Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

In this state of inner turmoil, reason ultimately prevailed. He went to the computer, turned it on, and downloaded The Binding of Isaac as quickly as possible.

This time, he's going to try out the equipment combination he's conceived in his mind again.

He wouldn't stop until he cleared the level at least once.

……

About two hours later, the young man with the afro finally showed a relaxed and satisfied expression.

I beat the game! I finally beat it!

At present, The Binding of Isaac is just a demo, and the amount of content itself is not very large.

If a player plays seriously, they can complete the game relatively quickly.

This process should only take about five or six hours.

The young man with the afro took almost ten hours to complete the game, which is quite slow.

This is also related to the fact that he had hardly ever played this type of game before.

He suddenly realized that this kind of randomly generated dungeon game could be so fun.

I underestimated this game genre before.

Wouldn't it be fun to add random dungeons to your own game?

Hmm, that looks promising.

However, with the game about to be released, it's unlikely that any more content will be added in the near future.

As previously agreed, he must announce the game's release date at the press conference a few days later.

Furthermore, the release date of this game absolutely cannot exceed six months.

In the next six months, they will have an even more important task: checking for game vulnerabilities.

As for the many game contents that were planned for later, they can only be added gradually after the official release.

He is confident that as the game content increases, the game will become more complete and more fun.

At one o'clock in the morning, he drifted off to sleep with a satisfied expression...

A few days later, the latest press conference in Mikefu began.

Following their usual practice, Mikelford will first announce some less important product projects.

Then, in the middle of the segment, they will announce some of the latest games they have just made.

Finally, there's Mikef's key product line: smartphones and the latest personal PCs.

These products are the foundation of Mikefu's business.

Without its smartphone and PC businesses, Mikefu would simply become a third-rate company.

As a competitor, Zhuyouxing would not miss this press conference.

He watched the latest press conference in Mickford with several other executives.

A company's press conference represents its development plan for the future.

Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle. Although Zhu Youxing has a wealth of experience from his previous life, he cannot guarantee success.

The people in this world aren't stupid either. The experience from the previous life can only give Zhu Youxing an advantage; the rest depends entirely on Zhu Youxing's own efforts.

"The press conference has begun. Silence."

When the Mikelford press conference logo appeared on the big screen, Zhu Youxing silenced everyone to watch the press conference quietly.

Chapter 1112 Thoughtful Developers

Mickford has consistently ranked fourth in the video game industry.

There are three large mountains in front of it.

The first is Brown Entertainment, the second is Surui Electronics, and the third, and the largest, is Youxing Electronics Entertainment, which is several times larger than the other game companies.

However, in the electronics industry, Mikelfu is also quite good.

Myron Case has always had excellent foresight, possessing a clear understanding of the future technological development path in the field of electronics.

If Facebook hadn't suddenly appeared out of nowhere, like a deus ex machina, Mike would probably be the most powerful electronics giant to date.

It's even stronger than established electronics giant Surui Electronics.

Myron Case himself also possesses a fanatical stubbornness and a pursuit of perfection in electronic products, which can be considered the secret to his success.

There's a saying that's still popular today.

Mikef is synonymous with fashion and high-end in the electronics industry.

Facebook and several other electronics companies are slightly inferior.

Facebook is synonymous with entertainment and rebellion.

For many years, if you weren't a video game enthusiast, the top choice for smartphones was a Mickford phone.

Facebook and Mikeford have consistently shipped smartphones at roughly the same rate every year.

As the most important autumn launch event in Mikefu, it is natural to announce their latest and most powerful electronic products.

The first announcement was the latest operating system from Microford, which served as an appetizer, revealing many new features. This time, a dedicated game enhancement feature was added to the system, allowing video games to have better optimization on the Microford platform.

This is clearly yet another challenge to other game companies.

Next came the launch of some niche products from Mikef, including their latest music player and some experimental smart devices, including a smartwatch.

The smartwatch line can indeed be quite lucrative, but Mikefu started late. Zhuyouxing had already pointed out the direction to Bob, and Facebook had already launched two generations of smartwatches before Mikefu rushed to release its own.

Next up is a device that combines virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), emphasizing its slimness and high definition, taking a different approach from Youxing Electronics Entertainment.

Myron Case clearly intended this device to be a wearable product for ordinary people, while GameStar Electronics Entertainment focuses on gaming and is relatively bulky.

This new product caused quite a stir among those who watched the launch event. Beforehand, there had been speculation online that Mikefu might develop a similar product, and some people were even confident that once Mikefu launched this product, it would definitely sweep the entire market.

Because Mikelford is indeed quite adept at building ecosystems.

