Question: Xbox was released in Japan last year, and now there's a three way battle for the hardware market, your thoughts?
Naka-san: Domestically the PlayStation 2 has sold over 10 million units, but I'm personally not that interested in hardware sales figures. Since the beginning of this industry people have judged consoles more by their software than anything else. Even people who already own one console want to play games that are exclusively available for another. It’s easier to talk about this kind of issue since Sega is no longer in the hardware business. [smiles..] That's not to say selling 10 million units isn't important. However, even though the Xbox only sold about 270,000 units last year, I think there are many more people beginning to appreciate the software available for the system.
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