Chapter 531: Do you play games?
Resignation.
Masakazu Nakamura didn't even need to look at what Takasugi Isao was holding in his hand.
Just by looking at him, I already had the answer in my heart.
After all, Takasugi Isao came here at this moment for no other reason than to submit his resignation.
We had agreed on that originally!
Before the official release of "Silent Hill: Ascension", Takasugi Isao will not leave Konami. He will wait until all the neural safety valve technologies are fully installed before submitting his resignation.
now.
The safety valve technology has been fully installed on the latest KMN-4, and Silent Hill: Ascension was also released on time.
Takasugi Isao has already fulfilled all the previous conditions.
Now, it's time to cash in.
salad--
Coming to the opposite side of Nakamura Masakazu, Takasugi Isao sat down and pushed the resignation letter in his hand forward:
"President Nakamura, I have completed all the preliminary procedures. All that is missing is your signature."
"This time, out of the 207 members of the Gaoshan team, 75 of them chose to go to China with me and join Made in Heaven, a gaming subsidiary of the Golden Wind Group."
"I have left all the relevant information about the nerve safety valve technology in the company. The brothers who chose not to leave with me will also help the company's new employees to familiarize themselves with the technology."
"It has been nearly 20 years since I joined Konami, starting as a lead programmer in a small studio and now becoming a team leader in one of the top studios,"
"I am very grateful to the company for its cultivation and dedication to me,"
"But to match it, I also gave my best efforts and contributions."
“I hope Konami can achieve greater success in the future.”
After saying that.
Takasugi Isao raised the corner of his mouth, gave a standard professional smile, then raised his hand to indicate the resignation letter in front of him.
Please sign, President Nakamura. I have decided to leave.
How could Masakazu Nakamura not know Takasugi Isao's determination?
After all, the two were once colleagues at the same level and both were team leaders of the Peak Studio.
Although the two of them were not close friends, Nakamura Masakazu knew well what kind of person Takasugi Isao was.
A veteran who has been able to sit firmly in the position of team leader of Peak Studio for ten years.
Since he can say the two words "I want to leave", it means that no one can stop him.
Unless he was absolutely sure, Takasugi Isao would never speak.
and!
Nakamura Masakazu was 100% sure that Takasugi Isao and his team of 75 people were gone!
In less than a quarter!
In the hands of Golden Wind, there will be an extra neural safety valve technology!
Unstoppable.
These four words were the only ones left in Nakamura Masakazu's mind at this moment.
The rise of the golden wind is unstoppable.
From Phoenix to Aurora to Dream.
They have mastered five of the seven technologies of the Golden Wind Engine module!
And with the addition of Takasugi Isao, the neural safety valve technology, which is known as the user's strongest safety shield, will also become the sixth module they have acquired!
From the second generation of FPS, to psychological horror, to movie-style games, to sandbox game modes, to the new somatosensory ACT format...
Golden Wind has been innovating the gaming format of this world with one work after another, leading the trend of change in the gaming era again and again.
And now!
They have already sounded the clarion call for the game industry revolution!
Masami Nakamura could not clearly see the appearance of Golden Wind, because they were too dazzling standing in the sunlight of the future.
They are unstoppable.
And corresponding to it.
Konami's decline was already inevitable.
He couldn't tell since when.
Maybe it was Yexia Island, maybe it was the Torii, or maybe their fate was doomed from the moment they monopolized the results of Silent Hill PT.
Since its establishment in 1969, Konami has been like a person who keeps running, leaving its footprints in every corner of the gaming industry until it reached its peak and dominated the Eastern Hemisphere.
It can be said that it has witnessed the development of game history.
But now, it seems that it is really about to be abandoned by the new era of gaming ark.
"Silent Hill: Ascension" will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back. This comprehensive gaming overlord group that once dominated the entire Eastern Hemisphere has finally come to the moment of its end.
"Tell me, where did we lose?"
Before signing, Nakamura Masayuki paused and couldn't help but look up at Takasugi Isao.
Is it technology?
Konami's technology was once unrivaled in the world.
Is it the volume?
Konami was once unrivaled in size in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Is it financial resources?
Konami's market value was once as stable as a rock and its financial strength was enormous.
So, what exactly led to the current failure?
"I don't know either,"
Gao Shanxun shook his head, and after thinking for a moment, he asked back:
“Do you play games?”
"ah?"
Takasugi Isao's sudden question made Nakamura Masakazu stunned and he shook his head subconsciously:
“No.”
joke.
As the head of a company, he has to liaise with the board of directors and even the financial sponsor Weiwangdi, and also pay attention to the company's output and structure. In the meantime, he has to remain vigilant at all times to consolidate his position.
There are only twenty-four hours in a day, how could he have the leisure to play games?
Hearing this.
Takasugi Isao shrugged and nodded to indicate that what Nakamura Masakazu said made sense.
