The development of the handheld console has always been highly confidential.
However, as the development gradually neared completion and some development kit versions of the handheld console were delivered to closely related third parties, the effectiveness of secrecy would immediately be greatly discounted.
The loyalty of these companies ultimately couldn't compare to their own.
But because of the factor of interest, they ended up earning far more from playing games entertainment than they had imagined.
When the latest performance data and rough appearance of the new handheld console were leaked online, Takayuki already knew who was behind it.
It could only be the few game companies acquired by Yoo that leaked it.
After being acquired by Yoo, they would no longer relaunch games on Gamestar Electronic Entertainment's platform, so there would be no more conflicts of interest between the two sides.
They leaked secrets about Gamestar Electronic Entertainment for motivation.
Of course, there was motivation, but whoever leaked the secrets, Takayuki would just make them pay a hefty sum.
But leaking secrets was indeed a bit troublesome. Originally, they had wanted to hold back a little longer and reveal it at next year's Consumer Electronics Show.
But now that everything about the console's performance and appearance had been prematurely revealed by others, it seemed a bit passive.
Of course, they could also deny that all these were false rumors.
However, Takayuki thought it unnecessary.
He instructed the marketing department to re-plan a new publicity campaign.
Since the new handheld console had already been leaked, there was no need to conceal it anymore.
Continuing to conceal it would seem like trying to hide something obvious.
Regarding the sudden leak of new information online, players were naturally excited.
Especially the loyal supporters of Gamestar Electronic Entertainment.
They had been ridiculed by Suray Electronics' supporters for a long time. Suray Electronics' supporters had always said that Gamestar Electronic Entertainment was slowly falling behind the times and that Suray Electronics would dominate the new era.
Look at their brand-new game console, fully functional, and with many visually stunning games. Under visual aesthetics, they naturally threw themselves into the camp of Suray Electronics.
But this time, when the news about Gamestar Electronic Entertainment's new handheld console was suddenly exposed, the loyal supporters of Takayuki became tough.
They regrouped and started hitting back at those who had mocked them before on the internet.
"You said Gamestar Electronic Entertainment was falling behind the times? But look at the performance of our latest handheld console. This is the ceiling of the handheld gaming industry. What else do you have to say?"
Those who supported Suray Electronics were also silenced for a while, and in the end, some of them sourly said that this was just a handheld console. Suray Electronics had a production line for new consoles besides handhelds. Unless Takayuki Electronic Entertainment was ready to develop another home game console, they would still lag behind the times.
But no matter how they argued, just the exposure of some performance aspects of the handheld console once again attracted everyone's attention to Gamestar Electronic Entertainment.
Originally, Suray Electronics and Morgan Group were fiercely competing on standards. Suddenly, they learned from the news that Gamestar Electronic Entertainment was indeed preparing a new console, and it turned out to be a brand-new handheld console.
From the information released online, the new handheld console had a touch screen, and many games compatible with the touch screen had already been released.
In addition to this, the performance of Gamestar Electronic Entertainment's new handheld console was comparable to the GS1.
Of course, the picture quality and smoothness couldn't compare, but if desired, games from the GS1 could indeed be ported to the handheld console.
Playing console games on a handheld console, that was really amazing.
Before long, advertisements for Gamestar Electronic Entertainment's new handheld console began to appear on major platforms and billboards.
It was an oval-shaped large-screen handheld console.
Compared to the compact size of the GBA, the new handheld console this time was quite radical.
Originally, these could have been used as gimmicks to promote at the press conference. If successful, it would definitely have sparked a wave of heated discussions.
But suddenly exposing these secrets, the topic heat was obviously not as explosive as meticulously prepared later.
These guys were really despicable.
Takayuki had always been relatively easy to talk to, but for those who dealt with him in such shameless ways, Takayuki didn't plan to be polite.
And the first target naturally was Yoo, the internet portal.
Takayuki had already decided to give this guy a good lesson, not to think he could be invincible with a little confidence. Takayuki still had more aces up his sleeve.
With the authorization of Yoo's boss, Nagao, the secrets about Gamestar Electronic Entertainment's latest handheld console were directly exposed on his portal news platform, which was the original place of exposure, and then other news platforms and newspapers crazily reprinted it.
But because of this wave of heat, Yoo attracted millions of users to click, and he once again asked for money from the investors.
As for the matter of compensation for leaking secrets, Nagao didn't care either. If he had to compensate, he would just compensate. Anyway, he wasn't short of money now, and he could also make Gamestar Electronic Entertainment feel uncomfortable by hiring the best lawyers to fight them in court. Just drag it out. Although he would eventually be sentenced to lose, the longer the drag, the more uncomfortable Takayuki would feel.
And in this way, his purpose would be achieved.
Takayuki decisively rejected all cooperation proposed by Nagao. Investing was not possible, and acquisition was not possible either, which made him, who now owned an internet portal company valued at more than 30 billion US dollars, somewhat unhappy.
Now even members of Congress were very respectful towards him, but Takayuki completely ignored them, which made him feel his self-esteem was damaged.
Then next, the game studios acquired by Nagao collectively announced that their new games would not land on Gamestar Electronic Entertainment's platform. They would instead land on other gaming platforms in the future, hoping that players who supported these game companies could continue to support them on the new platforms.
At the same time, Nagao also suggested to these guys to try to tell some pitiful stories, talk about the hardships of game development, and try to earn sympathy from players, using players' sympathy.
Anyway, he felt no burden in his heart. He completely treated players as tools to make money, without considering problems from the players' perspective.
The sudden announcement by Yoo made the people of Suray Electronics very happy. Masato Hayakawa even directly communicated with Nagao himself and quickly confirmed a cooperative relationship. Next, many game companies under Nagao's banner would release games on Suray Electronics' new gaming console.
These were the studios that used to develop high-quality games for Gamestar Electronic Entertainment. Although they couldn't compare to the first-party teams under Gamestar Electronic Entertainment, they could still be considered members of the second or third tier.
This also gave Suray Electronics more confidence in competing with Morgan Group.
At the same time, Suray Electronics once again turned its guns around and competed with Morgan Group and Gamestar Electronic Entertainment at the same time.