Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

However, Yusei Electronics Entertainment only contributed 20 million in development funds, with the remaining 20 million being reimbursed by the Japanese government.

In terms of the total cost of preparing for the Olympics, the expenses of the Tokyo Olympics game are negligible.

The Japanese government sponsored the game's development cost of 20 million US dollars, and they only asked for 10% of the game's revenue. Naturally, Takeyusei accepted the money.

Currently, the game "2020 Tokyo Olympics" has brought together characters from game IPs from three companies: Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, Suri Electronics, and Brown Entertainment.

Later, the game development team felt that this amount of IP licensing was not enough, and wanted to apply to Zhuyouxing for IP licensing funding for some anime characters.

Takeyusei readily agreed, as the licensing fee was really nothing, since the Japanese government would be footing the bill anyway.

In the end, the number of characters from IP works included in the game "2020 Tokyo Olympics" reached one thousand.

More than a thousand characters from games, anime, and well-known cultural works from different countries around the world.

It even includes characters from the four great classical novels of China, which surprised Zhu Youxing quite a bit. He didn't expect to be able to obtain such character licenses.

But this, in turn, further highlights the large, family-like atmosphere of the game world.

Honestly, I'm a little curious to see what the player experience will be like after the game is officially released.

Meanwhile, Zhu Youxing was also keeping a close eye on the game's promotional progress for Infinite World.

Although he was convinced that this game would have many problems, just like No Man's Sky in his previous life, he couldn't guarantee that this world wouldn't be able to create a masterpiece.

The main reason is that the scientific and technological progress in this world has surpassed that of my previous life by more than eight years.

The world's game development technology is now much more advanced, so it's hard to say whether a truly excellent game can be made.

I'll actually be quite happy then, because I'll be happy to be able to play a really good game.

"There's still a month left... It just so happens that the Yusei Carnival ended not long ago, so it seems that the Yusei Carnival will also be affected to some extent."

But it's not a big problem. The Game Star Carnival is now more than just a game launch event; it's also a social platform for many players to communicate and share their interests.

Zhuyou is very confident in the strength of its team.

One month later, the Starry Night Carnival opened on schedule.

The Starry Night Carnival has been running for over a decade and is now a very mature large-scale celebration.

The Japanese government even uses this as a national symbol in its external propaganda.

Here you can experience the best video games and the best video game atmosphere.

Many players will still come to Japan at this time.

This will further boost Japan's economy, at least the economy in Tokyo.

It would be a shame to leave after all these players have finished participating in the StarCraft Carnival. It would be a waste for them to come all this way to see a carnival.

So what other places are worth visiting?

Then it has to be Starry Night Paradise.

Amusement Park is definitely the best place to take photos.

Moreover, the park is still expanding.

If this trend continues, this amusement park in Tokyo has the potential to become the world's largest amusement park.

Then we can use the title of "world's number one amusement park" to attract more tourists.

Seeing how popular the amusement park is, indirectly boosting the economy of Tokyo, Japan, a governor of a US state has already approached the US branch of Amusement Electronics Entertainment, hoping to build an amusement park there as well.

The governor was willing to offer them cheap land and attractive upfront tax incentives to entice them to build.

Takeyusei entrusted this matter to Matsuhashi Minoru, asking her to research whether this place was suitable for building another amusement park.

If it feels right, building another one wouldn't be out of the question.

Video games are now trending as a popular form of entertainment worldwide, so let's amplify the advantages of this trend even further.

Zhu Youxing still remembers that before his previous life, there were four billion gamers worldwide, which means that half of humanity were video game players.

Of course, this includes many non-core gamers, some of whom may only play games for ten minutes or so a week, but that also proves that video games have become popular all over the world.

This achievement has not yet been reached in the world, and now Zhuyouxing hopes to achieve it, making video games a part of history.

Nowadays, the booming sales of video games are no longer enough to impress Zhuyouxing.

Increased sales primarily translate to increased revenue and positive word-of-mouth, both of which contribute to making money on top of existing profits.

People always have higher aspirations, and the next goal is the four billion player base.

He hopes to reach at least four billion players who are the kind of people who are willing to play games for more than an hour each week.

Chapter 1129 The Fisherman's Reflections

Yuki Uesugi has recently become very obsessed with fishing.

He has successfully joined a fishing enthusiasts' club. Every day after get off work, instead of going home to his wife, children, and a warm bed, he goes out to fish with a group of like-minded friends.

