"As a ga creator, I'm truly grateful that so many people enjoy the gas I make. And as a gar myself, I'm just as thrilled to be part of an event where we get to unveil so many fun and exciting titles. So, let's not waste ti—let's dive right into the main event."
"This year marks a new Chapter for Gastar Electronic Entertainnt. Most of you don't know this yet, but for us, this is a year of significant progress. And why do I say that? Please take a look at the very first ga we're unveiling today!"
Takayuki kept his opening speech on stage short and to the point, imdiately getting into the showcase.
As a gar himself, he knew what the crowd really wanted.
Gars didn't co to listen to a long-winded keynote—they ca for the trailers.
No need for appetizers—just bring out the main course.
Of course, Takayuki himself was an exception. Players were perfectly fine with him speaking a bit more. But if he went straight into the gas, they were even happier.
"Here we go—the first big one," he said.
Hayakawa Ueto seed to have expected this.
From ti to ti, he glanced sideways at Myron Case to watch his reaction—he saw a bit of his forr self in the man.
Back then, he was the one staring hungrily at Gastar's reveals every year, waiting for those killer titles to drop like bombs.
This year, he was one of the people dropping those bombs.
It felt good.
The screen on the main stage darkened, and a solemn, majestic lody began to play. A ray of sunlight crept over the horizon, casting its glow across a vast land.
It was a tune many gars recognized imdiately—especially fans of Suray Electronics' consoles.
This was the lody from the very first ga many players bought on a Suray device.
This was the flagship title of Suray Electronics.
And as soon as the notes hit, countless gars across the venue widened their eyes in disbelief.
Myron Case, however, looked slightly lost—he was staring hard at the screen but didn't seem to fully grasp it yet.
Until—
A knight clad in armor stepped into the fra, sword in one hand, shield in the other, bearing a prominent sun emblem on his chest.
Sun Knight.
That was the title of the ga.
Suray Electronics' crown jewel franchise.
A series that had, until now, been exclusive to Suray's consoles.
And now, it was being revealed... at the Gastar Carnival.
The knight mounted his steed and charged across vast open fields.
He passed by towering dragons, horrifying swamp beasts, and savage snow creatures roaming icy plains.
The visuals were nearly photorealistic—utterly breathtaking.
"OH MY GOD—IT'S SUN KNIGHT! It's really Sun Knight!"
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! Are they really bringing Sun Knight to Gastar's platform?!"
"No way..." soone muttered in disbelief.
Sun Knight: Legend of Light and Shadow
The title faded in after the cinematic ended.
And right below it, the platforms were listed: PC via BattleNet, and Suray's new console. A simultaneous release.
Release date: This winter.
No ntion of Gastar's own consoles—understandable, really.
After all, this was Suray's crown jewel. Putting it on soone else's console might feel a bit like giving away your own child.
Still, releasing it on BattleNet, which is run by Gastar?
Well... it's basically the sa thing.
And the players? They erupted.
Just the fact that they could play a Suray-exclusive ga on PC was enough to drive them wild.
Especially those who had heard of the Sun Knight series for years but never bothered to buy a Suray console just for one ga—now they didn't have to.
"You... how did you..." Myron stared at Hayakawa in disbelief.
"You find it hard to believe, don't you?" Hayakawa replied with a faint smile. "To be honest, I wasn't so sure at first either. But then Takayuki approached directly with the idea. I almost turned it down on the spot. But you know better than anyone—you left with no choice."
"My ga division was on the brink. Sales had been declining year after year. If I didn't do sothing drastic, that departnt would've been axed completely."
Compared to shutting down an entire departnt, letting the ga go to PC was nothing.
He even wondered—if Takayuki had asked him to bring the ga to Gastar's console, would he have agreed?
Hard to say.
Desperation made people do crazy things.
For the first ti, Myron Case felt the crushing weight of pressure.
Suray and Gastar's past partnership had mostly been on paper.
So compromises here and there, shared developnt, mutual benefit—it all felt manageable.
But this? This was different.
Now Suray was clearly giving up more—with the goal of crushing him.
BattleNet didn't run natively on his PC operating system. And it didn't run smoothly through third-party emulation either.
Sure, he could patch it in with a compatibility layer—but the user experience would suffer, and it wouldn't be worth the trouble.
His PC business had already been in trouble.
This just made it worse.
No—he needed to act fast. He needed killer gas, fast.
He had to win over individual consurs—they were where the real profits lay.
Enterprise sales were just volu. That market was saturated. Without the consur base, his PC division would collapse.
"Don't run off just yet. There's more to co," Hayakawa said, beaming.
The first ga had already blown up the venue—and now it was blowing up the internet too.
Sun Knight coming to PC—with simultaneous release—was huge.
And this was only the beginning.
Everyone was wondering: what else could they possibly have in store?
No one dared guess.
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