Namco’s console plans
Posted by @ 6:44 PM, EST
In an interview with Japanese magazine Dengeki-Oh Nacmo spoke about its next gen console plans:

Haraguchi said, "At the very least, until the Xbox and Gamecube are released, the game market is focused on the PlayStation 2. Compared to the other two consoles, it has a year head start. That's a very big advantage. Therefore, from 2001, Namco's consumer business will center on the PS2."

However, Namco is by no means limiting itself. Haraguchi continued, "That doesn't mean we won't develop for platforms other than the PS2. We will go ahead with development for the Xbox and Gamecube, and we would like to release games for them. Of course part of that is because we want to see how these new consoles do, but if you develop on multiple platforms, there's the added benefit of reducing the development costs for each title."