The specific content of this tender is to put forward requirements, and then several manufacturers will come up with ways to see if they can meet them.
These requirements were first put forward by Zhuyouxing, and then the engineering team discussed the feasibility and then negotiated with these manufacturers.
Zhuyouxing mainly requires a few points.
The computing power can achieve game graphics that are at least comparable to those of the PSP era in previous generations.
It also requires the processor to have strong compatibility.
This is to allow a series of games such as the previous GBA to be played in parallel on the new handheld console through the emulator.
Even if possible, you can run games from the SFC and FC era on the new handheld console.
These old games don't necessarily have to make Zhuyouxing much money, but they can't be left without them.
There is also ease of development, which is prepared for game developers.
If a game console is very difficult to develop, many game developers will be discouraged from developing games on this game console.
And the purpose of the processor was also directly announced at the bidding meeting.
It is to manufacture handheld consoles, but several manufacturers must keep this information strictly confidential, otherwise they will face high lawsuits and compensation.
These were all mentioned before the tender started.
For these world-famous processor manufacturers, manufacturing is not difficult.
Even the weakest company can produce this kind of processor.
There will be some differences only in price.
After some discussion, the six companies finally bid on the functions, performance, and price of their processors, and then the bidding meeting came to an end temporarily.
The winning manufacturer will be announced within half a month.
The six companies were patiently waiting for a reply from Youxing Electronic Entertainment.
Inside the headquarters of Yusei Electronic Entertainment, Takesei and several heads of the engineering development department, including Airi Hayasawa, looked at the quotes from the six companies.
"The first manufacturer offered a price of US$110 for each customized chip, and guaranteed that it could provide an annual production capacity of 20 million to Youxing Electronic Entertainment, and the price of the chips produced annually could also be reduced by US$10."
"The second manufacturer gave a price of one hundred and thirty US dollars per custom chip, but they said that if the annual ordering capacity reaches 40 million, they will lower the price by another thirty US dollars, and then reduce the price year by year.
Ten dollars.”
"The third manufacturer priced each chip at US$120. They did not offer any additional discounts. However, the chips they produced have always been stable and there have been no serious quality problems. Perhaps we can negotiate on the price.
talk."
"The fourth manufacturer prices each chip at ninety US dollars, which is quite cheap. This manufacturer used to specialize in manufacturing industrial chips. They are probably planning to expand the market through this transaction, so they are willing to use a lower price.
Winning this order is equivalent to them paying a tuition fee to enter a new market."
"The fifth manufacturer's sincerity is not very good. The price of the chip has reached 170 US dollars. I feel that this is basically unnecessary. Like the fourth manufacturer, they used to manufacture industrial chips. They did not want to pay tuition and switched careers. It is obvious that they are sincere.
insufficient."
"The sixth manufacturer's chip price is US$130, and they are willing to reduce the price by more than US$20 every year, which means that after five years, the chip price and cost will only be US$30, which is quite good."
In the conference room, a person in charge of engineering development explained to everyone the different quotations and commitments of the six manufacturers.
Each of the six manufacturers has its own strengths. Except for the fifth and third manufacturers, the quotations given by the other four are actually pretty good.
This is cheaper than Zhuyouxing initially expected.
The processor is the core of a game console.
If all costs are included, the cost of the game console can be controlled within approximately two hundred US dollars, which is within the range of 20,000 yen.
valley gum
In this case, selling a handheld console for two hundred dollars is equal to neither loss nor profit.
However, a 20,000 yen handheld console is obviously not easily accepted by current players.
The price of the previous handheld console was only over 12,000 yen, but the price of the new handheld console has increased to 20,000 yen in one fell swoop, which still puts a lot of pressure on players.
Therefore, it is inevitable to sell the host at a loss.
But as long as the game sells well, you will make money.
In the end, after everyone’s discussion, two manufacturers were identified.
The third and sixth houses.
One of these two companies has excellent product quality, and the other has very favorable prices in the future.
If a game console is produced after the fifth year, the production cost may only be 70 or 80 US dollars.
After about the third year or so, the game console can start making money again, which is pretty good.
The quality of the third manufacturer is very good, and it is not completely negotiable. I can use the increase in production capacity demand every year to attract the other manufacturer to lower the price again.
However, we can wait another half month to fully confirm the manufacturer. During this time, the company's engineering and development personnel can have a good discussion on the selection of these manufacturers.
As for the meeting, the next step was to discuss the functions and appearance of the handheld device.
Previously, Zhuyouxing had decided to design the game console as a clamshell, and it also had dual-screen attributes.
At that time, he had already shown the general appearance drawings to everyone.
But that's not the final draft, just an initial idea.
Zhu Youxing also hopes to listen to other people's opinions before making a decision.
Most of them have no objections to Zhuyouxing's idea for this game console.
Because they have long been accustomed to unfavorable development directions.
They don't even need to be too involved in the design of the game console. They just need to develop the game console according to the functional requirements given by Zhuyouxing.
Anyway, as far as Yusei Electronic Entertainment is concerned, any game console it develops is easy to sell.
"Zhuyou, to be honest, I have always felt that this kind of handheld console is not particularly good."
Just when the results of people's discussion were almost reached, a voice suddenly sounded.
Zhu Youxing raised his head and looked at the door, where a person was sitting alone.
She has always been used to being alone, but she has also undergone many changes.
At least she no longer has contact phobia, and she no longer reacts violently when in contact with others.
Tsukino Aya's silver twin tails are still so eye-catching no matter what time she is.
"It's not particularly good. What do you mean specifically?"
"Dual screen, I still can't imagine how to use the properties of this dual screen to create a game. Of course, you can use a lot of great ideas to create amazing games at Zhuyou, but other developers may not be able to do that. So many wonderful ideas.”
This makes sense.
In the previous generation, the NDs was only strong in its own game lineup. Apart from its own games, the third-party games were actually not very impressive, at least not comparable to the third-party games of the PSP handheld console at the same time.