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Doom by id Software created a huge response.
Audiences were initially enthusiastic about the game, but immediately realized the obvious.
“Wait a minute···. After all, you can run that game on the PlayStation right now, right?”
“Oh My God. Are you saying we can enjoy that game too?”
“Having a presentation at Nintendo means that the release date is imminent!”
Shigeru, who had roughly noticed the audience’s agitation, spoke with his characteristic wacky smile.
“As some of you may have already noticed, it’s not too far before you can enjoy the PlayStation for yourself.”
Shigeru paused for a moment.
By the time everyone in the audience was impatient, Shigeru smiled broadly and shouted.
“Exactly tomorrow! Available at Sony stores nationwide starting 1/1/95!”
At Shigeru’s shout this time, the audience was greatly agitated.
Usually, product sales start about a month after the product presentation.
After summarizing the reaction at the product presentation and the needs of the audience, the final inspection of the released product, and from then on, it takes only one month to start distributing the product to the distribution network.
However, Shigeru said he could buy it from tomorrow.
This means that Shigeru completed production at least two or three weeks ago and finished preparations for distribution of the PlayStation nationwide.
Hoyoung felt tremendous confidence in Shigeru’s presentation.
He had no doubts about the success of the PlayStation.
A confident expression.
trustworthy speech.
Looking at Shigeru on stage, Hoyoung seemed to overlap with himself as if he were announcing Chronos.
But at the same time, I couldn’t help but feel a weak sense of betrayal.
It was because he had only recently learned that sales would begin tomorrow.
“zone! Did you know?”
John made a funny face and giggled.
“How about our surprise?”
“How could you not say a word to me?”
“It was Shigeru’s idea. You always surprise us, so let’s make fun of you once in a while!”
Hoyoung was dumbfounded, but there was nothing he could do but smile happily.
“In addition to Doom, Square’s Final Fantasy and Legend of the Holy Sword series, and Enix’s latest edition of Dragon Quest will also be released tomorrow. The two companies have not yet made these games into PC versions, and have decided to have a one-year PlayStation Sun exclusive period, so those who love games from both companies should enjoy them on the PlayStation.”
In addition to the two companies, the names of numerous game companies appeared on the screen.
“All of these companies that you can see on the screen right now are the companies that participated in the PlayStation project. Sega, Namco, Capco, etc… These are the companies that make the best games without a doubt. You all know, right?”
At Shigeru’s words, the audience nodded like a storm.
‘I never thought that the previous discussions on the Chronos platform would be so helpful.’
Hoyoung also thought that he did not know what life would be like.
Several years ago, when negotiating for a Cronos cartridge reader, we had discussed supplying games to the Cronos platform with numerous game companies in Japan.
At that time, Hoyoung’s intention was an agreement to allow games to be run on a PC without even thinking about the console, but now the agreement has continued to the PlayStation.
The audience was all excited.
Different people have different games that they like and enjoy the most.
So many people claim that a console’s sales depend on which games are released as exclusives.
But now, PlayStation was covering a huge number of companies and games of a huge number of genres at once.
It felt like trying to get out of this dense net.
“Do you know what the PlayStation’s greatest strength is? Huge hardware specs? Or convenience? Of course, both are strong advantages. But, what is the most overwhelming advantage?”
Shigeru paused for a moment before continuing.
“It means that it has the best operating system, Kronos.”
The audience all exclaimed in admiration.
The previous version of the Super Famicom also used a Kronos-based operating system, so there were people who speculated that this would be the case this time too.
However, the weight of simple guesses and what the director of development said directly was incomparable.
“Because it is equipped with Chronos, we can run 3D games like ‘Doom’ you just saw with minimal specifications. And one more crucial thing… That means multiplayer is possible!”
The audience didn’t understand Shigeru’s words for a moment, but then realized it and went wild.
“Multiplayer means you can play a game together from a distance?”
“You mean online games like ‘Zelda Online’ or ‘Linez’ are possible? Is that possible?”
“Oh My God. I can’t 100% believe what Shigeru says anymore. Are you saying that this is possible with today’s technology?!”
As expected, Shigeru grinned as the audience responded.
“It is a net play using ADSL communication that is explosively spreading all over the world. Our test results have been tested so that you can play really stably in the ADSL environment. We invite you to a new world created by net play.”
Hoyoung also enjoyed the audience’s reaction.
The net play feature was, in effect, a feature he created.
“ruler. And there is one more person I would like to introduce to you.”
Shigeru came out to the front of the stage and said.
The audience was curious about who Shigeru was introducing.
Today’s announcement is not a place to compete with other companies.
It is a seat only for Nintendo and Shigeru Miyamoto, that is, PlayStation.
That’s why he should promote the features and advantages of the PlayStation to the fullest here.
But to split up that valuable presentation time and introduce someone else?
I guessed that he must be a very important person.
Then Shigeru opened his mouth.
“Without this person, the PlayStation wouldn’t have come into the world.”
Was there another helper that Hoyeong didn’t know about? He made a questioning expression.
