Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxing crossed out the handheld console's modified performance settings again.

Then, a completely new handheld console performance was planned.

If you're going to play, play big.

It doesn't matter if half of the reserve funds are invested; he can afford it.

Even if the market ultimately proves him a failure, he will not regret it, because he has already fulfilled his dream from his previous life.

The best lineup of games, top-of-the-line console performance.

This is exactly what I wanted to see.

Make up for the regrets of your past life in this life.

On Zhuyouxing's notebook, a new handheld console is gradually taking shape.

That was a handheld console whose performance was comparable to that of the later 3DS.

The cost is certainly not low, but the path that Sony followed in its previous life—selling hardware at a loss and then making money from video games—is still viable.

I could do that myself.

Okay! It's settled then!

A brand new handheld console was drawn on Zhu Youxing's draft paper.

Next, we will develop a handheld console.

Of course, the procurement of chips is even more important.

This is the most important thing.

He needs to be more careful in this regard.

This will be a gamble for me, and I absolutely cannot be careless.

Chapter 374: Ideas about Handheld Consoles

In fact, Zhu Youxing felt that he didn't have many choices, and his biggest wish was to have no regrets.

Therefore, the optimal choice is simply to continue improving the performance of the game console.

Fortunately, I still have many excellent game ideas.

Anything you randomly put into a handheld console can lead to repeated sales increases.

If it weren't for this kind of confidence, Zhu Youxing probably wouldn't have taken such a risk.

On that day, Zhu Youxing first announced his idea to the company's engineering development department.

The company also disclosed the news of this brand-new handheld console to the head of its core development team.

They weren't surprised by the news of this new development plan.

Based on the release date of the GBA, it's time to start developing the next generation of handheld consoles.

However, they were somewhat surprised by Zhu Youxing's idea.

This time, BambooStar aims for another major leap in gaming performance.

To clearly explain their envisioned new handheld console to everyone, they held a special internal discussion meeting.

"My initial idea was to launch a handheld console with two screens, one of which could use the latest touch technology, making our product a trendy electronic technology product. As for performance, I also plan to improve it a bit more, the standard being that it can run video games with graphics comparable to the GS1."

As soon as Takeyusei finished speaking, Hayasawa Airi immediately raised her hand.

"Bamboo Travel... President, isn't this a bit too big a leap? Also, why is it a dual-screen setup?"

"Dual screens are just an idea of ​​mine because I have some creative ideas that fit this mechanism. As for the leap you mentioned, it does seem like a big leap, but this is the first time I've wanted to make a game console that can satisfy all the players' appetites as much as possible."

Airi Hayazawa immediately said, "Then the cost is probably not cheap, and if we sell it at the price of a handheld console, it will be a loss-making business."

"Selling the console at a loss and then making money from the games is how I define this handheld console. At the same time, I hope that this handheld console can continue to operate for more than five years. In this way, as Moore's Law makes the performance of processors double and more, the cost of our game console itself can be continuously reduced. In the early stage, selling the game console may be a loss-making business, but in the later stage, it will not be at all."

Is this a game console designed to be sold for more than five years?

Everyone began to think about it seriously.

Previously, their two game consoles, the Super Famicom and the Game Boy, had a lifespan of about four years.

The GBA will gradually become obsolete over time, and it's only a matter of time before it's replaced by something else.

So, it does sound amazing to suddenly create a handheld console with performance comparable to home consoles, and handheld game developers would have more room to maneuver.

Recently, some handheld game developers have begun to complain about the weak performance of the GBA handheld console.

The development speed of game console performance in this world is too fast, and Bamboo Star has accelerated the pace of this game console's performance surge.

Game developers, just like players, will gradually become dissatisfied with the current performance of game consoles.

They also hope to have more room for development when developing games.

The current handheld console market is more like a platform for mainstream console development teams to practice their skills.

Once game developers have gained enough experience, they will immediately leave the handheld game development team and join the console game development team to develop console games with stronger performance.

If a handheld console with explosive performance were to be released, it would actually provide game developers with a completely new option.

