After that, Takayuki didn't pay much more attention to Resident Evil.
Right now, he was more like a relentless ga-making machine, determined to bring more of the amazing gas from his previous life into this world. He had no ti to bask in the glow of a small, temporary success.
Soon after, Monster Hunter 3 was officially released — once again delivering the standard Gastar quality, second to none. By now, players had co to expect it.
Compared to Monster Hunter 1, the third installnt featured smoother character animations and a slight improvent in visual fidelity.
However, limited by the current console's hardware capabilities, there was no way to push the graphics much further. Trying to do so would lead to unstable fra rates — sothing Takayuki strongly disliked.
At that point, many other ga companies had already begun sacrificing performance in pursuit of prettier graphics, only to suffer disastrous sales. It was their own fault — no one else to bla.
Monster Hunter 3 sold 500,000 units in its first week — a solid result. With the foundation laid by the first ga, developnt costs were significantly lower, and yet sales were even better. That, in Takayuki's eyes, was already a win.
It also seed players were gradually building up their tolerance for high-difficulty gas.
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Takayuki was thrilled to see that shift — because the more players embraced challenging gas, the more room he had to introduce titles like the notoriously difficult Souls-like gas.
That dream was no longer far off.
In truth, when players enjoy a well-made ga, they're happy. And when Takayuki sees players happy, he's happy too. To him, players are just like his gas — sothing he's nurturing.
He carefully trains players' taste in ga design, increases their tolerance for difficulty — like tweaking stat values inside a ga.
That, too, was a deeply satisfying kind of achievent.
After Resident Evil ca the releases of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest.
As classic series, both franchises had a solid player base. As long as they didn't screw up, sales were guaranteed.
Gastar Electronic Entertainnt now operated like a well-oiled machine, producing ga after ga according to Takayuki's ticulously laid out roadmap.
Over at Surei Electronics, it was starting to feel hopeless. Gastar seed to have an endless supply of creativity, and their dominance was simply unshakable. Surei's current market share sat just above 20%. As for the rest? Not even worth ntioning. In most regions, Gastar held over 70% of the console market.
After the launches of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, Gastar appeared to enter another quiet phase.
Of course, as a company with a wide information network, Surei quickly learned what Takayuki was up to — developing a new console.
Upon hearing this, Ueto Hayakawa could only grit his teeth and follow suit.
Thanks to insider channels, Surei had a rough idea of what Gastar's next console's performance would be like.
Previously, Gastar had dominated even with weaker hardware. If their next console was superior in both performance and software, Surei's market share might not survive.
That said, Gastar didn't seem to be going overboard — at least on the surface, their dominance wasn't outright tyrannical.
Still, Gastar's current standing had already drawn frequent antitrust investigations from various governnts. But since their success was entirely based on rit, there was little anyone could do.
And it wasn't even the result of a massive team. No — it was the result of one man's effort.
Everyone else was just support.
You could take anyone out of the company... except Takayuki. Without him, Gastar would collapse instantly.
The man single-handedly created a company that now owned over 70% of the market — it was absurd.
So even if so countries wanted to break up Gastar by force, it wouldn't make a real difference. The company would still maintain its advantage.
Just look at YOO. They spent untold millions and still barely managed to snatch a few crumbs from Gastar's table. The cost-to-return ratio was horrendous.
Fortunately, Ueto Hayakawa, as president of Surei, still had the ability to unify internal forces and push forward with a new console.
This ti, however, his strategy changed.
He decided to release a performance-upgraded version of their current console.
And at last, he realized how powerful Gastar's hardware backward compatibility truly was.
By supporting older gas, a new console launched with an instant user base. Then, over ti, developers would start releasing higher-quality gas that the old hardware couldn't handle — encouraging players to upgrade naturally. A smooth and consur-friendly transition.
So this ti, Surei didn't even change the exterior of their new console. Most of the internal motherboard design remained untouched. They simply upgraded the CPU and GPU.
That alone saved them a significant amount in material and mold costs.
At this point, Hayakawa finally understood — he couldn't just throw money around recklessly anymore. He needed to learn discipline.
And so, the console war between the two companies entered a brief ceasefire. Both sides quietly stopped pushing big first-party releases, and instead began rolling out secondary titles and sequels.
It was the calm before the storm — a new round of bloody competition lood on the horizon.
But just as the industry settled into this quiet phase, a mysterious news report surfaced online — from sowhere in the United States.
It ca from one of the country's most reputable newspapers.
The article itself was tiny — barely the size of a sidebar — but the combination of headline and image was imdiately eye-catching.
"Suspected Zombie Virus in [REDACTED] State?Is Resident Evil Becoming Reality?Could a Ga's Joke Actually Co True?"
Beneath the headline was a blurry photo.
In it, a feral-looking figure lunged out of the shadows, snarling at the cara. The expression, the posture — everything resembled a classic zombie attack.
The article went on to explain the story in more detail:
A reporter had been sent to [REDACTED] state to cover a local story. One night, their car broke down on the highway. While waiting for help, the journalist was suddenly attacked by a strange individual.
In the shock of the mont, the reporter managed to snap the blurry photo.
Apparently, the journalist escaped with only minor injuries — a few scrapes on the arm — and after dical treatnt, showed no serious symptoms.
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