought together many media outlets from all over the world, who were all paying close attention to the latest developments in the electronics industry. Countless cameras and microphones were already gathered at the entrance, just waiting for the exhibition doors to open so they could start snapping away.

In an inconspicuous corner of the exhibition, Airi Hayazawa paced nervously back and forth.

She's not afraid to chat with strangers.

But she is currently working as a commentator.

She will be primarily responsible for answering visitors' questions, and she is afraid of saying something wrong that might cause visitors to distrust the product.

Meanwhile, the other employees were also busy, some debugging the machines, and others checking if there was anything missing from the decoration area.

"Don't take it too seriously. Just tell me what you know, like you usually do when you report to me about your work."

A hand patted Hayasawa Airi on the shoulder, and Hayasawa Airi immediately turned her head and gave a nervous smile: "But I'm still worried."

Tsukino Aya, who came over to help, said, "Don't worry about it. Those foreigners are a bunch of clueless guys. Even if you're wrong, they probably won't notice. Besides, I'm here. I'll cover for you if you're wrong."

Hayazawa Airi immediately looked at Tsukino Aya with gratitude, feeling that such a person was truly worth being a good friend.

Seeing that the two had figured out what to do, Zhu Youxing stopped paying attention to them and patiently waited for the visitors to arrive.

At nine o'clock, the exhibition doors slowly opened, and countless media reporters rushed into the exhibition hall, trying to grab front-row shooting positions at the top electronics companies as quickly as possible.

Less than twenty minutes after the doors opened, the exhibition media spots of popular companies such as Surui Electronics, Morgan and Red Fruit (which develop computer systems) were immediately snapped up, and all sorts of photography equipment began snapping photos of the new products in the exhibition area.

As for the small exhibition area where Zhu Youxing and his group were located, it received the least attention in the first day or two.

Only after the products of several large companies have been exhibited will the products in these smaller areas likely receive attention.

Because Zhu Youxing and his group were among the participants in the exhibition, he had the special privilege of using the employee access channel, which allowed him to bypass the queue and visit the exhibition areas of other large companies.

Since he had nothing else to do, Zhu Youxing glanced at his own exhibition area, which was deserted, and then he gave some instructions to a few employees before heading out to check on the situation.

After leaving his own exhibition area, Zhu Youxing first went to the nearest exhibition area called Reddy Group.

The products exhibited by this group included handheld PDAs, laptops, computer monitors, laser printers, and similar items.

Zhu Youxing took a quick look and felt that the company was somewhat familiar. It seemed to be a combination of Dell and Motorola from his previous life, and its mobile phone and computer businesses were quite well-known in this world.

He tried it out casually, and of course it couldn't compare to the products from his previous life, but it was still relatively comfortable to use.

Reddy's personal computers come pre-installed with Morgan's DOS3000 system, whose operating logic and interface are very similar to WIN2000.

There are also handheld PDAs.

Before personal smartphones became popular, this PDA was probably one of the most fashionable products.

This thing is called a personal handheld computer. You can write text on it with a stylus and perform some simple office tasks. However, it was more of a gimmick. Once smartphones became widespread, this thing disappeared from people's sight immediately.

The current touch screens are still relatively early resistive screens. The biggest difference between resistive screens and capacitive screens is that resistive screens can only be touched with one finger, while the later capacitive screens can achieve multi-finger multi-touch.

Having grown accustomed to smartphones from his previous life, he really looked down on this thing.

After a brief stroll around, Zhu Youxing left out of boredom and headed to the next exhibition.

The next major company was Morgan & Co., which developed this global computer system.

It just so happens that this company is holding a new product launch right now, and the entire exhibition area has been converted into a separate second-floor launch area, covering an area of ​​more than 400 square meters.

The media reporters were all seated, eagerly awaiting the start of the press conference, while Zhu Youxing stood in a corner by the door watching.

Soon, the press conference officially began. The lights in the dark room came on at the front, and a middle-aged man wearing glasses walked out with a smile, welcoming everyone who came to watch their new product launch.

Then, following the usual format of a press conference, they rambled on for about ten minutes before announcing their latest product.

It's the latest computer operating system, called DOS4000. Zhu Youxing looked at the interface and it was very similar to the XP system. It seems that no matter how the name changes, the trajectory of technology is not much different from his previous life.

For Zhu Youxing, these were all outdated things, but the media reporters were very excited, taking photos like crazy and quickly calling their own media outlets to release press releases.

Chapter 198 The Sharp-Tongued Reporter

For the first two days, Zhuyouxing basically wandered around the exhibition.

There weren't many visitors to their own exhibition area; Bamboo Star was more like a tourist than a visitor.

Having seen so much high technology in my previous life, to be honest, I'm not really interested in these things. At most, I'd just take a look at a few products that seem to be from competitors.

