Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

However, for players, the opportunity to play games with more realistic graphics makes them happy to continue spending money.

As for game developers, they will have more room for development and can do more things, and they welcome this.

If Youxing Electronic Entertainment is a company controlled by multiple shareholders, most of them would probably choose to play it safe and rely on their existing assets, since they can't be sure that every product release will be 100% popular.

However, only Zhu Youxing is in charge of this company, and his words determine the company's direction. No one has the right to forcibly change it.

This has both advantages and disadvantages. If Zhu Youxing hadn't had foresight, he would have suffered a serious loss sooner or later due to a mistake.

But this drawback is not a concern at least for now.

The legacy of the game industry from the previous life is enough for Zhuyouxing to use for many years.

Before long, the day of the bidding meeting arrived.

Representatives from multiple processor manufacturers gathered in the public conference hall.

After months of continuous investigation, the representatives of these manufacturers have gained a fairly comprehensive understanding of the current situation of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

In terms of financial resources, they are not worried that Yuxing Electronics Entertainment will default on its payment. They have a great social influence now, so as long as they can secure this order, it will also be an opportunity for them, the processor manufacturer, to improve their reputation and fame.

The six representatives arrived at the conference hall, took their seats, and tried to keep their distance from their counterparts to avoid them secretly seeing the contents of their documents. They then patiently waited for the arrival of Youxing Electronic Entertainment, the real financial backer.

When the clock struck 10 a.m., several executives from Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, including Zhuyouxing, appeared at the venue on time.

Airi Hayazawa is currently the de facto manager of the Engineering Development Department at Yusei Electronics Entertainment, and serves as the Engineering Development Director.

Because Hayazawa Airi had followed Takeyuusei the longest and knew him best, she always strictly followed Takeyuusei's planned path for game console development. She was clearly the one with the most say in this bidding meeting.

Edward Hyde is currently the Electronic Engineering Development Consultant at Yuxing Electronic Entertainment. His main job is a senior professor in the Department of Computer Science at Yale University. He has participated in the design work of many early processor manufacturers and is considered one of the professionals specially hired.

This time, Zhuyouxing intends to invest enough money to create the handheld game console he has always dreamed of.

Besides fixed reserves, it's good to use the extra money to realize past dreams, even if it fails, Zhuyouxing can afford to fail.

Besides Airi Hayazawa and Edward, there were several other engineers who had participated in processor chip design to varying degrees.

If this lineup had sufficient funding, they could probably develop processors in isolation.

Even if it were developed, it would only be used for game consoles at most. Zhuyouxing doesn't plan to venture into other industries, as it's not worth it. It's simpler and more direct to make the purchasing requirements and act as the client themselves.

The group took their seats, and then the people in charge of the bidding process briefly glanced at the representatives of the six manufacturers before saying in a low voice, "Alright, the bidding process is now officially starting."

Chapter 382 I don't think it's okay

The specific content of this tender is to put forward requirements, and then several manufacturers try to see if they can meet them.

These requirements were first proposed by Zhu Youxing, then the engineering team discussed their feasibility, and then negotiated with these manufacturers.

Bamboo Star mainly requires a few points.

Its computing power is comparable to the graphics of games from the PSP era.

It also requires the processor to have strong compatibility.

This is to allow previous GBA games and other titles to be imported to the new handheld console via an emulator.

If possible, you can even run games from the SFC and FC era on the new handheld console.

These old games may not necessarily make a lot of money for Bamboo Star, but they are indispensable.

Another advantage is ease of development, which is a preparation for game developers.

If a game console is too difficult to develop, it will deter many game developers from developing games on that console.

Furthermore, the purpose of the processor was directly announced at the bidding meeting.

The purpose is to manufacture handheld consoles, but the manufacturers must keep this information strictly confidential, otherwise they will face hefty lawsuits and compensation claims.

These were all mentioned before the bidding process began.

For these world-renowned processor manufacturers, the manufacturing difficulty is not high.

Even the weakest company could manufacture this processor.

The only difference is in the price.

After some discussion, all six companies finalized the features, performance, and price of their processors, and the bidding process was temporarily concluded.

The winning manufacturer will be announced within two weeks.

The six companies patiently awaited a response from Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

Inside the headquarters of Yusei Electronic Entertainment Company, Takeyusei, along with several heads of the engineering development department, including Airi Hayazawa, reviewed the quotations from these six companies.

"The first manufacturer offered a price of $110 per custom chip and guaranteed to provide a production capacity of 20 million chips per year to Youxing Electronics Entertainment, with a $10 reduction in the price of chips produced each year."

