This was the first time Boss Jia knew that Sony was secretly developing a PSP.
But after thinking about it, it made sense.
In the other world, Sony had announced the PSP in 2003. At that time, the PSP was already in its development stage. This was a product that requires 4 to 5 years of development. That's why in 1999, it was normal for Sony to start developing the PSP.
But Sony and the Daqian had an agreement. It was not right for them to start developing the PSP now.
In the console market, after the PS had defeated the N64, Sony set their sights on the handheld market.
After all, the sales of handheld consoles were much higher than the console consoles. Especially Qian Ji Bian, this monster. Qian Ji Bian had made Qian Ji Bian the number one player in the gaming industry. If Sony does not want to take over Qian Ji Bian's market share, then they will not be Sony.
The honeymoon period between Sony and the Daqian will not last for long.
"Fine. Since Sony is so heartless, then don't blame me for being heartless!" Boss Jia said angrily. "Mr. Arakawa, I will leave the development of the Daqian's first generation console to you!"
"Yes. I promise to develop the best console!" Arakawa patted his chest and promised. But the next second, Arakawa changed his tone. "But Chairman, the console involves some technologies. I'm afraid there are still some problems!"
"What technologies?" Boss Jia asked.
"The console is not like the handheld market. It requires more technologies, and many of the patents are in the hands of Nintendo and Sony. We can only think of ways to avoid them. That's why it's difficult … But don't worry, Chairman. I am not complaining, and I am not trying to give you any discounts. I only want to say that our console is developed from scratch. We need a lot of funds and time to overcome these problems. I hope you can understand!" Arakawa said carefully. He was afraid that Jia Yapeng would scare him off.
"Ok … Do you think these technologies are enough?" Boss Jia nodded. Then, the secretary found a document and handed it to Minoru Arakawa. Minoru Arakawa glanced at it and his arm couldn't help but tremble.
"A single core with eight components, and it's a 70nm processor. It can compute 108 GFLOPS of floating point operations per second!"
"The GTRX1000 GPU specially developed by Nvidia for the host!!"
Minoru Arakawa looked at the various products and data on the list. Other than that, there were also many technical patents needed for the game console. Minoru Arakawa was surprised to find that if the things on the list were true, then the Daqian already had the ability to produce a console that was far superior to the PS.
Of course, a console wasn't as simple as just having a bunch of configurations. It also needed to be trained in all aspects. This required an expert who had been immersed in the console industry for many years to preside over. For example, only someone like Minoru Arakawa could create a console that completely surpassed PS.
"Wait, if the Daqian already has these technologies, doesn't that mean that the Daqian has been targeting the console market since a few years ago?" Minoru Arakawa's heart skipped a beat. He remembered what he said when he encouraged Boss Jia to develop a console. His eyelids couldn't help but feel hot.
"Don't think too much about it, Mr. Arakawa. Although the Daqian has been prepared, they haven't been able to make up their mind to enter the console market. However, with the addition of Mr. Arakawa, nothing will be a problem!" Boss Jia patted Minoru Arakawa's shoulder. Minoru Arakawa was touched and nodded.
"Chairman, with these things, I promise that even the PS … No, even the PS2 that is about to be released won't be able to withstand a single blow from me. However, Chairman, there's still a problem that you have to consider carefully! "
"What problem?"
"It's the problem of the CPU production!" Minoru Arakawa sighed and said. "Only a few photolithography machines in the world can produce 70nm chips. The production is very low, and there are still a lot of PC manufacturers fighting for the production of these chips. It's too extravagant to use these chips in the console."
"If we want to mass produce the console, then we must find a way to get enough chips. If not, everything will be useless. Also, these chips are too expensive. Just the CPU alone costs more than 100 USD. I'm afraid the price of the console will be more than 500 USD. This is a price that the market will not accept. "
"I feel that the price of the console should be controlled at 399 USD for the basic version. If the price is higher than 399 USD, the sales will be very low!" Minoru Arakawa said. "That's why I suggest that we don't need to use 70nm chips. Actually, 120nm chips should be enough."
"According to my sources, Sony's PS2 is only using 140nm chips. The floating point processing power is only 6.2 GFLOPS. We can only use 10 GFLOPS and above to make Sony suffer!" Minoru Arakawa said.
"That's where you are wrong!" Boss Jia waved his hand. "On the battlefield, soldiers from both sides know one thing. No matter what kind of opponent you are facing, you must give it your all. Only a dead enemy is a good enemy! "
"That's why we don't care about Sony's new generation of PS. We must use all our strength to kill them. We must not give Sony any chance to turn the tables!"
"But if that's the case, the purchase of the chips and the price …"
"Don't worry. I can tell you now that no matter how much the cost of our console increases, the price of 399 USD will not change. As for the production of the chips, you don't have to worry. I'm afraid you will not be able to finish using the chips. "Boss Jia said calmly.
"Yes …" Arakawa Minoru's tone was full of doubt. Although he was almost 100% sure that Boss Jia was bragging, he knew that it would take two to three years for the mainframe to be released to the public. By then, there might be a lot of 70nm chips in production. Moreover, Da Qian was not strong enough in the electronics industry. He might really be able to get so many chips. Hence, Arakawa Minoru did not say much.
Now, Minoru Arakawa was still working hard to prepare for the Daqian games to be released on the console.
Hmmm … if this kid knew that Daqian's R&D center had completed the production of the new generation of photolithography machines. At the same time, all the high-tech companies in Hua Xia and around the world had received large orders for the photolithography machines. At the same time, in Yuzhang's industrial park, a few mysterious factories were being built.
In less than two years, Da Qian would be able to produce more than 100,000 70-nanometer chips per day when the factory was first built.
It will be interesting to see Minoru Arakawa's expression when he can produce more than 1 million chips a year later.
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