Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

But now they feel it was absolutely worth the price.

After performing a short dubbing segment, Debbie tried to calm herself down.

She does have a little talent in this area, and this time she brought out all her knowledge in the hope of gaining the recognition of these people.

But when she came to her senses again, she saw the people outside staring at her blankly.

This immediately made her nervous.

What kind of expressions are those on their faces?

Is it awkward?

Do you think the performance was terrible?

Or is it that my own voice isn't good enough?

Debbie suddenly became a little flustered.

Is it possible that I'm going to lose another job?

"Fantastic! This is exactly the Sams voice we've been waiting for!"

The recording studio door opened, and the head of the US branch, looking very excited, rushed in and expressed his affection for Debbie.

Debbie was also somewhat stunned.

So... I'm being welcomed?

It seems pretty good.

At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that she could keep her job, and these people obviously recognized her highly.

It feels really good to be accepted.

……

Tokyo, Japan, at the headquarters of Yusei Electronics Entertainment, Takeyusei holds a phone.

On the other end of the phone was a barrage of praise and flattery from the head of the Midrod branch in the United States.

He exclaimed that the president was truly prescient, as the game with professional voice acting felt completely different just by listening to the sound.

This is no longer just a simple game, but a completely new game that blends film and gaming.

This was something they had never anticipated at all.

Zhu Youxing offered a simple congratulation, congratulating them on gaining such an excellent employee.

Then he hung up the phone.

Well, we shouldn't need to worry too much about the development on the Metrorod side.

Next up is the question of the hero fighting the dragon.

Dragon Quest has now reached its tenth installment.

In the original work, Dragon Quest is an online role-playing game, which was Square Enix's attempt at the time, hoping to achieve some success in a new field.

However, the effect was not particularly good, and the game remained lukewarm.

Square Enix never had the DNA to develop online role-playing games, and many of their role-playing games ended up being failures. Even Final Fantasy XIV had to go through a rebirth before it became one of the best role-playing games again.

The credit undoubtedly goes to producer Naoki Yoshida, who took over later; Square Enix's success was somewhat due to sheer luck.

Therefore, Takeyusei didn't ask for too much from the tenth installment of Dragon Quest. He simply asked the first development team to maintain the original features of the game and simply bring the familiar Dragon Quest XI to the tenth installment. After that, Takeyusei planned to put Dragon Quest on hold for a while and stop developing this game, instead exploring new development directions.

This series of works became less mainstream in the later new era. Players' preferences are always changing, and Dragon Quest is the kind of game that is easy to cause a backlash from die-hard fans if the gameplay is changed. So, it was decided to take a break. Takeyusei did not want the game to become an unchanging annual release, and did not want to treat the game as just a simple money-making tool.

Of course, Takeyusei doesn't shy away from admitting that he didn't develop a sequel because his era ended with Dragon Quest XI, and he could no longer create anything.

If he really wants to create, he will only create new IPs, not exploit old ones.

There are so many games that can be developed anyway.

Therefore, this generation of heroes fighting dragons will be a short-lived swan song.

Hmm, maybe we can use this as a gimmick, a promotional tactic, to attract players to buy?

Chapter 620 Blast the Enemy to Ashes

620

Last time, Yuxing Electronic Entertainment succeeded by relying on a low-price strategy.

However, this time Youxing Electronics did not choose to do so, which many people believe is because Youxing Electronics has become arrogant and no longer cares about the feelings of its players.

However, some people have carefully studied the cost of Yuxing Electronics' latest game console. According to their calculations, the cost seems to be similar to the announced price. In other words, Yuxing Electronics is not making money from the new game console this time either, but as always, it plans to rely on game software to ensure profitability.

In an interview program on an economic news program, people specifically discussed the decision made by Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

The host asked with a curious look, "Why is it that the manufacturing cost of game consoles by Youxing Electronics Entertainment is higher than that of Surui Electronics? The price of game consoles from Surui Electronics is much lower."

The person interviewed appeared to be an expert in the field of electrical engineering, and he clearly had more authority on the matter.

He cleared his throat and said, "There are several reasons for this. Firstly, the graphics of the latest game console from Yuxing Electronics Entertainment seem to be slightly better than those from Surui Electronics, which must be due to the use of more expensive chips. Secondly, Yuxing Electronics Entertainment has kept its promise to always take care of all players, so even the oldest games can run stably on their latest console, which inevitably comes at a cost."

"I see. So if we just cut these old games, the costs can be reduced?"

The expert nodded: "It's true that the price can be reduced to some extent, but it still won't reach the price of Surui Electronics. This is because Surui Electronics sells its game consoles at a loss, and they decisively abandoned compatibility with older games, which also reduced the cost of the game consoles to some extent. Ultimately, Youxing Electronics Entertainment is just a single-game company, and it's impossible for it to compare with a behemoth like Surui Electronics in terms of burning money. It's already very difficult for them to insist on selling game consoles at cost price."