They would also welcome them.

"These are my ideas. Now let's see if you have any other opinions. We can resolve them during the internal meeting. First of all, I want to say that my ideas are not 100% accurate. If you can find some reasons that are convincing enough for me, then making some changes to the architecture of this handheld console is also possible. I welcome everyone's ideas."

At this point, a development team leader raised his hand and said, "President, should we announce the development of this handheld console to our employees?"

Zhu Youxing nodded: "It's fine to announce it. The confidentiality agreement will keep them quiet. I can trust our employees on that. If ordinary employees have any good ideas, I'm willing to accept them."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

They were actually a bit confused about this so-called dual-screen development.

They haven't yet broken free from the established rules of game console screens.

If you can't even manage one screen, what would it be like with two?

At the same time, they seemed to have come to their senses.

It turns out that the previous GBSP handheld console design upgrade was in preparation for this.

Plan ahead with a flip-top handheld console, and then launch a dual-screen game console with the flip-top underneath.

However, it's hard to say whether such a game console will be successful.

In fact, if this idea were proposed by the owner of an ordinary game company, everyone would probably think it was just a wild and unrealistic idea, utter nonsense.

This completely goes against mainstream thinking.

However, Zhu Youxing is the God of Games, so if it was his idea, it should be quite correct.

Zhu Youxing didn't completely rule out the possibility of a conclusion, but instead gave everyone time to think.

Let them go back and think carefully about the feasibility of this kind of thing.

It's one thing for Zhuyouxing to initially propose the idea, but whether this dual-screen handheld console will truly be popular is another matter entirely.

Zhu Youxing even envisioned a market research plan.

If handheld consoles are indeed to be widely available, they will be targeting consumers in the future, so conducting some market research in advance is essential.

However, it's worthwhile to research the processor of a high-performance handheld console beforehand.

This can be done in parallel with the gameplay and design of handheld consoles.

Following the meeting, the engineering development team issued tender notices to several major processor manufacturers.

This time is different from the past.

Previous game consoles were relatively outdated in terms of performance compared to the technological advancements of the world.

Therefore, finding a processor with wider applicability and stronger compatibility is the best choice.

In that case, we can simply go and find the world's most powerful processor manufacturer.

The price of processors has already matured, and they welcome bulk purchases of these relatively outdated products. Unused production lines can be reused to make money again. Moreover, these old production lines only occupy production space and do not require much manpower, so why not?

Chapter 375 The Bidding for the New Handheld Console

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Previous processors could do this.

However, this time the new handheld processor is not up to par.

The performance of this brand-new handheld console is at a level that is currently popular in this era.

If Zhuyouxing wants to get a share of this processor production line, it would be more appropriate to find several manufacturers and then select the best one.

However, this makes it impossible to hide it from competitors.

On the very day the tender notice was issued, several major game companies immediately learned of the moves by Youxing Electronics Entertainment.

A brand new processor, and the most advanced processor of its time.

This is definitely preparation for a brand new game console.

The gaming industry immediately began to focus its attention on the major processor manufacturers because of Zhuyouxing's actions.

However, they don't need to investigate too diligently.

By observing the production line arrangements of the mech manufacturer's processors, they can roughly deduce which company won the bid, and then, by observing the processors produced on that company's production line, they can roughly deduce what kind of processor it is.

If it's just game developers, they're happy because they can use even more advanced technology to develop games.

Moreover, in keeping with Yusei Electronics' consistent style, as soon as a new console is under development, they will simultaneously begin writing guidelines for the development of games for that new console.

Once industry professionals follow the new guidelines and purchase the necessary development kits, they can systematically develop their games.

Meanwhile, other manufacturers developing game consoles, like Zhuyouxing, were not happy at all.

Yuxing Electronic Entertainment aims to lead the world once again.

Leaving aside Surui Electronics, Lierda has once again fallen behind.

They have just completed the development of their brand-new mainframe, which is now in its final stages, and its performance is comparable to the GS1.