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Spark Games started with a lightning strike at the very beginning.

As soon as the elevator door opened, I heard the host say something.

"Next, please welcome Mr. Kazuo Hirai to give a speech at the launch event of the Spark Games Platform!"

As soon as this sentence came out.

Players who planned to eat the crumbs online were completely dumbfounded.

what?

Am I watching the launch event for the Spark platform?

Why is Sony involved?

Then, the first thing I did was to take a screenshot and quickly share it on my various social media groups and forums.

The barrage of comments was so intense it resembled a waterfall.

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What was even more shocking than Kazuo Hirai's appearance was his speech.

He first expressed his approval of Spark's global development, and then stated Sony's emphasis on the global and domestic game industries.

He also made a joke, saying that if President Lin hadn't participated in Sony Star back then, Sony Star might have been successful during his tenure.

These lively atmosphere-building remarks aren't really the main point.

The key point is that he believes that in the future, the boundaries between mobile games, PC games, and console games will not be as clear-cut as they are now.

Sony will also place greater emphasis on global game developers.

Whether this developer is currently making mobile games or something else.

Simultaneously.

Sony will also bring more high-quality cross-platform games to its consoles in the future.

These words came from Kazuo Hirai.

That's surprising.

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At this time, due to the rise of mobile games, Sony had already discontinued the PS Vita series of handheld consoles.

There are no plans to release any more handheld consoles in the future.

Therefore, Sony primarily focuses on collaborations with mobile game developers.

At the same time, for quite some time, Sony also wanted to turn its IPs into mobile games.

In general, Kazuo Hirai places great importance on the mobile game sector.

Back in 2012, Sony launched a project called PlayStation Mobile, beginning its foray into mobile games.

However, because a large ship is difficult to turn around, Sony has not been successful in this direction until 24, whether it is turning its IPs into mobile games or directly making mobile games.

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Although it was unsuccessful, Kazuo Hirai's understanding of mobile games and his approach to trying them were actually correct.

自2020年9月15日上线至2022年10月15日，在短短两年时间内，《原神》在PS平台上的总收入已超过10亿美元大关。

Subsequently, games like "Knives Out," "I am MT2," "Azur Lane," and "Tower of Fantasy" were also released on consoles.

There was once a saying in China.

"Those who haven't gone overseas can go overseas, and those who have already gone overseas can act as mainframes."

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In the past, the development of anime-style mobile games was somewhat like a frog being slowly boiled in water. It wasn't until 14 to 20, and only after miHoYo's Genshin Impact completely exploded in popularity, that major companies began to take a completely different view of this market.

But in this world.

A spark was born.

As a result, the momentum of anime-style mobile games is even stronger than in the previous era.

This rapid growth stems from two factors: the amount of money Spark made, and the speed at which Spark made that money.

In just two years, they built a company with annual revenue of 10 billion yuan, and the revenue continues to climb. From their very first game, every game has achieved monthly revenue of over 100 million yuan.

This is the main reason why Spark truly created a shockwave in the global gaming world.

And under such an impact.

Many people don't actually think about why Spark succeeded; instead, they think about...

If he can succeed, why can't I?

Look at the successful games from Spark: FGO? Girls' Frontline? Azur Lane? Arknights?

Technically, these games don't require the huge development costs that Genshin Impact does.

I'll do it! Am I not good enough?!

This is why many major companies have turned their attention to the ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) market this year.

Of course, they don't know what will happen when they develop and release the game based on Spark's current model.

They are now facing products from the Spark 2.0 era, such as Star River Paradise, Gundam Battlefield, Girls' Frontline: Siege, and Destiny's Path.

Anyway.

~~~

Now, with the rise of Xinghuo.

The momentum of anime-style mobile games is even stronger than in the previous era.

Sony's understanding of this approach has also changed, just like many other major manufacturers.

What finally made them decide to cooperate with Xinghuo was another turning point.

In February of this year.

After releasing several Spark games for the PS4, they all achieved considerable success.

This result had a huge impact within Sony.

The success of games like Starfield Discovery and Girls Frontline: Companions can be attributed internally to the fact that these games were originally designed with PC in mind, so it's normal for them to be profitable when ported to consoles.

However, when FGO raked in 10 billion yen in revenue in its first month on the PS4 platform, Sony executives were stunned.

what's the situation! ?

After "Girls' Frontline" was released on PS4, it also generated nearly 4 million in revenue.

These two games are definitely mobile games!

Even though Spark has created a fairly high-quality PC version for it, and further optimized the graphics and UI on the PS4 platform, the gameplay still leans towards a mobile game.

The success of these two games on PS4 made Sony realize something extremely important, something they wouldn't have realized until Genshin Impact dominated PS5.

That means the overlap between console gamers and mobile gamers may not be as low as they imagine.

And now.

They noticed it in advance and were lucky enough to catch Hirai Kazuo itching for a fight, which led to their meeting today.

That's why Kazuo Hirai said those things in his opening address today.

"In the future, we hope to work with Spark to bring more outstanding domestic works to a wider world through Spark and Sony."

After hearing these words.

The audience erupted in applause.

This straightforward statement clearly explains why Sony was present.

Then...

Everyone was even more surprised. What was going on?!

Spark not only secured overseas channels, but also aims to secure the mainframe channel.

what?

this...

In fact, it's not just the manufacturers present who find this somewhat surreal.

Lin Li, sitting in the audience, was also somewhat moved.

It is often said that an individual's power is insignificant, yet sometimes, at historical turning points, one can truly feel the impact of an individual on the entire world line.

Especially people like Lin Li who travel from the future to the present.

At this time, Sony actually thought of using Spark to bind domestic ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) manufacturers to the PS platform.

It can only be said that Kazuo Hirai has his own unique insights into the overall direction of the game.

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After Kazuo Hirai finished his speech.

Lin Li, who followed on stage, naturally began by thanking Sony.

In any case, the fact that they came to support Lin Li today did him a small but significant favor.

Although..

Even if Sony doesn't come, he still has a trump card.

But since they came, it's a favor.

of course.

Even if there are people from Sony involved, Lin Li will still have to unleash his ultimate move.

10:25.

Lin Li turned on the miniature microphone clipped to his collar, stood in the center of the stage, and looked down at the media and guests.

After a series of incidents.

Now it's his turn.

Wang Guang's unexpected appearance caused a sudden increase in the number of attendees at the press conference.

New-era anime and manga companies, led by miHoYo, Manju, Kuro, and Papergames.

Domestic independent studios, led by the development teams of "Tower of Fantasy" and "Conqueror's Blade".

Established PC game companies such as Tencent, NetEase, Shanda, and Perfect World are leading the way.

For Spark

This is fantastic news.

The more people attend, the greater the impact of the press conference, and the more compelling the subsequent news will be.

This is similar to China launching a project internationally.

He originally only called out to his own underlings.

As a result, a large group of people from the United States, the European Union, Japan, and South Korea also came.

It doesn't matter what he's here for.

But the level of this project's release has been genuinely raised.

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"Wow, everyone's here today! Don't rush off after the meeting, let's take a group photo together."

This is just a casual remark; it doesn't really need applause.

But those in the front row clearly understood Lin Li's unspoken meaning, and they laughed and applauded.

Okay, okay, Mr. Lin is indeed Mr. Lin.

There's a certain level of skill involved in being sarcastic and unsettling.