Is it not a galgame?

1994 was definitely the most intense year for the console wars.

It can be said to be a separatist regime.

Ren Tiantang currently occupies the bulk of the game market mainly based on SFC.

The current Rentiantang seems to be a bit off track. The main force is researching the so-called Visual Boy, which is a virtual game console. The situation is underestimated.

Guys, now everyone is moving towards 32-bit hosts, but you are secretly engaged in VR. This thing has not made a splash until 2023. How could it be successful in 1994?

And the most impactful one is still Sega’s MD-CD. The Sega Saturn, which will be released this year, is Sega’s sixth-generation console. It is precisely because there is a 6 here, and Saturn is also the sixth planet in the solar system. named Saturn.

It's just that the code name is not very nice, it's called SS, it's comparable to the handheld GG they named before, and it's destined to die tragically.

It's not because the performance of this game is not good enough, it's just that it hasn't been polished particularly well, resulting in a lot of bugs. On the contrary, Sega's reputation and market have declined after it was launched. In order to solve the performance problem of the game console, Sega also recalled one Some hosts thus took a lot of time to fix this bug.

Because Sega miscalculated that 2D graphics games are still the mainstream, the support for 3D graphics lags behind Sony's Playstation.But in the end, the general trend is still that 3D pictures are popular.

Now is the transition period for the game industry to enter 3D CG animation production.

The strategy of releasing the well-received "VR Warrior" on the arcade together with the mainframe has won Sega a good start, selling 100 million units within half a year of its release.

2D game production has reached its pinnacle by adding a RAM card to the expansion slot.

Then there are game consoles from NEC, Neo-Geo CD developed by SNK, and 3DO consoles from the United States...

Even Apple released a Pippin game console this year, and the person in charge of the product is Kai-Fu Lee.

It ended up going down in history as one of the worst Apple products of all time, perhaps even surpassing the infamous Hockey Puck mouse and Newton tablet, among others.

Apple has big ambitions for the gaming console market, and it's a more capable all-around device than existing standalone consoles.

Apple's idea was to create a product that not only played games, but appealed to a wider audience eager to own a PC-like device.

Additionally, the device can serve as a communication platform, handle interactive music, and even wear the hat of an educational tool, all while retaining the ability to play games.

In hindsight, this decision ended up being an "everything is okay but nothing is great" product that tried to do everything but ended up being terrible at every one of them.

This is actually a layman's thinking that does not understand the market.

If I do it big and comprehensive, wouldn't I be more successful?

In fact, you will only be slapped in the face.

Just like many novice writers want everything, want to write everything, not only want to be reborn, but also cultivate immortality, open a harem, a little bit of western magic, go straight to the melee of the three worlds, humans, gods and ghosts...

It turned out to be a mess, wanting to fall in love and start a career, but in the end there was only one way to go.

……

In short, the current situation is divided among the heroes, fighting on all sides.

The bosses entered the arena one after another and played in full swing.

After all, the game market and performance are really eye-catching, as long as it is related to the Internet and electronic products, everyone wants to share the cake.

What's more, Ren Tiantang's position is no longer so unbreakable, and even in the past two years, it has been defeated by Sega, not only in the North American market, but also in Neon.

As the saying goes, Qin lost its deer, and the whole world pursued it.

From a historical point of view——

After that, Sony will establish itself as the king, thus defeating Ren Tiantang and becoming the new overlord.

Consoles don’t actually make money, and R&D costs are quite high. At the same time, they have to fight price wars. For example, 3DO game consoles are really powerful, but they are also ridiculously expensive, but if you want to lower the price, even the capital will be charged. not coming back.

This kind of thing is actually a bit similar to the later video platform. It is a money-burning machine in itself and may face huge losses every year.

The main reason why so many manufacturers enjoy the console war is not whether the console can make money.

What really makes money is to make money through game sales after the formation of a monopoly.

Whether it's your own games or royalties, when your host platform becomes a dominant player, these will become huge profits.

This is the truth of the console wars.

