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Chapter 312 Fierce competition for summer vacation ([-])

At 7 am on July 7th, RB Tokyo, Akihabara...

The legendary PS-One has finally appeared on the market as scheduled. It is a pity that the mobile phone adapter for surfing the Internet through mobile phones has been postponed until autumn. The model of the LCD screen, the screen is about five inches in size.In addition, as an accessory for the game console, in addition to some very conventional connection cables and in-car power supply, there is also a "MobilePowerOne" that can provide a power supply for one and a half to three hours, plus a dedicated LCD screen that will be officially launched next spring , PS-One can be used as a larger portable game console.

Akihiro Aoyama, as the main person in charge of the PS-One launch, is nervously watching the latest sales data from various places, "... 3200 units in Akihabara... 2200 units in Shibuya... 1500 units in Osaka... 1200 units in Kyoto..." Judging from the current situation, the sales of PS-One are still going smoothly.As the sales of PS2 have encountered many obstacles, the release situation has been unable to meet expectations, not to mention the pressure on the competitor DreamBox128. In order to distract the opponent's attention, Sony Computer Entertainment came up with an idea, which is to use the already very mature PS game machine production technology to snipe DreamBox128, so there is the current PS-One.

From the point of view of performance alone, the PS-One, which almost completely inherits the PS game console, can be said to be very backward, and it is not of this era at all. However, more than 800 PS games left over from the glorious era of PS and more than 100 PS games under development are PS-One. The biggest reliance on One's success, after all, game consoles are still supported by good games.And PS-One is also very sales gimmick, ultra-small size, mobile network support, portable LCD screen, can be equipped with mobile power, these are probably quite good selling points, the current sales situation seems to prove this point.

While keeping an eye on the sales of PS-One, Aoyama Akihiro also allocated a lot of strength to inquire about the opponent, because DreamBox128's backstage boss Dongfang Industrial Group unexpectedly chose the same day to hold a press conference at a hotel in Roppongi. And the launching ceremony of "Final Fantasy 9".The content of the press conference has not been announced, and Aoyama Akihiro's men have not investigated it for a while, but he is still very clear about what "Final Fantasy 9" will bring, so he can't ignore it.

09:30 AM, Roppongi Prince Hotel, Tokyo...

The banquet hall here has been jointly contracted by Oriental Industrial Group, Square Enix and Universal Entertainment Group to hold press conferences and the launch ceremony of "Final Fantasy 9".In fact, the release ceremony of "Final Fantasy 9" is really more like a ceremony, because the sales of the game actually started at nine o'clock, and the banquet hall of the Prince Hotel is more for the display of game media, of course Some lucky players were also invited to the scene.

Jun Hirano's public identity is a Tokyo-based reporter for the game magazine "E Tours". He usually appears at various game exhibitions and press conferences of game companies, but today his purpose of coming to the Prince Hotel is not so simple. Because he is still a secret investigator of an investigation company, he came to the Prince Hotel this time mainly to collect some information for his employer, and as for taking photos for "E Travel Chronicles", it was just for a convenient job.

Toshi Hirano had already inquired before coming here. The Oriental Industrial Group, Square Enix and Universal Entertainment Group not only booked the banquet hall, but also booked the entire ninth floor of the Prince Hotel. Obviously, if you want to get more useful materials, you must go to Take a risk.Taking advantage of the time before the press conference and the launch ceremony, Hirano Toshi carried his tool bag, pretended to be a hotel guest, took the elevator to the 10th floor, and then went down to the 9th floor through the stairwell. Unexpectedly, the other party's security is very tight, and even the stairwell has been guarded. If he hadn't seen the opportunity quickly, he might have been detained.

After the initial infiltration failed, Jun Hirano decided to go to the banquet hall first, get some public information first, and then take some photos for business, and then slowly think of a way to see if there is any other way to enter the ninth floor.When Jun Hirano returned to the banquet hall, the launch ceremony of "Final Fantasy 9" had already begun. He quickly took out his camera and took a quick photo of the stage.

