People are greatly underestimating the Japanese market. How much of an installed base does PS2 have in Japan? Like 15 or 20 million(I seriously don't know)?, if so, then that could be the difference between first and second in the console wars, and to have that much of a lead in Japan, Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy as exclusive titles are a must and all signs point to MS not having either, even spinoffs, of the two franchises anytime soon, for Xbox or Xerox 
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