Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

Just then, a voice rang in the agent's ear.

The 'agent' who had initially seemed like an approachable middle-aged man suddenly became sharp-eyed.

He is now just like Snake on the stage.

Next, it was time for him to carry out his mission.

As for the StarCraft Carnival and Metal Gear Solid, those need to be put aside for now.

He quietly left the Starry Night Carnival venue. There were so many people there that no one would notice him leaving quietly.

This is also the best place for him to hide.

However, before leaving, he glanced at the Metal Gear testing grounds and the sales area for the Metal Gear game not far away.

They sell Metal Gear merchandise over there.

The protagonist Snake's favorite cigars, sunglasses, prosthetic arm, and so on.

He hesitated for a moment, but finally turned around and walked towards the shop where the product was sold.

"Hello sir, is there any merchandise you'd like to purchase?"

The shop assistant in charge of merchandise sales was craning his neck to look towards the stage. He was also a fan of the Metal Gear series and felt a little sad about Metal Gear's temporary farewell.

However, upon seeing someone approaching, he immediately reverted to his professional demeanor, warmly greeting the foreigner before him.

This foreigner looks... well, unremarkable.

"I'd like to buy some Metal Gear merchandise. How much would a package deal cost?"

"Agent" pointed to the Metal Gear series merchandise displayed on the shelf, including books, sunglasses, scarves, and a range of other items.

"Oh, if you want it packed, please wait a moment while I calculate it." The clerk quickly went over to get a calculator.

"The total is... $3,726. There's a discount for buying in bulk, so it can be reduced to $3,600. Would you like to buy the whole thing?"

He nodded: "Yes, it's a way of showing respect for the final performance. I'll write down an address, can you arrange to send it over?"

"No problem, sir. We offer mail delivery services, including international mail."

"Okay, thank you."

The shop assistant immediately packed the items, and then he noticed that the foreigner was about to leave after paying, so he couldn't help but go up to him.

"Excuse me, sir, are you also a big fan of Metal Gear?"

The 'agent' turned around: 'That's right.'

"Sir, you have excellent taste. This game is also my favorite. I hope you enjoy playing Metal Gear Solid 5."

"Thank you."

The 'agent' didn't waste any more words. His actions just now were already against the rules, but he didn't care.

This is his respect for Alloy Gear.

Then he quietly disappeared from the Starry Night Carnival venue.

Chapter 1173 The Game is Here

The story of Metal Gear Solid V has come to a temporary end, but Yusei Electronics Entertainment has not said that the story will be completely over.

However, players are no longer very interested in this type of game, and fewer and fewer people are buying and playing it.

The main problem is that fewer people are playing it, and there's a lack of new players. Even good games eventually come to an end.

However, Zhu Youxing knew that trends are cyclical; once they reach a certain point, things that were popular in the past will come back and shine again.

Just like the retro trend of the past, good things will eventually shine again.

Moreover, the end of the Metal Gear series does not mean that this type of work will disappear.

Metal Gear gave the protagonist Snake a reasonably good temporary ending.

Because it's a temporary end, many players who weren't interested in this genre before suddenly want to give it a try, simply because many people say it's the world's number one stealth game.

At the same time, there was another group of people who were not satisfied and wanted to make stealth games with profound meaning, similar to Metal Gear Solid.

However, there will definitely be no more large investments in this type of game in the short term.

At most, it takes an investment of tens of millions of dollars to break even or make a small profit; this is pretty much the current state of stealth games.

But as long as there are some idealists willing to persist, this type of work will not completely disappear.

Following the release of Metal Gear, the latest Forza Motorsport series was also launched, filling the gap of not releasing any new racing games in the previous two years.

Then, by the way, Youxing Electronic Entertainment also launched some more niche games, including a realistic motorcycle racing game and even a sci-fi space racing game.

These games all sold one million or less in the period following their release.

These games didn't sell well, but because their development costs were also low, they still made a small profit. At the same time, these works also helped cultivate the team's ability to develop new games, laying the groundwork for future, larger-scale, and more ambitious projects.

Everyone involved in the development of these games is a future talent.

Meanwhile, in 2021, Cyberpunk 2077 also announced its latest expansion pack. The specific release date is yet to be announced. In short, it's just a way to get some attention and then wait for the right time to release it.

During this period, Surui Electronics also took advantage of the gap in Youxing Electronics' entertainment game product line to release its latest Sun Knight series.

Unlike Youxing Electronics Entertainment's strategy of focusing on high-quality games, Surui Electronics is more ruthless in exploiting its intellectual property.

The Sun Knights IP series has already released more than a dozen works, including main series and spin-offs.

Furthermore, these works cover a wide variety of genres, some of which are quite bizarre.

For example, Sun Knight Karting. At the time, it seemed to be a request from a small group of players online, but it was probably more of a meme and joke among players. They probably never really thought that the official version of such a product would be released.

