Chapter 487 391 Firefly Light, Lighting up the World

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After the news of Pokeni's acquisition of Sega spread, the global game industry was shaken, and countless game manufacturers were trembling with fear.

The game industry is about to change, and the younger brothers are all in panic.

The most critical point is whether to re-align and what changes will happen in the future. Now everyone is in the stage of speculation.

Square's president, Mr. Masashi Miyamoto, was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time after seeing the relevant news.

Before this, Pokeni was one of Square's competitors. Both companies made games and were frequent customers on PS.

It was Sony's largest third party.

If it hadn't fallen out with Yamauchi Hiroshi before, Square should still be the largest third party of Rentoku.

However, after Pokeni acquired Sega, it suddenly changed from a third-party game production company to a first-party, that is, a game platform. This change was really unexpected, and it made Masashi Miyamoto's heart beat out.

I expected something big to happen this year, but I didn't expect it to be so big, and it was so sudden that I was not prepared at all.

What does this mean?

Pokeni will not only be the largest game producer in the future, but it may also become the second largest game console developer.

Under multiple identities, it is obvious that the relationship between Square and Pokeni will undergo subtle changes.

Square is a brick, and it can be moved wherever it is needed.

Masashi Miyamoto's principle of life has always been not to offend the young and the young, and maybe he and Qing Zhiyuan can have a good cooperation in the future.

But...

It seems a bit too early to consider these things now.

Qing Zhiyuan has not yet announced the future development plan of Sega, and it is unknown what will be produced. To be honest, in Masashi Miyamoto's view, Qing Zhiyuan has a hidden card.

You don't know what he has in his hand and whether he will play it.

Including everyone's speculation so far that they will go to war with Sony, but this is just a guess, and Qing Zhiyuan has not expressed his position.

However, Masashi Miyamoto thinks that Qing Zhiyuan should be a smart man, and once he takes action, Square will inevitably become the target of wooing.

For him now, the best way is to wait and see, and do what he should do.

Before Sega makes any new moves, Masashi Miyamoto will definitely stick to Sony.

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Capcom's president Kenzo Tsujimoto was also confused.

"What? Pokeni actually acquired Sega?!"

This news is more shocking than the depreciation of the yen today.

The depreciation of the yen has become commonplace now, but there will always be a day when it will pass, Kenzo Tsujimoto firmly believes.

However, Paradox's acquisition of Sega is a bit unbelievable.

Ah…

In this case, the console market will be in turmoil again, and many things in the future will change.

The previous Sega Saturn, performance is one aspect, and the lack of exclusive game masterpieces is a fatal problem.

But after the acquisition by Pokeni, it is completely different. Now Pokeni is recognized in the world as a game manufacturer that can achieve the world's top game quality in the field of game development.

You can even think that the games developed by Paradox are not made for this era at all, but are truly next-generation, leading the current era by at least two or three years.

Pokeni's games have become exclusive products of their own platform...

What a powerful advantage this is!

And Kenzo Tsujimoto only saw the software strength of Pokeni, but did not think that the hardware strength of Paradox, or the hardware reserve capacity, is actually not weak.

After Paradox acquired a stake in NVIDIA, it already had an advantage in graphics cards. In addition, when developing PS with Sony before, Pokeni participated in the design. Although Qingzhiyuan may not violate the confidentiality agreement and reproduce PS in the end, Pokeni, which owns some intellectual property rights, can completely develop new key technologies and apply them to future Sega game consoles.

In other words, Pokeni plus Sega are very powerful in software and hardware.

Stronger than Kenzo Tsujimoto imagined.

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At the same time, Namco’s Masaya Nakamura had the same idea.

“It’s terrible, Pokeni is playing too big a trick, I didn’t expect that they would directly acquire Sega!”

What he didn’t expect was that Presidents Isao Okawa and Hayao Nakayama would actually agree.

This is very strange.

According to Hayao Nakayama’s temperament, how could they let go of their self-esteem.

You have to know that a few years ago, Pokeni was still a younger brother, and Qing Zhiyuan was much younger than Nakayama and Okawa in age, and was completely a junior.

But all this was done by the young man of Pokeni. It must be said that Qing Zhiyuan is really amazing.

A rising star grew into a behemoth and swallowed up a big man who was once a big shot. This kind of thing actually happened.

However, the difference between Namco and Square is that they are more like Sony’s second party than ordinary third parties. In order to win over Namco, Sony actually gave a lot of discounts.

So whether to jump to Pokeni in the future, Masaya Nakamura's motivation is obviously much smaller.

But it is not impossible. The key lies in what kind of machine they can develop if Paradox really enters the console field in the future.

When the market reaches a sufficient scale, it is normal to sell on multiple platforms for profit.

