Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Even if it's a game she's not interested in, she can sense that it might be a good game.

However, the actual situation still needs to be confirmed.

"The key to this kind of game is storytelling, which is relatively easy to develop. This game can be seen as both a genre expansion and a transition."

"Transition? What transition?"

"Preparing for a bigger game."

A bigger game...

Aya Tsukino blinked, clearly not yet realizing what that supposedly bigger game was all about.

Zhu Youxing said, "Just wait patiently, there's no need to rush."

Aya Tsukino said, "Then I'll keep looking forward to it."

When Tsukino Aya knew that Takeyusei didn't want to talk, no amount of pressing her could change her mind.

Anyway, the game he promised will be released sooner or later, so I'll just have to wait and see.

"Oh, right, I just remembered that Airi asked me to tell you that there's been new progress in the development of the Switch. You've been quite busy lately, so I haven't been able to bother you."

"New developments?" Zhu Youxing perked up.

This is a crucial part of his upcoming new plan.

"You should ask Airi for the specifics; I'm not particularly knowledgeable about the hardware technology in engineering development."

“Okay.” Takeyusei nodded. Since Hayazawa Airi said there had been new progress, it must have reached a good stage. Takeyusei planned to go and see the details the next day.

……

The next morning, Zhu Youxing went to the company with the mysterious sea area plan he had prepared over the past few days.

After he finishes inspecting the Switch's development, he'll proceed with the development plan for this mysterious sea area.

Uncharted will be one of the launch titles for the Switch.

In terms of performance, the Switch game console proposed by Zhuyouxing in this world is probably much more powerful than that in the original world.

Because the current level of technology has reached the level of the original world in 2019, all kinds of technological products have sprung up like mushrooms after rain during this period.

Even short videos are showing signs of a resurgence.

In fact, Zhu Youxing now feels that his enemy is no longer just Myron Case; he plans to completely take away all the previous game players through hardware conquest.

Other entertainment products compete with similar forms of entertainment, which is something we must be wary of.

Upon entering the company, Zhu Youxing went directly to the engineering development department floor.

The engineering development department occupies five floors of the building, the most of any department.

At the same time, the engineering development department is also the department with the highest level of confidentiality in the company. All employees are carefully vetted to ensure that no unexpected situations will occur.

Even so, it was difficult to stop peers from spying. No matter how much secrecy they maintained, outsiders could still get a general idea of ​​Yuxing Electronic Entertainment's movements through sales data from some suppliers.

But it's impossible to investigate any further details.

If one owns the entire industry chain, then secrecy can indeed be maintained, but that would require an enormous amount of effort. To be honest, Zhu Youxing isn't entirely sure he can handle all of this.

In the original world, he was just a programmer with a little bit of ability.

He came into this world because of his love for games, which led him to establish this game company.

However, it's not certain that expanding into more fields will necessarily make them that successful.

Since he only loves video games, he can just immerse himself in them wholeheartedly.

Upon entering the engineering development department, the entire space immediately feels spacious and open.

The total number of employees here is actually not large; the five floors combined only have about three or four hundred employees.

If this were on another floor, it would be twice as much as here.

Hardware engineering research and development is not like program development in a game.

With enough people, game development can be completed much faster; this is a case of quantitative change leading to qualitative change.

However, having more people in the engineering development department does not necessarily lead to a qualitative change. It relies more on a few top-notch talents such as electronics and mechanical engineers.

The entire floor was very clean, with very little dust, and some places even had signs saying "No Entry".

Those places are accessible only to those wearing cleanroom and electrostatic clothing; they are considered the very core of the engineering development process.

Takeyusei didn't need to go into those places; Hayazawa Airi was already waiting for Takeyusei's arrival in the department's meeting room.

After walking for a while, Zhu Youxing arrived at the door of an office. Before entering, he could vaguely hear voices coming from inside.

"I think this trigger button could be made into a two-stage design, which would at least provide a better experience when playing racing games."

"However, this would further increase the development difficulty of the game console, as well as the maintenance difficulty. It would be a complete loss to consume more resources for such a small improvement."

"But isn't this also President Zhuyou's consistent philosophy of putting players first? I think it's worth joining."

"How about we vote?"

"I vote in favor."

"I agree."

"I object."

"I object."

At that moment, Zhu Youxing pushed open the door and entered, then raised his hand and said, "I agree."

Chapter 808 Familiar Scene

808

"Ah! President!"

When Takeyusei entered the office, he saw several engineers still wearing cleanroom suits, as well as Hayasawa Airi.