"The second manufacturer quoted $130 per custom chip, but they said that if the annual order capacity reached 40 million, they would lower the price by another $30, and then reduce the price by $10 each year."

"The third manufacturer is pricing each chip at $120. They didn't offer any additional discounts, but their chips have always been very stable and haven't had any serious quality issues. Perhaps we can negotiate the price further."

"The fourth manufacturer priced each chip at ninety dollars, which is quite cheap. This manufacturer used to specialize in manufacturing industrial chips. They probably intend to expand their market through this deal, so they are willing to offer a lower price to win this order. This is also like them paying tuition to enter a new market."

"The fifth manufacturer isn't very sincere. Their chip price is $170, which I feel is basically not worth considering. Like the fourth one, they used to manufacture industrial chips. It's obvious they're not sincere enough to switch industries without paying the price."

"The sixth manufacturer's chip price is $130, and they are willing to reduce the price by more than $20 every year. That means that in five years, the chip cost will only be $30, which is quite good."

In the conference room, a person in charge of the project development explained the different quotes and promises from the six manufacturers to everyone.

Each of the six manufacturers has its own strengths, and apart from the fifth and third manufacturers, the other four manufacturers' prices are actually quite good.

This is cheaper than Zhu Youxing initially expected.

The processor is the core of a game console.

If all costs are taken into account, the cost of the game console can be controlled to within two hundred US dollars, or about twenty thousand yen.

In that case, selling a handheld console for $200 would be breaking even.

However, a handheld console costing 20,000 yen is clearly not something that gamers would easily accept these days.

The previous handheld console was priced at just over 12,000 yen, but the new one has jumped to 20,000 yen, which puts a lot of pressure on players.

Therefore, it's inevitable that some losses will be incurred when selling the consoles.

But as long as the game sells well, I'll make a profit.

After discussion, two manufacturers were narrowed down to the final decision.

The third and sixth companies.

One of these two companies has excellent product quality, and the other offers very favorable prices in the future.

If a game console is produced for five years, its production cost will probably only be seventy or eighty dollars.

After about three years, the game consoles can start making money again, which is pretty good.

The third manufacturer has very good quality products, and it's not entirely unnecessarily difficult to negotiate. I can use the promise of increased annual production capacity to entice them to lower the price again.

However, we can wait another half month to finalize the manufacturer selection. During this time, the company's engineering and development team can have a thorough discussion about the selection of these manufacturers.

The meeting then moved on to the next segment, which was a discussion about the handheld console's functions and appearance.

Previously, Zhuyouxing had decided to design the game console as a flip phone with dual screens.

He had already shown the general outline drawings to everyone at that time.

However, that wasn't the final draft; it was just an initial idea.

Zhu Youxing also hopes to hear other people's opinions before making a decision.

Most people had no objection to Bamboo Star's game console concept.

Because they have long been accustomed to a development approach that is always successful.

They didn't even need to be involved much in the design of the game console; they just needed to develop it according to the functional requirements given by Zhuyouxing.

In any case, given the current state of Youxing Electronic Entertainment, it's easy for them to sell any game console they develop.

"Zhuyou, to be honest, I've always felt that this kind of handheld game console isn't particularly good."

Just as people were reaching a conclusion in their discussion, a voice suddenly rang out.

Zhu Youxing looked up at the doorway, where a person was sitting alone.

She has always been used to being alone, but she has also made quite a few changes.

At least she no longer has contact phobia and no longer reacts violently when she comes into contact with others.

Aya Tsukino's silver twin tails are always eye-catching, no matter when.

"Not particularly good? What exactly do you mean?"

"Dual screens, I still can't imagine how to use this dual-screen feature to make a game. Of course, you, Bamboo Game, can have a lot of great ideas to create amazing games, but other developers probably don't have that many ingenious ideas."

That makes a lot of sense.

The strength of the NDS in its previous life lay in its own game lineup. Apart from its own games, the third-party games were not very impressive, at least not as good as the third-party games of the PSP handheld console at the same time.

Chapter 383 Public Opinion Can Melt Metal

383

Zhu Youxing never considered himself a domineering person.

However, he had the experience of those who came before him, which allowed him to navigate this world more smoothly.

However, this does not mean that everything Zhu Youxing says is absolutely correct.

Most others had become accustomed to Zhu Youxing's success and almost deified him.

Actually, he was also a little troubled.

This is not what he really wanted to see.

He hopes that more of his employees will step forward and each of them can stand on their own.

Among these people, Aya Tsukino seems to be one of them.

She raised her questions without hesitation.

In the past, she hadn't been involved much in the design and gameplay of game consoles.

Because she didn't think there was anything wrong with the design of those game consoles at the time.