The launch ceremony of "Final Fantasy 9" was very simple, but it was just hanging something in the air, and then the people on the stage pulled it, and a banner with the words ""Final Fantasy 9", come back!" appeared in the rain of flowers, Perhaps it is in line with the theme of this "Final Fantasy", "Back to the crystal again, the ancient occupation system returns again, and the character modeling returns to the Q version again...".

At the subsequent press conference, Universal Entertainment Group announced the heavyweight news as the protagonist. Of course, this may be for the film industry.Produced by Pixar Animation, a subsidiary of Universal Entertainment Group, Oriental Shenyun provides technical support, Square Enix provides creative ideas, Oriental Industrial Group is the main investor, and has invited many Hollywood stars to dub, and many parties jointly create a CG movie "Final Fantasy" , with an investment of nearly 6000 million US dollars.

At the press conference, a leading trailer of the movie was played directly. Although many people didn't understand what it was after watching it, but the CG movie images that are close to real people are enough to make a lot of money. Eyeballs gone.Before Jun Hirano joined the investigation company, he was also in the game production circle, and he was quite familiar with the current level of game production, so after watching the trailer of "Final Fantasy", he didn't take it too seriously. This effect is simply not what the current game hardware can carry.

This is not over yet. As soon as the "Final Fantasy" trailer ended and the lights on the stage were turned on again, two people came out from the lounge next to them. Some sharp-eyed people in the audience had noticed, but The two happened to be in the shadow area and couldn't see clearly. They could only guess who would appear next.Is it the leader of another Square game masterpiece "Dragon Quest", or other games on the DreamBox128 platform.

The two slowly walked out of the shadow area on the stage, and were exposed to the light. Several reporters who had made guest appearances on the entertainment page became excited, and then many people in the audience remembered who these two people were.Among the two, the middle-aged man who looked older with a smile on his face and a little bald on his head was the famous director John Woo, while the other was wearing a black suit and a blue twill tie. With a smile, many people are familiar with Fa Ge.

The host went up to greet him, shook hands with Wu Yusen and Fa Ge who came over, and said hello, then turned to the audience, and said to everyone: "Everyone, I believe you don't need me to make introductions, everyone can recognize you. The two next to me. Welcome to the famous director Mr. Wu Yusen, welcome to the actor Mr. Chow Yun-fat..."

After finishing speaking, the host took the lead in applauding, and most of the audience also applauded, but they were still somewhat puzzled.A director and an actor appear here. Could it be that they still want to make some kind of movie? But this is obviously a press conference for the game industry, and a CG movie of "Final Fantasy" has been made before. With a touch of the edge, what effect can Wu Yusen and Chow Yun-fat come here? It's hard to make another game adaptation movie.

"After tossing "Final Fantasy", is it possible to plan to toss "Dragon Quest" again?" Many RB reporters in the audience thought this way, and the expressions on their faces became a little subtle.

Wu Yusen and Fa Ge came to the speech booth, and with the help of the interpreter, they greeted everyone in the audience with a few words of courtesy, but they did not say what the purpose of the trip was. The suspense in everyone's hearts was not resolved, and the release was even higher. up.Fortunately, another person came up on the stage at this time, and when he opened his mouth to make an introduction, the people in the audience understood what the purpose of these people on the stage was.

It turned out that this was not about making any new movie, nor was it promoting Fa Ge's upcoming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but for a new game, an action gun game.According to the guy on the stage from the Hong Kong studio of Oriental Electronic Entertainment Co., Ltd., this game is adapted from "Hot Detective" directed by John Woo and starring Fa Ge. Make an unofficial sequel.

The protagonist of the game is still Yuan Haoyun, the policeman played by Fa Ge in "Hot Detective". The character image will be similar to that in the movie, and the dubbing will also be done by Fa Ge.The story in the game still takes place in Hong Kong. After the hospital bombing, Yuan Haoyun was put on leave for a period of time, but before leaving Hong Kong, an accident happened at the home of one of his police friends, and his son was murdered. The evidence at the scene points to A gang leader, but the gang leader mysteriously disappeared.In order to help his grieving friend, Yuan Haoyun gave up his vacation and went to a teahouse to meet his informant, hoping to inquire about the suspicious gangster leader, but unexpectedly, what greeted him was a fierce battle...