She was wearing the company's engineer's uniform, which made her look very capable and gave her the air of a strong woman.

Once upon a time, she was a confused and lost girl who had just graduated.

But now, she is completely capable of standing on her own.

Even though she may not be as qualified as her engineering team in terms of education and knowledge, her experience is overwhelming, and she is also good at following Zhu Youxing's guidance to complete the required tasks.

"Takeyu, you're here." Hayazawa Airi turned around and smiled.

Zhu Youxing nodded, then said, "Were you just discussing the trigger buttons in the game?"

Airi Hayazawa nodded: "That's right. Izumi-san thinks that if we want to refine the gameplay, we should add multi-stage trigger buttons to the detachable controller. He thinks that this will greatly improve the gameplay experience, but others think that this will increase manufacturing and maintenance costs, which would be a waste."

Zhu Youxing said, "It will definitely increase costs, and the damage rate is hard to say, right?"

“That’s right, but Zhuyou, you seemed to have voted in favor just now? If you did, we probably wouldn’t have any objections.”

Zhu Youxing shook his head: "No, your considerations are also correct. Before I came in, I only heard that you wanted to add multi-stage trigger buttons to the game console, but I didn't pay attention to the cost and maintenance issues. These are indeed issues that should be considered."

"So, Zhu You, you're not going to vote for now?"

"Well... I'll reserve my opinion for now." Takeyusei paused, then looked at Izumi, who had offered her opinion. "Izumi-san, is that right?"

The man named Izumi is probably in his twenties, which is considered relatively young in the current team.

He hadn't been with the company long, but he had a very strong talent in engineering machinery and electronics. Hayazawa Airi was specifically recruited because of her talent, without going through any interview process.

Upon hearing Takeyusei's question, Izumi immediately straightened up and said, "That's right, President Takeyu, I am Izumi Daigo, and I am currently in charge of the mechanical function research and expansion module of the Switch."

Zhu Youxing said, "Your idea is very good, but have you considered whether a two-stage trigger would increase the difficulty and cost of research and development?"

“Of course,” Izumi replied immediately. “I definitely considered that, which is why I suggested a two-stage trigger button. I had anticipated that too many stages would greatly increase the chance of damage, but I think a two-stage trigger is just right for a handheld console.”

In handheld consoles, some things inevitably have to be compromised, unlike home consoles which offer more room for creative expression.

The heat dissipation design of the Switch was a long-standing problem. Even with the experience from the previous life of the game, it was impossible to fully replicate the solution in this world. In the end, it was only through the cooperation of both parties that the heat dissipation problem was roughly solved. They found a suitable chip manufacturer with good performance, and the manufacturer even came to help design the heat dissipation in order to win the order from the game company.

Later, there were still many troublesome issues with the Switch handheld console, such as the cartridge design, the design of the detachable controllers, and many other aspects that consumed a lot of development time.

Now that they want to add new features, it's inevitable that more problems will arise.

Others' considerations are not without merit.

Zhu Youxing said, "Well then, since you think your idea is feasible, then it proves that it can indeed be done. Anyway, it's a design issue with the detachable controller. If it really doesn't work, we can just revert to the previous design. It won't affect the console itself."

Izumi's eyes lit up.

"This is the president's approval!" he quickly assured him. "President, don't worry, I will complete the first draft of this design as soon as possible and then manufacture the first sample. I believe I can definitely manufacture a method that is easy to maintain and will not increase costs too much!"

"Then keep it up."

Izumi chose to leave immediately to carry out his research, while Takeyusei looked at Hayasawa Airi again.

“Aya Tsukino told me that your research and development has made new progress. Tell me about it.”

"Oh right, I almost forgot. When I told Tsukino Aya, it was a few days ago. Takeyu, what have you been doing all this time?"

"What else can I do but prepare for the development of a new game? In fact, I'm considering releasing this game on the Switch as a launch title for the Switch."

"Huh? You're already researching debut titles? Let me guess... is it a new Mario series?"

Zhu Youxing shook his head: "No, at least the one I'm planning right now isn't."

"Is that Zelda?"

Zhu Youxing shook his head again.

"Hero Quest for Dragons?"

……

Final Fantasy?

Takeyusei interrupted Hayasawa Airi's wild guesses, saying, "It's not any known series, it's a new series. Anyway, you'll be able to see it in a while, so don't be too anxious."

"Ok."

Zhu Youxing said, "Now let's talk about your new research and development progress."

"Oh right."