Famitsu magazine recently conducted a survey asking Japanese game publishers which game platform they will be concentrating their efforts on in 2004. The survey results show that the PlayStation 2 is the platform of choice, with 52 companies picking the console as their main platform for development. The PC came in second with 24 votes, while cell phones claimed third place with 20 votes. Portable machines--namely the Game Boy Advance and PSP--took fourth and fifth place. While the arcade business is returning as a focus for a few of companies, it got only three votes--putting it in ninth place along with Sega's Dreamcast console. The complete survey rankings are as follows:

　　1. PlayStation 2 - 52 companies

　　2. PC - 24 companies

　　3. Cell phones - 20 companies

　　4. Game Boy Advance - 19 companies

　　5. PSP - 15 companies

　　6. GameCube - 11 companies

　　7. Xbox - 7 companies

　　8. PlayStation - 4 companies

　　9. Dreamcast - 3 companies

　　9. Arcades - 3 companies

　　In related news, another survey conducted by Famitsu suggests that only four companies are currently developing games for any of the next-generation machines. Thirty-two of the companies polled commented that they have plans for development, while 27 stated that they are not developing for any next-generation platforms.