However, the price is a bit prohibitive. The initial price is $1899, which is more than twice as expensive as the phone in Mikeford. The performance is excellent, and the description is quite good, but the price is a major deterrent.

"When it's released, we'll buy a few units and let Airi and the others take a look at them," said Zhu Youxing, looking at the Mikefu headset being displayed on the screen.

Airi Hayazawa nodded: "No problem, I'm quite interested in this too. Shall we make something similar?"

"We don't need to deliberately create social features. Our main focus is on games and entertainment. Social features are not our company's strength."

“Okay, I understand.” Hayazawa Airi understood immediately.

Yushin Electronic Entertainment has no interest in getting involved in industries outside of video games. Anyway, Yushin Electronic Entertainment still holds a large number of shares in Facebook. They can just leave this kind of research to them and Yushin Electronic Entertainment can just sit back and collect the profits from the industry.

Youxing Electronic Entertainment only needs to make some games that are compatible with this kind of product.

At this moment, Chizuru Usui, the head of the Eighth Development Department, suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said, "President, I suddenly thought of some good games that combine virtual reality and augmented reality, a racing motion-sensing game that is somewhere between the two. I happen to be working with the engineering development department to develop a racing toy game that can be played in both reality and the game, which can be seamlessly ported into this virtual reality."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxing immediately recalled a game he had seen before.

Nintendo developed a real-world racing toy game called Mario Kart Live.

Players need to purchase a real-world Mario Kart toy set. The toy is a palm-sized Mario Kart model, but it has a camera on it that can wirelessly connect to the game console. Players can then wirelessly connect to the toy through the video game to play a racing game that is close to augmented reality.

At the time, Zhu Youxing was quite interested in this, but he never bought it to play with, simply because his small rented room in his previous life simply did not allow him to do so.

Heartbroken...

He later recalled online players joking that the most expensive part of the game wasn't the game itself, nor the toys, but the space needed to play it—they needed a big house…

This configuration is enough to deter the vast majority of players.

Zhu Youxing nodded and said, "This is indeed feasible, but we don't need to invest too much money. In reality, most players don't necessarily have that much entertainment space to play this kind of realistic racing toy game."

"Um...it seems so. I hadn't really thought of that before." Chizuru Usui said somewhat awkwardly.

He had actually overlooked the issue of player play space, and only realized it after Zhu Youxing reminded him.

His department is most skilled at creating all kinds of racing games, including Need for Speed, Mario Kart, and later Forza Motorsport.

Zhu Youxing added, "Playing racing games through VR does have potential, but there's no need to overemphasize having another toy that requires a large space to play with. At most, you can have an extra steering wheel. Moreover, I suggest that the steering wheel should ideally be a device that can be directly used in our game console itself, so as to avoid adding any additional peripherals."

Adding another peripheral device will inadvertently deter many players.

Most gamers are unwilling to buy an extra set of equipment just to play a game.

Hayasawa Airi immediately chimed in, "Then why don't we just make a mold, the kind that can be printed directly, and then put our handle directly into the mold, so that the gyroscope sensor built into the handle can work and create the effect of a racing car steering wheel?"

"This is great!" Chizuru Usui's eyes lit up.

This is the most cost-effective way to play, and it's also more acceptable to players.

Zhu Youxing didn't interfere anymore. He let them research this matter on their own. The details no longer needed his influence. What he needed was not a group of puppets, but a group of game developers with their own ideas.

Chapter 1113 A Confident Press Conference

The highlight of the Mikelford press conference was scheduled for the second half.

The first half consisted of releasing some conceptual and unremarkable electronic products.

In the second half, Mikef's pace slowed down noticeably, and Myron Keys even went on stage to introduce the second half of the event.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I know what you're all looking forward to, but please don't worry. I will show you everything you've been waiting for. What I'm about to announce are our key video game projects for the next period of time. These are large-scale video games that we've spent a lot of time on and invested a significant amount of money in. Now, please welcome the head of our game development department, who will introduce our latest video game products to you."

"They've arrived," Zhu Youxing said softly. The other high-ranking officials who were gathered together fell silent and looked at the large screen.

The video game launch event in Mickford is something that GameStar Electronic Entertainment needs to pay the most attention to.

Previously, there was little overlap between their products and Youxing Electronics Entertainment, so no matter how powerful they were, they couldn't affect Youxing Electronics Entertainment's core business.

But game launch events are different.

The head of the game development department in Mikefu took the stage and then began a brief introduction.

The opening remarks will begin by introducing the development history of Mikefu Games in recent years.

He described the process as extremely arduous.

The comments, both overt and covert, all implied that Youxing Electronics Entertainment was too powerful, putting a lot of pressure on the game development of their other companies.