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Comparatively speaking, the position of third parties is not so clear. Many third parties are on all platforms, because for them, the more players can see, the more money they can make.

If you want to sign an exclusive agreement, the platform needs to give a greater concession.

For example, Sony signed Square's Final Fantasy 7 and gave a discount on royalties.

In short, the whole world smelled a smell of gunpowder.

Although this smell of gunpowder is likely to be just an illusion, everything depends on Qing Zhiyuan's decision in the future.

However, no one is ready to bet on Pokeni, but wait and see, waiting for the next console war in the future.

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The news from Japan was not late at all when it reached the United States. Thanks to network communication, things that might have taken more than a day to be transmitted can be synchronized in just a few minutes.

P-net first sent the news on the official website in the United States at the same time as Sega.

Once the official news came out, the fact of the acquisition was confirmed.

This is also POKENI's advantage. They have already laid out the Internet field. On the day the news was released, the number of visits to P-net in the United States reached more than 300,000.

The phone of Sega's US branch was blown up.

President Peter Moore took up all the workload and time just to reply to friendly companies. In the end, his voice was hoarse and he could only explain:

"If you want to know the specific situation, just look at the company's official website homepage."

Pokeni's inheritance of Sega is not starting from scratch. Perhaps it will bear a lot of pressure in Japan. After all, the market is basically occupied by Sony, and third parties are also waiting and watching.

But in Europe and the United States, Pokeni's influence is one aspect, and Sega still has a relatively solid foundation.

So after hearing that Pokeni acquired Sega, some game manufacturers were still very happy.

For example, Richard Gilbert, the president of EA, was one of their main partners as early as the Sega MD era. Later, because Sony's PS technology was indeed powerful enough, EA switched to the PS platform.

However, they also developed games on Saturn, such as FIFA 96, which was released on Saturn.

It's just that Saturn itself has very few sales, so EA can't get much profit.

Now after hearing that Pokeni acquired Sega, Richard Gilbert's first reaction was:

"That's great. In this way, Sega's funds will not be so tight. It seems that the next generation of Sega consoles is worth looking forward to."

But at the same time, he was also thinking with regret that if he could have acquired Sega before Pokeni, it would have been great.

If he had known that President Isao Okawa would sell Sega.

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The whole world went crazy. The news of Pokeni's acquisition of Sega was like a bombshell, which caused the gaming industry to rumble and rocks to fly.

EA was happy about the news because Sega was coming back.

Koei was also very happy. They were old partners with Sega. Even in the Saturn era, Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms 4 was still released on Saturn...

In short, Pokeni's acquisition made many friendly companies who had lost confidence in Sega see hope again, and this hope was very strong, so strong that people could even hear their heartbeats.

In addition, there were actually two companies that were the happiest.

The first one was Sega.

After Sega was acquired, Nakayama Hayao swept away the previous haze and became energetic.

You should know that not long ago, President Nakayama wanted to resign from the position of president due to health reasons. However, under Qing Zhiyuan's retention, Nakayama Hayao decided to continue to contribute a little to Sega.

Sega employees were also excited.

After Pokeni acquired Sega, it did not mean the demise of Sega. Just as Qing Zhiyuan said, it was a new life.

Sega's overall strength has increased, and employees do not have to worry about subsequent development. Pokeni will become Sega's biggest help in terms of funds and software.

It feels so good to have Paradox as a backing.

Before this, Sega's internal morale was actually a little unstable, and there were even cases of privately contacting other companies to change jobs. However, when Pokeni acquired Sega and promised not to lay off employees, these guys who had previously [betrayed] were like taking a reassurance pill and settled down instantly.

Everyone has feelings for the company. After changing the boss, they still continue to do the work they love, and there is more support. There is nothing better than this.

Even because they were too happy, Sega employees cheered Qing Zhiyuan's name loudly after Nakayama Hayao announced the news of the acquisition:

"Qing Zhiyuan! Long live!"

"Sega! Long live!"

"pokeni! Long live!"

"Long live!"

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For Sega, it can be described as a carnival.

But the one who is even happier than Sega——

The second one is naturally pokeni himself.

After hearing the news of the acquisition, the members went crazy. They had no intention of working and just wanted to eat.

Moreover, this melon is from our own company, and there is nothing more exciting and exciting than this.

"Wow, the president is so awesome, isn't he? Is he so generous?"

"It was like a thunderous blow, catching everyone off guard, and the whole world was shocked! The floor in the industry was shaken!"

"Oh my god, when I saw this news, I was almost moved to tears. I used to like Sega so much, but I never thought that one day Sega would be acquired by us."

"I am so moved and excited that I don't even know what to say. Being able to work at pokeni is really the luckiest thing in my life."

"An event as big as the acquisition of Sega should be regarded as a very important event in the history of gaming, right? It will be written into textbooks in the future, right?"

