Strictly speaking, the handheld console that Zhu Yuxing drew at this time should be regarded as an upgraded version of the 3ds.
The handheld console has a joystick, eight buttons, and two shoulder buttons.
The flip-top feature allows the upper screen to display high-quality images, while the lower screen can be assisted by touch.
This new handheld format also brings new inspiration to game development.
The upper and lower screens are indeed a pretty good idea.
Takeyusei still remembers that this was suggested by Hiroshi Yamauchi, the deceased Nintendo video game founder in his previous life.
Later, it was not until Hiroshi Yamauchi retired that this idea was finally brainstormed and created by Nintendo's subsequent bosses, and then once again led a new era.
With the current technological capabilities, can such a game console be created?
Zhu Youxing began to think seriously.
The technological power of this world today is ten years more advanced than that of the previous world.
It is the year 2000 now, so it will be equivalent to the year 2010 in future generations.
What makes Zhu Youxing a little surprised is that at this time, the mobile phone industry should have begun to develop rapidly from the direction of multimedia entertainment.
However, it seems that this world has not yet developed in that direction, or that it is developing too slowly, and has not yet reached the level of my previous life in 2010.
In other words, if a new handheld console is released now, there is still a lot of profit margin.
And once multimedia handheld platforms such as smartphones completely rise, the handheld market will disappear as quickly as snowflakes.
This is the law of the market. No matter how powerful Zhuyouxing is, it is impossible to prevent this general trend from happening.
Most time-travelers have never thought about changing certain general trends, but instead follow the general trends to achieve their own success.
However, even if the handheld console market gradually slumps, the video game market will continue to develop rapidly. The two sides will only conflict at a certain stage.
But in the end it will be reconciled in a new way.
Video games have embarked on a new path of their own, led by new-age handheld consoles such as the Switch.
Then after Zhuyouxing traveled through time, some video game manufacturers with a certain status also began to try to develop handheld games, reactivating the handheld market.
But it is still too early to say this. Now I can dominate the market for a while before the rise of smartphones, and then wait silently for the trend to pass.
Well, with the current technological capabilities, 3ds is completely feasible.
But the cost will soar a lot.
If a machine is actually developed for mass production, the initial cost is estimated to be more than $150 per unit.
If you add a series of costs such as transportation and tax rates, the price of the handheld console will quickly rise from just over 10,000 yen in the past to 20,000 yen.
This may be a price that is difficult for players to accept.
Because they are used to prices of over 10,000 yuan in the past.
After thinking for a moment, Zhuyouxing crossed out the previous performance assumptions, and then planned new handheld performance again.
The benefit of having a foresight into the future is reflected here.
Zhu Youxing can plan a more stable development path alone, and these are all paths that have been taken by predecessors, so he can go on with confidence.
Cross out the performance of the previous handheld console, and in order to reduce costs, we can only create a handheld console that is about 30% more powerful than the original nds.
This seems to be just right, and the cost can be kept below 10,000 yen. This way, you can make less money on the handheld console, and then rely on games to make money.
only……
Are you really willing to leave it like this?
Zhu Youxing took another look at the handheld performance list he had just crossed out.
Looking at the list, Zhu Youxing thought of his past life.
In previous lives, those game manufacturers tried their best to grab more profits, but in the end they had to compromise for the sake of profits and had to make certain sacrifices in performance or other aspects of experience.
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The product then presented to players is a product that has undergone constant compromises.
But players have nothing to do, the handheld consoles they own always make them full of regrets.
The low performance of nds means that nds players can only experience games whose image quality is one generation behind.
Of course, there’s no telling how groundbreaking and game-friendly the NDs was, otherwise it wouldn’t have won the competition of that era.
But if the performance can really be improved, players will definitely be happier, and they will probably be more willing to spend money.
If you were an ordinary consumer now, what would you think?
I'm afraid what I'm thinking about is that I hope to get the best experience, the kind of top-notch experience that people will never forget.
Moreover, the development of this handheld console may be the swan song of the handheld console industry in a short period of time.
Later, mobile phones should have dominated the mobile field for many years. It was not until people gradually got tired of the mobile phone field and began to pursue other new excitements that the handheld market would shine again.
So, since this may be the last handheld console in a short period of time, am I really willing to castrate it?
Not willing to give in.
Zhuyouxing has always regarded itself as a player.
He hopes to become the godfather of the video game industry.
Just enough money is enough.
Now his reserves have reached two billion dollars.
To be honest, the small cost of a handheld console is more than he can accept.
This allows players to have a better experience and leave no regrets.
Since there is no shortage of money in the first place, why not have more long-term pursuits?
Thinking of this, Zhu Youxing crossed out the modified handheld performance again.
Then we planned new handheld performance again.
If you want to play, play big.
It doesn't matter if he invests half of his reserve funds, he can afford it.
Even if the market proves that he failed in the end, he will not regret it because he has fulfilled his dream in his previous life.
The best game lineup and top game console performance.
This is what I most want to see.
Let yourself finish the regrets you had in your previous life now.
On Zhu Youxing’s notebook, a new handheld console is gradually taking shape
That was a handheld console whose performance was comparable to that of later generations of 3ds.
The cost is certainly not low, but Sony's previous path of selling hardware at a loss and then making money from video games is feasible.
You can totally do this yourself.
Okay! That’s it!
A brand new handheld console was just drawn on Zhu Youxing's scratch paper.
The next step is the development of handheld consoles.
Of course, what is more important is the procurement of chips.
This thing is the most important thing.
He needs to be more cautious in this regard.
This time will be my own gambling behavior, and I must not take it lightly.