One of them is an electronics company called Lierda, which was just established last year, but quickly gained the favor of Wall Street bigwigs and raised a lot of money. It is now working hard to promote its own video game console products.

The company's CEO is also very young; he is a young man who just dropped out of a well-known university to start his own business.

Many people in the internet and electronics fields in the United States seem to like dropping out of school, as if they can absorb some of the aura of the big shots.

Zhu Youxing also went over to try it out. The game and the game console itself were of average quality, not as good as the PN game console from Su Rui Electronics.

At the venue, there were also about three or four other manufacturers releasing video game consoles, of varying sizes, all intending to try and expand their market in this emerging field.

They have clearly seen the rapid development of the Japanese video game industry and want to replicate it in the United States to see if they can succeed.

Finally, Zhu Youxing arrived at the exhibition area where Surui Electronics was located.

On the first day, Surui Electronics officially announced their latest PN2 game console, which features a 32-bit chip system, offering performance hundreds of times better than 16-bit systems and capable of creating 3D graphics games.

However, after playing for a short while, Zhu Youxing realized that Su Rui Electronics and the others couldn't break free from the 2D mold, forcibly adding 3D characters into 2D graphics when they could have done a much better job.

However, the machine itself follows the high-performance style that Surui Electronics has always maintained, and it is very strong in this aspect, with good potential. It just lacks good games.

Everything about it is great, except it's not fun.

Only after the major companies finally unveiled their proudest products a couple of days ago did the media gradually turn their attention to the previously overlooked smaller exhibition areas.

Alvin is a journalist and part-time editor for an online electronics news section. In the past, he was known for his sharp tongue, and any electronic product could be described with one idiom in his eyes: utterly worthless.

What? This big company made an ultra-thin TV? Why make it so thin? To use it as a cutting board? That might be a good direction, but you should be focusing on improving the picture quality of your TVs. My eyes feel very tired every day watching TV. Why not develop in that direction instead of making those fancy things?

Mobile phones have been given brand new sound effects?

What good is that? I use it to make phone calls. Do you expect me to use it to play songs?

I hope you can improve the telephone signal quality as soon as possible!

What's the latest type of cassette player?

Please, Surui Electronics, your product has been on the market for ten years and has not improved at all. It only gets a tiny bit better each year, which is really damaging to the reputation of your international electronics company.

In short, even when it comes to the various futuristic technological products at the International Consumer Electronics Show, Alvin can still criticize them mercilessly.

In previous years, he did almost the same thing every year.

It was precisely because of his outspoken and unfiltered personality that he attracted a lot of supporters, who believed that Alvin was right.

However, this year he noticed that some large and medium-sized companies seem to have made some changes.

They introduced a completely new entertainment product called a video game console.

Previously, the United States had similar things, but they were not exactly the same. Those things were more like entertainment for children, and adults had no interest in them at all.

The new video game consoles look much more interesting; at least, he felt that the video game consoles he had tried were all quite good.

It wasn't exactly captivating, but it certainly brought him some joy for a while.

Well, it seems my criticism was quite effective. These big companies are finally starting to explore new technological paths and are no longer limited to the products of the past.

Then I can say something nicer in my column tomorrow.

For the past two days, he has been traveling between several large and medium-sized companies to experience video games.

Some offer thrilling racing games, while others provide captivating platforming experiences—both are quite good.

But it was just a feeling that was good.

Perhaps because this is a completely new track, these large companies are only trying it for the first time.

What surprised him was the promotional strategy of Surui Electronics. This time, Surui Electronics abandoned its previous area of ​​expertise and did not promote it heavily. Instead, it mainly promoted video game consoles, which was quite unusual.

He had to admit that the game consoles from Surui Electronics were indeed more fun.

Their racing game was pretty good; even he couldn't resist playing a couple more rounds.

After experiencing it for two days, he planned to spend another day wandering around before going back to write a proper account of his observations at the Consumer Electronics Show.

His readers are probably already itching to get their hands on it.

Then, early on the third day, he went to the exhibition area of ​​some startups and some unknown small companies.

The card games here are really much worse than the promotional card games of the previous large companies.

Large companies can even build skyscrapers directly from the ground for their advertising spaces, which looks very impressive.

Most of these small company zones simply involve putting up a banner with the company name, then using plastic sheets to define a frame for the area to prove ownership, and finally just waiting for visitors to come.

To be honest, he's never been very interested in this exhibition area.

But every three to five years, a company with great potential suddenly emerges here.

Morgan Group, for example, once demonstrated its potential in such a small exhibition area.

There's also Redfruit, a small company that started with only two people, yet became a favorite of countless Wall Street tycoons thanks to its self-assembled personal computers.