The first reaction he heard this news was definitely unbelievable for Jester, because no one could believe it. In this case, the other party would do such a thing as hurting the enemy ten thousand and hurting himself eight hundred. Moreover, this enemy is not his previous direct competitor, but a partner who has ever cooperated.

However, after being surprised, Jester's mind quickly started to spin.

He was thinking about what he could use in this, but after thinking about it, it seemed that this matter was not very related to him. Moreover, no matter what the result was, it would be a huge loss for Nintendo. At least whether their new console can be released has become a complete variable, and what about the behemoth of Sony?

"It seems like I'm back on the old path!"

Although the process is different, the result is so amazing. In the history that Jester knew, Nintendo and Sony went from intimacy to the final fall apart, which was unexpected, even better than that.

Nintendo and Sony had just announced their cooperation to develop the Super Nintendo CD-rom model named PS. Only in just one month later, Nintendo unilaterally announced that the cooperation between the two parties had completely broken down without notifying Sony in advance, and it was when a cooperation agreement had been signed.

This is also the initiator who completely made Sony firmly enter the game industry and get a share of the pie. Nintendo thought that their actions at that time were to block a greedy wolf. In fact, what they didn't know was that they put in a tiger that was much more terrifying than a wolf.

When Jester read an article about Ken Kutaraki, he introduced the whole story of the matter in detail in this article.

It was the morning of May 29, 1991, at the Tokyo Railway Station, on the platform of Line 21. Kenmasa Kutaraki was excitedly preparing to take the Shinkansen to Kyoto. The purpose of this trip was to conduct a final running-in between the PX joint publication and Nintendo at the CES Consumer Electronics Exhibition in Chicago, USA in two days. He was full of confidence in his future bright development prospects.

Just as the Shinkansen was about to leave, Nobuyuki Izui, who was the Sony Broadcasting Promotion Promotion, appeared in front of Ken Kutaraki with a serious expression: "Kutaraki! Something happened, and Nintendo will prepare to break the contract with Sony, and Philips will replace it..." Ken Kutaraki was shocked: "This is absolutely impossible!" The two hurried to the VIP reception room at the end of the train, and urgently contacted the Philips headquarters in Orlando, the United States via international phone, but they still had no idea.

After arriving in Kyoto, they took a taxi to the Nintendo company of Tofukuji. The two were speechless in the car. After arriving in Nintendo company, Yuki Yamauchi and Masayuki Uemura who had been working closely together in the past avoided all of them. The one who came out to greet him was Mira Arakawa, the president of Noa (Nintendo in the United States). After a little greeting, Ken Kutaraki immediately went straight to ask Arakawa to explain the rumors of the contract being abandoned in major European and American newspapers. Mira Arakawa bowed his head and remained silent for a long time. Then he replied word by word: "Please rest assured! Nintendo will definitely abide by the promise of the contract."

Ken Kutaraki, who received such an answer, temporarily felt relieved. They felt that as the recognized successor to Nintendo, the No. 2 figure in Nintendo, a company with a grand international reputation, could not deceive themselves in such a serious matter.

So, a few days later, on June 1, Sony officially released the corresponding release of the SFC expansion CD-rom console play-station as scheduled at the CES exhibition. This was the result of their previous discussion with Nintendo, and what awaited them was Nintendo's ruthless betrayal.

On the next day, the next day, June 2, Nintendo held a press conference with Philip at the same venue. At this press conference, Nintendo unilaterally announced that they would jointly develop SFC-mounted consoles with CD-I specifications. This move caused an uproar in the industry, because Zhou knew that in the war on CD-specifications, the CD-rom and Philip's CD-i happened to be a pair of mortal enemies.

Of course, Sony cannot tolerate this betrayal, but they were also frustrated by this unexpected situation. At that time, the Minister of Publicity of the Broadcasting Newspaper Kenichi Fukunaga immediately went to Nintendo to question it. Nintendo's answer to this was: "The CD-host and play-station developed in cooperation with Philips are products with the same extension cable, and they did not conflict with Sony's original contract."