Fishing brings him peace and tranquility, free from all distractions.

During this process, he can freely imagine the details of the game development for Final Fantasy XIII Versus.

The game's development budget was $300 million.

Most companies would set aside at least $100 million of their $300 million budget for marketing and promotion, but Yuxing Electronic Entertainment no longer needs to spend that much on marketing and promotion.

Now, players are actively seeking out information about Youxing Electronics Entertainment, and advertising is more about expanding the player base.

Yuki Uesugi estimates that only about $50 million of the $300 million will be used for marketing and promotion, with the rest being development costs.

Two hundred and fifty million US dollars must be spent wisely.

First and foremost, of course, is the core gameplay.

This time, Zhuyouxing specifically requested that the game not be made into an industrialized open-world game.

Because this is a game that places great emphasis on its main storyline.

Unlike other cyberpunk games, the story of Final Fantasy XIII Versus will be handled by a professional writing team, with minimal AI involvement in the plot development.

The highlight is a classic tale of benevolent rule, something that AI cannot yet achieve at this stage.

Even now, AI technology is still unable to fully compose an extremely long story; at most, it can only provide about two hours of long side quest content.

It can be said that AI is still weak in areas such as foreshadowing in story writing and constructing extremely long plots.

To this day, only humans can complete such long stories, and only humans can fully convey the meaning and core of a story through various subtle details.

There's no need to worry about the story with Yuki Uesugi.

The story outline was personally created by the president, and then refined by a senior screenwriter, so the story is definitely not a problem.

Now he needs to consider adding as many gameplay options and fun as possible.

Add some mini-games to the game.

This includes a fishing-themed mini-game.

He has turned this fishing game into a gameplay style that is no less than that of a professional fishing tutorial.

He also considered that players might not be interested in this, so he made a simplified version of the gameplay. Ordinary players can simply try it out, while professional fishing enthusiasts like himself can experience professional fishing gameplay in Final Fantasy XIII Versus.

He even felt he should consider making a more professional fishing game, but as a seasoned game developer, he knew that such a game would definitely not make money and would not have a large audience.

People who enjoy fishing may not necessarily enjoy this kind of virtual fishing game.

So how should I discuss this with the president?

Ta-da.

Just then, Yuki Uesugi's fishing rod twitched slightly twice. With his keen senses, he began to carefully twitch the rod to test whether a fish had actually taken the bait.

However, he was unlucky this time. The fish were cunning and ate the bait on the hook without being caught.

Yuki Uesugi remained calm when she lifted the fishing hook and saw that it was empty.

He was already used to not being able to catch any fish.

This is nothing at all.

For him, fishing is purely for enjoyment; whether he catches any fish or not is not important.

And this is just the beginning; he plans to fish here for at least a few hours.

He prepared the bait again, cast the hook out again, and then sat down again, lost in thought once more.

By the way, since Final Fantasy XIII Versus is the final chapter of the new Crystal Mythology series, it would be good to add some more interesting gameplay elements.

How about... adding a VR gameplay feature?

That seems feasible. VR technology is quite advanced now, and if used properly, it could provide a new avenue for the development of Final Fantasy.

He thought that the changes VR would bring to the world were quite plausible, given that many people online had been touting it.

At least in terms of gaming experience, VR definitely surpasses the current simple gaming entertainment model.

The only drawback might be that the current image quality isn't particularly high. This is a hardware-level technical bottleneck, and only manufacturers specializing in screens can solve this problem. Youxing Electronics Entertainment can only patiently wait for this technology to emerge.

Then he thought of another popular technology: motion sensing.

Adding motion controls to Final Fantasy XIII Versus might be a good idea?

Fortunately, current game consoles still have built-in motion-sensing game functionality. Although the frequency of motion-sensing game releases has decreased significantly in recent years, this feature has been retained, and the motion-sensing experience has been greatly improved with each generation.

Using the latest game console will give you a better experience with Ring Fit Adventure.

This motion-sensing experience will also be incorporated into Final Fantasy XIII Versus.

He was alone by the pond, brainstorming.

But in the end, he rejected all of these ideas.

Adding too many of these gameplay elements would be a bit complicated and would also be quite costly, as not all players are familiar with VR and motion-sensing devices.

Investing extra in these two peripherals for a game can also affect the gaming experience.

These are all things that the president taught him by word and deed.

A game should have a clear development direction from the very beginning.

If you want to make pure console games, then focus on that and stop thinking about anything else.