Although Nihong is a capitalist country, it is not as thorough as the United States in terms of anti-trust, which is why Ren Tiantang, a giant who is both a player and a referee, was born.

At the same time, it also gave birth to a unicorn like Sony that directly crosses multiple tracks, and the fields involved include music, film and television, games, entertainment products, electronic products...

If this were to be placed in the United States, Sony would at least have to split into several companies.

……

Qing Zhiyuan is very familiar with this period of history, but whether the timeline after rebirth will follow this direction is not known.

Even so far, what role does Lian's own company play in the host world war, and what role can it play...

Qing Zhiyuan was at a loss.

Times have changed.

But one thing is very clear, the major console manufacturers have started all kinds of wrestling in order to make their own game consoles stand out and even stand out as the new overlord in this battle.

The most obvious thing is that they are trying to win over major game development companies, hoping that they can join their camp.

And pokeni is an important member who was wooed by them.

What a blessing!
Qing Zhiyuan couldn't help sighing, if this was placed a year or two ago, who would have missed you?
The status and importance are achieved through Pokeni's hit games one after another, with real swords and guns.

However, Qing Zhiyuan didn't think that he was important enough to affect the battle situation.

In this case, it seems the most sensible choice not to put all eggs in one basket.

You think I am Lu Bu, but I am actually from the Zhuge family.

The eldest went to Soochow, and the second went to Xishu...

Well, it's such a happy decision.

……

Qing Zhiyuan is very glad that he did not join this console war.

One is too expensive.

Although pokeni still has a small amount of money now, which is close to 6 billion, but once the console war enters the field, this amount of money is probably not enough to burn.

The other is that the water is too deep.

Qing Zhiyuan has not been able to reach all directions, and he can have long talks with all the big shots in the game industry.

It's easy to capsize if you don't get it right.

So it's better to be a bystander.

Not only to be a bystander, but also to be a master of Duan Shui.

So under such circumstances, every family of Qingzhiyuan eats, and every family promises to develop games, but they can't guarantee when.

He also gave good reasons:

After all, pokeni's manpower is limited now, and the production cycle of a game may vary from one to two years. There is no way to meet the needs of the big guys in a short time.

But, since I agreed, I must do it.

Just look forward to it.

And judging from the historical process, it is estimated that the results will come out in the next one or two years. At that time, many game consoles will withdraw sadly. If Pokeni can't fulfill its promise, Qing Zhiyuan can't be blamed for being unreasonable.

Who made your host fail to live up to expectations?

Qing Zhiyuan knew about the course of history, but these big bosses didn't, so they got his promise, and all the big bosses were very happy.

And according to Qing Zhiyuan's own thinking, although Pokeni is delicious, it is definitely not the only one. I am afraid that they have invited other game companies behind their backs.

……

In fact, Qing Zhiyuan's judgment was correct, because the Pokeni family was not the only one who was attracted.

For example, Square Enix was visited by Ken Kutaragi of Sony every day, hoping that they could develop a new game on the PS platform.

You must know that the current relationship between Square and Ren Tiantang is as good as that of a father and son. It is difficult for me to invite you to come to the door like this.

But he really couldn't afford to offend Sony's boss, and Square's president, Masashi Miyamoto, had no choice but to reluctantly agree.

To some extent, it coincides with Qing Zhiyuan's thoughts.

Anyway, if you beat your opponents, I will invest in each of them. In short, whoever wins will not lose.

……

"President, is this really alright?" Akane Ayase put the brewed coffee heavily on Qing Zhiyuan's table, and stood beside her with a tray in her arms.

"Would it be too immoral?" the little HR complained, "Didn't we always firmly support Sega? Why do you agree to everyone now?"

"And where do we get so much time?"

Qing Zhiyuan raised his head and glanced in surprise.

Oh, the little HR has a sense of justice.

"This is called win-win cooperation. Do you understand win-win cooperation? It means that everyone can make money." Qing Zhiyuan leaned back, turned the chair along the way, put his hands on his chest and crossed them, and looked at them leisurely. Looking at the little girl in front of her.