"Yeah, and we are witnessing history!"

"More than just witnessing history, we are obviously participating in history, okay? This is pokeni, it is our own company!"

"I'm so excited. I've never been this excited before when I got married."

"Hahahaha, if you say that, does your wife agree? Wouldn't she be angry?"

"No, no, I have to call my wife and tell her that we acquired Sega."

"Hahaha, does your wife care about this? Why not see if the salary will increase in the future?"

"Nonsense, my wife is concerned. She is a Sega fan. She likes Sega even more than our games. This guy really does.

They used to say that although our games were of good quality, they were flashy and lacked the innocent excitement and high-emotional pleasure of Sega.

I have to call and talk to her now.

have a look?

The Sega you loved is now ours. "

"Hahaha, I really have you. Then I will also call my high school classmate and show off to him."

"The president is so domineering! The most handsome man!"

"And have you noticed that the president's confidentiality measures are very good and watertight. We didn't know about it until now, and we know it together with the whole world."

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"President, are you too outrageous? Are you hiding this from everyone?" Ken Akanishi walked into Qing Zhiyuan's office with a smile, holding two cups of milk tea in his hand, and placing one cup in Qing Zhiyuan's before.

"Haha," Qing Zhiyuan took the milk tea and laughed, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, mainly because I was too busy and didn't have time to tell you about this matter.

What's more, what if the news leaks out, the negotiation fails, and something goes wrong? "

"Yeah, of course I know, it was just a joke, just a joke."

Ken Akanishi looked extremely happy.

You know, this is Sega.

He had never dreamed of acquiring Sega before, let alone that the president would do it so easily.

"President, you are really amazing. I am so impressed with you."

"No, no." Qing Zhiyuan waved his hand and laughed.

Akanishi Ken sat on his desk and raised his chin to signal Qing Zhiyuan.

"Look, how happy are these guys outside?"

Through the glass wall, the postures of the members outside can be seen at a glance. Everyone's face is now filled with great happiness.

It's as if the acquisition of Sega was the highlight of their lives.

This sense of identification with the company really moved Qing Zhiyuan.

Without this sense of identification and pride for the company, one would not be happy, excited and proud of the company's big moves at the strategic level.

This shows that the members really treat pokeni as their own home, and they have a strong sense of belonging to pokeni.

Seeing this scene, how could he not be moved.

Qing Zhiyuan took a deep breath and looked back.

"Akanishi-san, do you know?"

"Huh?" Akanishi Ken turned around and looked at Qing Zhiyuan.

The latter was looking at him with a pair of big watery eyes, which made Akanishi Ken panic all of a sudden.

"Ahem, forget it, I'll tell you all."

Qing Zhiyuan was about to say something, but after thinking about it he decided to go outside.

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Qing Zhiyuan walked out silently, Akanishi Ken followed him with a confused look on his face.

"Everyone!"

Qing Zhiyuan raised his arms and everyone immediately fell silent.

Countless pairs of eyes focused on Qing Zhiyuan.

Qing Zhiyuan looked around, then climbed onto Ayase Akane's table and stood on it.

Akane Ayase sat in her seat and looked at him with some horror.

"No need for me to announce it, right? Everyone should have seen the news from the media news,"

Qing Zhiyuan shouted, "We successfully acquired Sega!!!"

Hua Hua Hua...

Everyone present was excited by the roar, their blood boiled, and they all clapped.

The applause lasted for a long time.

"But, what I want to say is,"

Qing Zhiyuan stood on the table, looked around, scanned the area, and even turned back.

It was as if he wanted to engrave everyone's appearance into his memory.

"The reason why we were able to acquire Sega is entirely due to your efforts. Without your hard work and efforts over the years, there would be no Pokeni today."

"Just imagine, if we were still a small company 8 years ago, not even 5 years ago, we would not have enough strength to acquire Sega.

Whether in terms of money or technology.

Even if I have enough money, I will be laughed out of the door without enough strength.

But it is because of you that you have done it, making Pokeni from an inconspicuous small company to the big man it is today.

The world cannot ignore our light. It is because of you that the little lights of fireflies gathered together can be shocking enough to light up the world!

It is you who gave me the confidence and bargaining chips to acquire Sega.

It is you who make Pokeni different.

It is you who make the whole world unable to ignore us.

It is you who make Pokeni stand at the top of the game,

It is you..."

"Thank you everyone, thank you for your company all the way.

Thank you!"

After speaking, Qing Zhiyuan bowed deeply to everyone.

Countless people at the scene were moved to tears.

I don’t know why, but at this moment, there is a surge of energy in my heart, and my blood is burning.

It makes me want to fight for Qing Zhiyuan involuntarily.

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There is another chapter tonight (end of this chapter)