But it seems that the game development team at Surui Electronics really listened and released a game called Sun Knight Karting.

The characters inside are a departure from the very serious plot and image of the original story. Each character has become cuter and more adorable, and the contrast of them sitting in tiny go-karts is striking, and it's surprisingly fun.

There are rumors that the development team includes Mario Kart development talent poached by Surui Electronics with a hefty sum.

Not everyone is an idealist; some people are more realistic, and it's common for them to poach talent with big paychecks.

However, this will not affect the status of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

If one or two people could shake the position of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment, then someone would have done it long ago, instead of waiting for a few poachers to take down the old company.

But this go-kart is quite fun, and you can see the influence of Mario Kart in many ways.

I played Zhuyouxing during its release and found that its quality was no worse than some of the mainstream kart racing games from my previous life. In fact, it made some trade-offs to make it more exciting, much like the pure speed racing game KartRider from my previous life, which reduced the entertainment value a bit.

This, in turn, attracted a following among some players, indicating that Surui Electronics has moved away from competing in other sectors.

They have realized that they can no longer compete head-on with the mainstream game genres of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment; if they're going to play, they need to differentiate themselves.

Look at Brown Entertainment; most of their games are distinct from those of Yuxing Electronic Entertainment.

Yuxing Electronic Entertainment does not make online role-playing games; they insist on developing this path.

While Yuxing Electronics Entertainment doesn't make first-person shooter games for the popular era, Brown Entertainment does, and it's doing very well, somewhat reminiscent of the Battlefield and Call of Duty series.

It wasn't that Takeyusei didn't want to make this type of work, but that era was quite sensitive, so he tried to avoid it as much as possible when developing his career in Japan, to avoid causing trouble for himself.

In short, Brown Entertainment's differentiated competitive approach has indeed earned it a significant market position.

Surui Electronics is also preparing to develop in this way.

Yuxing Electronics Entertainment leans towards entertainment and gameplay in certain game genres, while Surui Electronics focuses on storyline and light gameplay.

If Youxing Electronics focuses on the storyline in a certain type of game, then Surui Electronics takes the opposite approach and focuses on the fun of gameplay.

It seems that this strategy is indeed very good now. At least now, the sales of many of Surui Electronics' games are gradually increasing, and Surui Electronics' stock price is also rising steadily.

There's not much to say about Mikelford. Their game division cut off its own arm from the very beginning, directly excluding the world's most popular operating systems and only developing games for their own system. So even if the games are very fun, sales have always been lukewarm.

But Myron Case himself is not one to give up, and he continues to try every means to capture more of the game development market.

In 2021, there is another game that players are eagerly anticipating: Grand Theft Auto V.

Players experienced Nico's story in the previous game and realized how ridiculous the American Dream really is.

The profound story has garnered a large following.

Among them, minority groups in the United States are now the biggest fans of the Grand Theft Auto series because they believe that the series speaks for them and promotes the excellence of the games everywhere. They have even called for the Oscars to create a new award for the series.

This has drawn criticism from sociologists in the United States, who believe the series promotes violence and should be strongly discouraged.

Unfortunately, these minority groups are not to be trifled with. When they come together, they are all very volatile, and they spend their days exchanging insults with these sociological individuals both online and offline.

Zhu Youxing felt that this really had a bit of a "fight fire with fire" feel to it.

Neither side is considered a good person in American circles, but the mutual insults between the two groups are helpful to his game. He just needs to remain silent and quietly make money from Americans. As for the disputes outside the game, they have nothing to do with him.

He is both a porter and creator of games, and he pays no attention to anything else.

Metal Gear Solid 5's sales totaled around seven million.

The game can break even with around three million copies sold; any sales after that are pure profit. It's like letting the series shine one last time before waiting for the next wave of stealth games.

Then came the release of Grand Theft Auto V.

Based on the development cycle, this was ultimately scheduled for the end of the year.

Grand Theft Auto V was officially released on the eve of Christmas.

Seeing this, other game companies immediately postponed the release of their hard-earned, heavily invested games.

One company took a rather ruthless approach, releasing the game ahead of schedule, which is quite rare in the gaming industry. This can be seen as taking a different route to attract attention and prevent the game from losing money.

"President, all the review processes for Grand Theft Auto V have been completed, and we're just waiting for the game to be released."

At the headquarters of Yusei Electronics Entertainment, Takeyusei is looking at Grand Theft Auto V, which is now in its complete form.

At that moment, he was holding the controller and trying out one of the characters, Richie.

As a Black man, this character begins his story in a very standard way for his race.

The two good buddies bickered while discussing how to make a killing off him.

Rama was full of witty remarks, his mouth almost never stopped.

It really feels so familiar.

Zhu Youxing's lips curled up slightly; he had essentially replicated most of the game.