“But to this day, Golden Wind’s senior management team has firmly occupied the top ten in the world in many game world record rankings, including the wingsuit flying in Peaky Blinders, the recruit training in Call of Duty, the car robbery in Payday, and the latest E-level clearance speed in GTFO.”
Takasugi Isao said, his tone very sincere:
"Maybe what I said is not very accurate. After all, I have never been a president or a CEO. I am just a team leader of a studio."
"But I think that since they can rank among the top ten among the millions or even tens of millions of players in the world,
"It can prove from the side that they love games very much,"
"At least, they love the game world they created."
It is because of love that we know how to cherish.
It is because of love that we understand respect.
Looking at the global gaming industry, there are tens of thousands of practitioners.
The phrase "Games are the ninth art" is repeated thousands of times every day.
But the number of people who can truly be consistent, respect and practice this sentence from the bottom of their hearts is probably only one in ten thousand.
Although passion does not mean success.
But success is always inseparable from passion.
The question "Do you play games?" really stunned Nakamura Masaichi.
"…Goodbye, see you later, Mr. Nakamura Masakazu."
Click.
As the office door closed, Takasugi Isao left.
Nakamura Masakazu was silent for a long time.
It is still unknown whether he and Takasugi Isao will meet again in the future.
But it is not difficult to judge how great an impact Takasugi's departure will have.
Internally, as a benchmark game development team, Peak Studios will inevitably cause turmoil if its team leader resigns and half of the team members leave overnight.
Externally, as Konami's flagship studio, Takasugi's influence on public opinion is even greater than that of former Managing Director Moritani. Once he leaves, God knows what kind of uproar it will cause.
But the time has come.
The right and wrong of staying or leaving is a foregone conclusion.
Strangely enough, Nakamura Masaichi was not as frightened as he was at the beginning.
Even the devastating impact that Takasugi Isao's departure would cause was not that important to him.
Instead, Gao Shan's words before leaving lingered in his mind for a long time -
【Do you play games? 】
In other words, how long has it been since you calmed down, put aside all your prejudices and hostility, and played a game properly?
Think of this.
Nakamura Masakazu suddenly felt like he was possessed by an obsession. He drank the tea on the table and picked up the office phone:
"Get me an Yiyoux3, now."
Although at this time, Yiyou x3 is still an exhibition model and theoretically has not been released for sale.
But don't forget.
Yiyou participated in the Tokyo Game Show, which was held at Konami’s home base, the headquarters of Masakazu Nakamura.
For Konami, getting a pre-sale machine is a piece of cake.
In just half a day, the new generation of Yiyux3 appeared in front of Masakazu Nakamura.
Its overall appearance is lighter and smoother than the previous generation. The base is light and reliable. The limited joint name of "Resident Evil VIIIx Yiyou" is laser-engraved on the body, and the paint is full of the Gothic style of Resident Evil.
"You guys go and get busy."
After sending away the subordinate who brought him to the sensory cabin, Masakazu Nakamura stood up, took off his tight suit jacket, loosened his tie, opened the sensory cabin and entered it.
As my eyes went dark.
After a moment.
The meticulously crafted golden LOGO appeared in front of him, blooming with brilliant colors——
Resident Evil VIII: Village
【Golden Wind】
【Grand Offer】
Following right on!
Not long!
Then Nakamura Masakazu's voice could be heard faintly in the game.
"Oh - Kawaii -"
The well-behaved little baby Rose is so adorable, especially when you hold her in your arms and watch her fall asleep, the warm and soft feeling is so cozy.
"Ah! Bridge-bridge bean sack! Mia-Mia!"
Chris's attack was so sudden that he had no time to react, and his wife, the mother of his children, was already lying in a pool of blood.
"ahhhhhh——fvvvvvvk! Baga Lusine——!"
The sudden appearance of the werewolf zombie also scared him, and he kept swearing in panic.
“Hahahahahahahahaha… This is truly weird! No matter how I think about it, I shouldn’t be the one to make comments like this, hahaha…”
The lament of why everyone was dead made him laugh and cry, and he exclaimed that this bad taste was outrageous.
The unparalleled sense of reality makes people marvel at the rapid development of somatosensory technology.
The well- paced design allows players to fully immerse themselves in the game.
Mia's hesitation to speak made him uneasy, Rose's disappearance made him anxious, the appearance of zombies made him scared, and the confusing plot development made him look forward to it.
At this moment, Masakazu Nakamura is just an ordinary game player, who feels happy and sad as the game develops.
He hasn't played games for a long, long time.
I almost forgot what the game was originally like.
However.
It all seems to have come too late.
The bubble of immersion in virtuality will eventually burst.
As the Tokyo Game Festival comes to an end.
The news of Takasugi Isao's departure set off the last huge thunder in the global gaming circle at the end of the year...