Because the copyright has been resolved, the game continues to use the name of the film, also called "Handy Detective", and will use the most mature 128D engine "Dark Night" on DreamBox3 (the main technology is derived from the Build3D engine, and a stronger climate environment has been added. Support), and added preliminary physics engine technology, which means that most of the things in the game can be destroyed, and even when you can't find the way, you can use powerful weapons to blast a passage.The degree of freedom in the game is also very high. There are many ways to pass each level. Except for the starting point and the ending point, how to go halfway is completely in the hands of the player.With the powerful game engine and the powerful DreamBox128 game console, the picture effect in the game will be more delicate than many previous games, and it also has a bullet time slow motion system similar to "The Matrix".

John Woo expressed his opinion with a smile: "... I am very happy to have the opportunity to cooperate with the Hong Kong game studio under Oriental Electronic Entertainment Co., Ltd. I think such an interactive entertainment experience will immerse both movie fans and game fans... "

Fa Ge on the side also made his addition: "... I have been filming movies with Wu Yusen for so many years, and I am very happy to be able to enter the game field with him... Now the game has action and performance effects that are close to movies. I feel that people can personally enter the intense action scenes through games, and this experience even surpasses the feeling that movies can bring..."

Finally, the representative of the Hong Kong studio also revealed that Jiang Lang (played by Tony Leung), whose life and death are unknown at the end of the movie "Hot Detective", may also appear in the game. Shut up.But this is not important anymore, with Wu Yusen and Fa Ge, and the game "Hot Detective" under development, there are already enough topics for the reporters in the audience to operate.

After all, maybe many people don't know who Wu Yusen is, but when it comes to Fa Ge, there are very few people who don't know him.With Fa Ge's wonderful performance in many films, especially in "The True Colors of Heroes" and "God of Gamblers", at least in Asia, Fa Ge's name is still a household name. Tiger, Hidden Dragon is being promoted for its release in the second half of the year, and this is simply a wonderful topic right now.

"International directors cooperate with film stars to enter the game industry... "Hard Detective" has a sequel, Fa Ge returns to work..." Many reporters have already popped up ready-made titles in their minds.

Akihiro Aoyama finally received the news from his subordinates from the venue of the Roppongi Prince Hotel, his expression became serious, and he rushed to the president's office in a hurry, preparing to report to President Ken Kutaragi.

"...President, the basic situation is like this now." After finishing talking about the situation at the Roppongi Prince Hotel in one breath, Aoyama Akihiro turned his attention to President Kutaragi Ken, expecting to get guidance from him.

Kutaragi Ken’s expression is very dignified. It’s already the afternoon of July 7th, and the sales situation of “Final Fantasy 7” can be seen for the first time. After rough statistics, a total of 9 million sets have been sold as of noon. That form of hot selling will definitely continue.On the other hand, Sony Computer Entertainment is quite different. The sales of PS-One, which was launched with confidence, is not ideal. It seems that today it can reach 150 units at most, which is far less than expected.However, the sales of rival DreamBox20 started to soar again due to the stimulation of "Final Fantasy 128". The situation is already very unfavorable for Sony Computer Entertainment.

Now there is a game version of "Hot Detective", if it is a purely film adaptation of the game, it will not have a big impact, but "Hot Detective" has Chow Yun-fat as the protagonist, his influence is already very large in RB, many fans He is regarded as the best movie shooter, and now it is on the DreamBox128 game console. It is conceivable that many people who were not interested in it will buy one for the sequel of "Hot Detective". The sales volume of the DreamBox128 game console is huge. It will definitely go up.

"No," Ken Kutaragi slapped his desk and roared angrily, "We also have to have our own movie version of the game!"

(End of this chapter)