Sega to ditch game console, focus on software, restructuri.

Sega to ditch game console, focus on software, restructuring Yoshinari Kurose Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Sega Enterprises, a major developer of TV game machines and software, is stopping production of its Dreamcast game consoles, which once sold in the millions, at the end of March. Dreamcast, known for the clear graphics of its high-tech console and the rapid response of its controller, saw competitively priced rival products gradually encroach on its share of the game console market since its launch in 1998. Even though the company is still calculating its after-tax consolidated losses for the four consecutive fiscal years ending in March 2001, it still expects to …