This statement that treats Sony as a fool is obviously nonsense, of course, cannot satisfy Sony. However, in order to save their cooperation with Nintendo as much as possible, Sony has been negotiating about this matter for a whole year. It can be seen that Sony was sincere at that time, but under the instruction of the ruthless Hiroshi Yamauchi, this kind of negotiation was worthless. It was not until May 1992 that Sony announced that the cooperation with Nintendo had officially broken down.

This unexpected ordeal made Ken Kutaraki feel the physical and mental pain that he had never felt before. He once thought that Nintendo had a more common language than some of his colleagues, and his sudden betrayal made him extremely angry. In Sony, Ken Kutaraki also encountered huge pressure from all sides. Sony originally planned to terminate the supply plan of SFC to use sound effects processing chips as a revenge on Nintendo's breach of contract, but the huge losses caused by billions of yen were unbearable to Sony, which was in poor condition at the time. Many colleagues who had opposed the digital industry in the past accused Kutaraki's sudden actions that damaged Sony's face.

For a long time, Ken Kutaraki had a gloomy face and said nothing. At that time, Kyoto Aiki, the head of the cmg crisis management agency, who was not familiar with him, once described it to others in the future: "Kyoto Aiki of that period was like a moving active volcano, and there was danger of erupting at any time. I was always worried about what amazing actions he would do."

However, Ken Kutaraki did not lose his mind. He was just constantly reflecting and adjusting. In the business report in February 1992, it can be clearly stated that his strategic concept has undergone a major change: "The times are about to usher in a brand new change, and the consumption psychology of young people is also constantly changing. Nintendo's superior position is about to collapse. As long as Sony can grasp a clear direction, it can open up a separate development path."

After the cooperation with Nintendo officially broke through in May 1992, the argument that Sony's internal game console industry had retreated in full swing has taken the mainstream. Many people believe that Sony cannot compete with Nintendo, which has dominated the TV industry for many years, and even president Dae He Dianxiong thinks so.

Only Ken Kutaraki alone had an objection. On June 24, a business meeting hosted by Nobuo Oga was held in Tianwang Mountain. At the meeting, the discussion was held on the advancement and retreat of the game console industry. Most senior executives believed that announcing a retreat immediately was the best strategy. What's more, a veteran believed that Sony could not even sell a console after leaving Nintendo's help. Ken Kutaraki calmly listened to the speeches of his colleagues, and then stood up to speak: "In the current situation, Sony has three paths to choose. One is to fully support Nintendo's current 16-bit consoles, the second is to develop a game console with Sony's own route, and the third is to fully retreat. As for my own choice, the second route is Sony's choice."

This was a question that had been recorded in history throughout Sony's history. Both parties were Oga Nobuo, the actual controller of Sony Group at that time, and Ken Kutaraki, who insisted that Sony must enter the TV game industry and could hardly find support from his companions.

Oga Nobuo asked: "What is the reliable basis for success in your choice?"

Ken Kutaraki replied: "Utilizing Sony's existing technical strength, develop three-dimensional graphics technology that is completely different from the past game consoles, and provide sensory effects that consumers are absolutely shocked..."

"What size do you think this plan will require?"

"The preliminary concept should be about 1 million integrated circuits."

Oga Nobuo couldn't help laughing when he heard this. As for Sony's technical strength at that time, it could only achieve the productization of integrated circuits of about 100,000. There were only a handful of manufacturers in the world that could manufacture 1 million. Ken Kuraki's idea was a bit fantasy.

Ken Kutaraki seemed to have foresaw Daga's ridicule, and he replied calmly: "If you compete with Nintendo, the overlord of the game industry, you must develop a product that it cannot follow. As for the 1 million loop lsi, considering Sony's technical strength, it will be easily realized soon in the near future."

Nobuo Oga is a famous elegant gentleman in the Japanese business world. His ordinary hobby is playing the piano and serving as a band conductor. He does not show his emotions in daily life. However, Ken Kuraki seems to have grasped his psychology long ago, and his words are constantly stirring up with "Nintendo" and "Sony's technical power". The resentment of Nintendo's betrayal and his deep trust in Sony's technical power gradually increased.

"Then let's try it?"

Ken Kutaraki, who is an ordinary employee, is now showing his sharpness to the president: "Please make a decision immediately!"

The air finally reached the critical point. Oga Nobuo suddenly stood up and knocked on the table with his fist, and shouted loudly: "do-it!!"
Chapter completed!