The host suddenly realized, "So it sounds like Yuxing Electronic Entertainment is really sincere, but there seem to be a lot of criticisms of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment online."

"Of course," the expert shrugged. "Youxing Electronic Entertainment's game machines are full of sincerity, but the current online opinion is not optimistic about Youxing Electronic Entertainment, so their failure is already inevitable."

"Is it just because of the price?"

The expert smiled slightly: "This... is part of the reason, but it's hard to say about the other part. In short, Youxing Electronic Entertainment is now at odds with all players. As for arresting someone, we can only wait and see if Youxing Electronic Entertainment has any countermeasures."

Click.

The television was turned off, and Takeyusei remained calm.

Only he truly understands what players like and want most.

That would make it a truly excellent game.

When the quality of games on a game console reaches a certain level, any problem will be solved.

The main reason why companies like Surui Electronics failed to raise prices was that they didn't have enough video games that gave them the confidence to raise prices.

Even their signature work, Sun Knight, can only be considered a relatively outstanding piece.

But on our side, every single one of them was outstanding.

However, it seems that the online public opinion is indeed very unfavorable to him now.

Both competitors and former competitors want to send him to the deepest abyss.

Because of its existence, it affects not only the video game industry, but also all industries related to electronic entertainment.

My current status is roughly equivalent to Nintendo's peak period in my previous life.

During that period, even Apple had to give way. And when someone interviewed Jobs and asked who Apple's biggest competitor was in the 1990s, he didn't hesitate to say Nintendo.

And now, I am in the same boat. Because of my own existence, many people have not noticed other forms of entertainment.

It can be said that he personally delayed the rise of the mobile internet by many years.

However, it is ultimately impossible to change the general trend by oneself alone; the mobile internet is gradually getting out of control.

With so many games under its belt, BambooStar's release of a new game console is, to some extent, preparation for the coming mobile internet era.

His initial confusion was awakened by his subordinates, making him realize that he didn't need to worry so much. With the prophetic abilities of a time traveler, it would be a huge failure if he couldn't even fight against a technology company.

Then, Zhuyouxing told his employees not to pay attention to the comments on the internet and in the news media, and to focus on making the game.

He also focused his attention on the game Super Mario Galaxy.

This is a truly top-tier game.

This is a super game that, no matter how many years have passed in its previous life, will never rank lower than the top ten.

The later Mario Odyssey can be considered to have surpassed its predecessor.

Mario's greatest strength lies in its ability to take a gameplay mechanic that originally had only one form of expression: 'jumping' and make it incredibly versatile.

The game takes the jumping ability to the extreme, making people suddenly realize that there are so many ways to play with just a jump.

When Zhuyouxing first encountered Mario Galaxy, he was also amazed by its gameplay.

When Zhu Youxing explained the concept behind the creation of Mario Galaxy to the development team and supervised their production, these people felt as if they were constantly breaking records, constantly surpassing the records for the jumping gameplay, and always coming up with new ideas.

Moreover, the development of Mario Galaxy was almost entirely supervised by Yusei Takeyuki, and it went very smoothly. After development was almost completed, there were still three or four months left before the game console was released. This really broke another new record, namely the shortest development cycle for a top-tier game, which was less than a year.

If it were other companies, they would probably still be in the exploratory stage at this point.

This has intensified the employees' admiration for Zhuyouxing.

Following that, Zhu Youxing also kept a close eye on the development progress of other games and provided key guidance when appropriate, helping them understand how to proceed with the development.

With just a reminder from Zhu Youxing, they would avoid many detours, and the game's development process would be greatly accelerated.

That is, at the end of 2005, as the release date approached, all ten originally planned launch titles were ready.

With ten top-tier games as its foundation, the GSX console is like a gun loaded with super-powerful ammunition; just pull the trigger and you can easily blast the enemy to smithereens.

Chapter 621 Long Live My Wife

621

The days leading up to Christmas are typically the most popular shopping days for Westerners.

At this time, husbands will spare no expense to buy Christmas gifts for their wives, hoping to win their favor.

Wives would give their husbands expensive watches or elegant suits as gifts in return.

As for the children, the parents had already prepared many gifts for them, just waiting to give them a big surprise when Christmas arrived.

"Dad, I want the GSX, and the first ten games! These ten games include the amazing Mario Galaxy! And the coolest Need for Speed, plus basketball, soccer, and Dragon Quest games—I want them all!"

In one family, a child excitedly dances around, telling his parents about his love for video games.

The father looked troubled and said to his son earnestly, "Son, these things are a bit too much. If you want this much, I reckon your mother will spank you until your bottom is sore, even though you've already asked for a lot of gifts."