Sega Signs Set-Top Pact

Pace will pair the game platform with its digital personal video recorder system, a set-top box with an integrated hard drive that is compatible with multiple cable and satellite systems, allowing on-demand access to Sega’s game titles. “Data suggests that the installed base of set-top boxes and games consoles in the U.S. will reach more than 160 million by 2003,” said Pace’s Neil Gaydon, “Games content is also considered to be `sticky', meaning people usually play for a long period of time, which bodes well for the network operator.”