Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

However, some minor unexpected events also occurred at Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

A large number of games using the cyberpunk theme have appeared on the market, starting to divert players' attention and steal the spotlight that should belong to Cyberpunk 2077...

Chapter 1047 Countermeasure?

"Bamboo Games, these games are just a bunch of garbage, but they've made a lot of dirty money by relying on the cyberpunk culture we've worked so hard to cultivate."

Tsukino Aya came up to Takeyusei and slapped several game covers on Takeyusei's desk.

Zhu Youxing glanced at the posters on the table, then nodded and said, "The covers are pretty good."

"Were you even listening to what I was saying?" Tsukino Aya said, sounding a little angry.

"Of course, but this is quite normal; popular culture is bound to be followed."

"But now these cyberpunk-style games are ruining this cultural genre. I've seen some people start to hate cyberpunk culture because of these games."

The game covers on the table are all very similar.

Neon lights, combined with a dystopian sci-fi aesthetic, clearly highlight the cyberpunk atmosphere.

This reminded Zhu Youxing of his past life. After cyberpunk became popular, every company liked to make cyberpunk works and label their works as cyberpunk.

However, in the end, only a few people will be remembered; the rest are just guys who made a little money by taking advantage of this trend.

Such people generally don't have much of a future.

"Damaging its reputation is definitely not a good thing. If this goes on for too long, more and more people will think that cyberpunk is just trash culture. It's like..."

Just like when video games became popular, a large number of plagiarized, remake, and bad games proliferated.

The Atari crash may have been caused by Atari releasing some poorly made games.

However, the prevalence of low-quality games at that time was also one of the main reasons for the Atari crash.

The current popularity of cyberpunk culture seems to reflect this trend.

Allowing these low-quality games to promote cyberpunk could easily lead players to believe that cyberpunk is a bad thing and that the genre isn't worth playing.

That would be very detrimental to development.

"We must find a way to get rid of these people and stop them from making money."

“You can’t let them make money? Then you’re cutting off their livelihood.” Zhu Youxing said, “There’s a saying I like: Cutting off someone’s livelihood is like killing their parents.”

“But the money they make isn’t exactly honorable,” Tsukino Aya said, frowning.

"Come on, let's play these games first."

"What?" Tsukino Aya was taken aback.

"I'll buy all these games first, and then play them properly."

"What do you mean by this?" Tsukino Aya was a little confused.

"A bad game shouldn't be judged with just a few words; it should be something you actually try out and seriously play, and then give your opinion on whether it's fun or not."

"But when you look at the covers of these games..."

The covers of these games are extremely similar, all featuring a neon-lit sci-fi style, as if they were products manufactured on the same assembly line.

It is precisely for this reason that Aya Tsukino does not particularly like these works.

Moreover, she also contributed a lot to the development of Cyberpunk. She and her Stanford team worked hard to solve all kinds of game technical problems, which led to the birth of such an excellent game. Takeyusei treated Cyberpunk 2077 like a child, and Tsukino Aya did the same.

She now has a very deep affection for the game Cyberpunk 2077.

"The cover cannot completely determine whether a game is good or bad. Let's experience it first and then make a proper decision."

"But aren't you very busy right now..."

"Time can always be found. Playing other people's games is also part of the work. This allows us to better understand the development status of competitors or other game developers, and to better understand the entire game development market."

"I can't argue with you, so whatever, but I hope you can find a way to properly fix these games, Zhuyou."

Zhu Youxing said calmly, "It wouldn't be difficult for us to punish these games. They rely on big platforms to release games. Now, we are the platform, we represent the platform, and we can ban these games with just a word. But as a platform, we also have responsibilities. It's not appropriate to just remove all these games without any reason. So, I will try to play them one by one."

Tsukino Aya carefully examined Takeyusei's expression.

Why are you looking at me like that?

"I'm wondering if you really want to punish these games, or if you're just looking for an excuse to be lazy."

"What do you think?" Zhu Youxing smiled.

Tsukino Aya decisively ignored Takeyusei's question and then asked, "Are you going home tonight?"

"Sure, playing games won't delay me from leaving get off work. I'll leave work on time."

"Then I'll cook dinner and wait for you."

Aya Tsukino left, while Yusei Take logged into his Battle.net platform and began searching through the trashy cyberpunk games that Aya Tsukino had slammed on his desk.