It was because there was no way he wouldn’t be aware of it if he had played a big role enough to go up on stage.
“Creator of Kronos and ADSL. The main character of H&H and Hermes. Introducing Yun Ho-young!”
The audience cheered and clapped their hands loudly when they heard the name Yun Ho-young.
The meaning of the name Yun Ho-young was enormous for users who are currently interested in the IT field and who love computers and games.
However, the person whose name was called a little while ago.
Hoyoung was just shaking his head, not knowing what it was.
“Yoon Ho-young. Come up!”
Shigeru held out his hand to the exact spot where Hoyoung was sitting, and Hoyoung suddenly looked at John Carmack, who was sitting next to him.
John Carmack met Hoyeong’s eyes and smiled deeply.
“surprise”
After saying that, he pushed Hoyoung onto the stage.
All attention was focused on Hoyoung.
“haha···.”
Hoyoung had no choice but to laugh and climb up the stage.
It wasn’t planned, but Hoyoung was a person who knew how to show a great image to the audience.
“Yoon Ho-young. Nice to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you. Mr. Shigeru. I didn’t know you would call me like this, but thank you so much for creating an opportunity to communicate with the audience like this.”
“you’re welcome. Can you explain the strengths of the PlayStation with Chronos and the future that multiplayer will create for the audience listening to us?”
Shigeru narrowed his eyes as he spoke to Hoyoung.
Hoyeong smiled and looked at the audience and explained the Cronus for PlayStation in a little more detail than what Shigeru had said.
“I have nothing else to say about the rest because Mr. Shigeru, who is here, said it so well. However, just one last thing… The game market in the future will be divided between before and after the release of PlayStation!”
The audience cheered at Hoyoung’s declaration-like words, and today’s PlayStation presentation ended in great success.
the presentation is over.
Hoyoung, Shigeru, and John Carmack decided to unwind at a restaurant.
They had an experience in New York once, but since all three of them were good at drinking, they decided to have a drinking party rather than a meal in the first place.
“Then when will it be released in Korea and the US?”
“It will be released in the US in early February. However, the release in Korea has yet to be decided.”
“Why is the release undecided in Korea? It is a place with the best ADSL environment, so the possibilities are great.”
Shigeru shrugged.
“It is because of the approval of the Korean government. I applied earlier, but there is no response yet. It is because we do not know when the deliberation will be completed.”
“There is such a problem. Then, is ‘Doom’ also under review?”
John Carmack said with a smirk, as if it were absurd.
“The nonsense is that Doom has already been deliberated.”
“okay?”
Hoyoung seemed to know roughly what was going on.
“It is because the Korean government is conservative in introducing Japanese culture. PlayStation is a game console designed by Nintendo and manufactured by Sony. That’s why I’m thinking about accepting it or not. I think I can solve this quickly.”
It was a time when Japanese popular culture had not yet been opened.
Originally, the opening of Japanese pop culture took place in 1998, which was still a few years away.
However, Hoyoung maintained a close relationship with the current government.
I was confident that the PlayStation’s level of deliberation could be easily resolved.
“Please prepare enough supplies. It may be decided sooner than you think.”
“Are you very confident?”
“ha ha ha. What is it? Any other problems?”
“Everything is fine, except that everything is going so well that I am rather anxious.”
“If it works out, you just have to enjoy the situation.”
At Hoyoung’s words, Shigeru and John Carmack nodded their heads.
John Carmack thought that he learned the secret of Hoyoung’s mental management from this simple word.
They were each other’s stimuli and textbooks.
The three geniuses continued to learn from each other, and taught what they could teach without sparing their money.
“Now, now that the PlayStation has been successfully launched, shall we talk about the next business again?”
“next?”
“You just launched, do you mean expanding again?”
Hoyoung nodded.
“Now, I think the work related to the PlayStation has been set to some degree of routine.”
“right. It’s something I’ve invested years into.”
“So for a while… At least for the next 10 years, we just need to develop in the direction of showing specifications, convenience, and more upgraded graphics. So leave that to other people, and we want to take on another project again.”
John Carmack’s eyes lit up at Hoyoung’s words.
“What project is it? Do you have any projects in mind?”
Hoyoung grinned and nodded, then spoke sadly.
“I would like to work on making the PlayStation a portable console. It’s a game device that you can carry around like a Game Boy, but the specs are like that of a PlayStation.”
John Carmack and Shigeru shook their heads in surprise at Hoyoung’s words.
“Is that possible?”
“I think it will be difficult. It’s portable, what the hell…”
However, Hoyoung only smiled at the two of them.
Not only did he know that the PSP would later be released properly and become a worldwide hit…
‘Now, 3G will be completed soon. In addition, Pantech and Myeongseong are gradually accumulating know-how in developing mobile phones. And crucially, developing the PSP will solve the problems of battery, capacity, and hardware specifications. It merges all these technologies and goes to the smartphone at once.’
Hoyoung’s goal was to advance the smartphone by 10 years.
