On the monitor, the command line vanished, replaced by a single phrase in a massive, pixelated font:

A terminal window flashed for a millisecond—faster than he could read. Then, nothing. No installer wizard, no license agreement, no progress bar. Just the quiet hum of his PC.

"No driver," Leo muttered, rubbing his eyes. "On Windows 11. In 2026. Unbelievable."

And somewhere deep in the machine, a new player had just loaded into the tutorial.

PRESS START TO CONTINUE.