To this day, Zhu Youxing has always defined himself as a player, and that will never change. So, as a player, how can he be qualified to judge the quality of a game if he doesn't properly enjoy it? Therefore, he wants to play it first.

Zhu Youxing felt that there were probably more than just trashy games in this game.

There will always be a needle in the ocean, it just needs to be found.

However, it must be said that recently, with the accelerated pace and speed of game releases on the Battle.net platform, the overall quality of games seems to have declined significantly.

The Battle.net platform has developed particularly rapidly in recent years, with at least several thousand to tens of thousands of new games being added to the platform every year.

However, truly fun games are becoming increasingly rare.

The game review process on the PC Battle.net platform was not as rigorous as on home consoles, mainly because the Battle.net platform at the time was geared towards general developers, giving them more freedom in game development.

But this is indeed a bit too much freedom.

Once this matter is over, he'll need to add a few new positions, but that can wait.

Zhu Youxing clicked to open one of the games and then entered the game's main interface.

The game is called Cyberpunk Rising Stars.

The game's main content revolves around managing celebrities in a cyberpunk setting.

That's a pretty good starting point.

Although it's probably just a reskinned simulation game, it looks like it should be playable.

Zhu Youxing thought to himself, then entered the game and began playing.

Chapter 1048 Still likes playing games, good or bad

"The first game, well... it's so-so, but playable. It has some reskinned features, but it's a decent game and can be released."

Zhu Youxing printed out a form next to his computer.

This table lists over a hundred games related to cyberpunk.

These games are all labeled with the word "cyberpunk," followed by a subtitle.

The naming of this game also influenced his creation, Cyberpunk 2077.

If someone who isn't particularly familiar with the details of these games sees these names, they might subconsciously assume that these games are all made by the same company.

If they find a game uninteresting, they will develop a negative impression of similar games.

Aya Tsukino is absolutely right in this regard; it is very likely... no, it is almost certain to happen.

Not everyone is rational enough.

Zhu Youxing checked off the first game and then started playing the second cyberpunk game.

The second game was simply called Cyberpunk 2078.

Zhu Youxing exclaimed, "Wow, this is blatant opportunism!"

There's no need for hesitation or politeness regarding the name of this game; just have the legal department handle it.

This is even more excessive than the first one.

However, I still want to try playing it.

About two hours later, Zhu Youxing had experienced the early stages of the game.

This game is practically the embodiment of Frankenstein's monster.

It features a top-down perspective, gameplay similar to Diablo, and surprisingly, it's turn-based with random encounters...

There's not much to say about the stitching together of these gameplay elements and mechanics. The most crucial point is that this game contains many game models that are clearly not licensed. It's now certain that this game is a complete reskin. There's no need to be polite about this. Zhu Youxing directly marked a red cross on the table and will pick them out and eliminate them later.

Then, there was the third game, a cyberpunk-style rhythm game. It was a slight reskin, but it only changed the art style to cyberpunk. The music was completely different from the cyberpunk genre. This kind of game is the kind that is not made with care. Zhuyouxing also marked it with a red cross.

……

Before they knew it, it was past seven o'clock in the evening, and Zhu Youxing was still studying these cyberpunk games one by one.

Just then, the phone rang. Zhu Youxing snapped out of his reverie and glanced at the number displayed on the phone; it was his home number.

Zhu Youxing suddenly remembered that he seemed to have planned to go home for dinner, but he had forgotten about it while playing.

Zhu Youxing then glanced at the list in his hand.

There are over a hundred cyberpunk games of various genres, and each one is clearly trying to ride the wave of popularity. However, there are a few games that have some redeeming qualities and are somewhat impressive to Zhuyouxing. If these games are banned without careful consideration, it would be a blow to the game developers.

Now these games don't have to worry about being discovered.

There are still nearly a hundred games left...

Zhu Youxing thought for a moment, then picked up the phone.

On the other end of the phone, Aya Tsukino's voice was calm: "Are you all done playing?"

"No, we've only played a dozen or so so far. I estimate it will take at least three to five days to play them all."

"Will you come back?"

"No, you eat it yourself."

Aya Tsukino: "...I'll take it to you. Playing these trashy games is probably really damaging to your mental health. If you don't eat soon, I'm afraid you'll suddenly die."

Zhu Youxing laughed and said, "I didn't expect you to be getting better and better at joking."