"I didn't say I betrayed Sega, isn't the new game released in Sega?

It's just that Sony has a very good relationship with us, so we develop games on Sony.

Other game manufacturers have come to invite, so it's not good to give others face, right? "

Qing Zhiyuan said, "I can make money anyway, which is good for everyone. Isn't it good to coexist peacefully? Isn't it good to start a business together?"

Akane Ayase was silenced.

snort!
Scumbag!

The little HR let out a cold snort, then opened the door and walked out.

Only the bewildered Qing Zhiyuan was left behind.

Ouch, when did this guy become so righteous?

……

But, Qing Zhiyuan didn't pay too much attention to these details.

He turned the chair back, turned on the computer, and sorted out the content of the future development plan.

Not to mention whether those game consoles can survive, whether pokeni's promise can be fulfilled, even as a game company, game planning still has to be produced.

After a brief tidying up, there are several games that pokeni is currently developing:
1. For Diablo 2, Qing Zhiyuan himself is currently the nominal supervisor, but after Mikami Shinji completed the upside-down Patma, Qing Zhiyuan pulled him back to serve as the producer again.

2. Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire are now in charge of Lisa Asano, so it’s not a big problem.

Both games are expected to be available by the end of the year.

"Pokémon Gold and Silver" was launched at the beginning of this year and has achieved quite good results. It has sold more than 300 million copies so far, which can be said to be very powerful.

Pokémon is worthy of being a god-level IP, and the profits from subsequent derivatives alone are enough to support the entire pokeni company.

Of course, Qing Zhiyuan's dream is not so narrow, and he still has to actively explore it.

Moreover, Miyazaki Hidetaka was added to the members of the Diablo 2 project team. Qing Zhiyuan placed high hopes on him and hoped that he could grow rapidly under the leadership of Mikami.

Once Hidetaka Miyazaki has the corresponding strength, Qing Zhiyuan is ready to open two more projects.

Otherwise, the current company's producers are completely insufficient.

3. The Pokémon 3D world is now dominated by Qing Zhiyuan himself. After all, no one knows better than him what the game will be developed into.

4 and 5. CL and LL, the producers of these two games are Tsubaki Furuhara, the executive chief planner is Mika Ishino, the script is Jun Maeda, and the animation supervisor is Hayao Miyazaki.

It's a lineup of gods.

If the progress is satisfactory, it may be on the shelves next month.

……

Is there anything else that needs to be developed?

Qing Zhiyuan knocked on the table, silently typing and tidying up.

Made a list, but frowned again.

There are many games I want to make, but pokeni's development capabilities are really limited, especially the lack of producers makes it impossible to open more game projects.

Ah~ uncomfortable ah uncomfortable.

Qing Zhiyuan felt very uncomfortable. Although he has great talents and plans, it is a pity that he does not have the manpower to realize it.

Damn.

Moreover, Qing Zhiyuan himself has already pushed his limit. Just a few projects that he is the producer of are enough for him to be busy day and night, how can there be more?
Forget it, talk about it later.

Qing Zhiyuan closed his eyes and rubbed the center of his brows, feeling a little powerless.

Shouldn't one be blessed after being reborn?

How can you make yourself so tired?
Ah... If you think about it carefully, everything starts with the Onmyoji.

No, it should be "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

By the way, how about "Sword"?

Thinking of this, Qing Zhiyuan suddenly woke up.

"When was Xianjian 1 developed?" Qing Zhiyuan recalled silently, it seems to be in the last one or two years, right?

and many more.

If it is said that I have already made "Onmyoji" and completely applied the plot of Immortal Sword, but only changed the packaging...

So will Yao Zhuangxian still make "Legend of Sword and Fairy"?

Or does it mean that from then on, the series of Legend of Sword and Fairy does not exist? !
……

What the hell!

Qing Zhiyuan's eyes widened suddenly.

My heart skipped a beat.

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