So once again Hideo\'s remarks are taken literally!
A few months ago, his remarks were seen by some as absolute proof that MGSX is NOT MGS2 because \'he hasn\'t even looked at the XBox\', some even going as far as claiming \'Hideo is not interested in the XBox\'!!!
Now, just several weeks later, he\'s supposed to be THE expert on XBox performance despite the fact that a) he\'s had VERY LITTLE time on the XBox itself, b) he\'s still mostly focussing on MGS2 for the PS2, and c) final NV2a based dev kits have yet to be shipped!!!
MGS2 is an incredibly important game for both Konami and for Sony, so he is never going to say the XBox "blows the PS2 away", regardless of how powerful it proves to be (such a statement WOULD harm sales of MGS2).
Assuming MGSX is MGS2, then except for FSAA and better lighting, I wouldn\'t expect it to look THAT much better than MGS2. This is Not because of power, but because it\'s a straight port of one of the most important titles for the PS2.
So that interview proves nothing Nplayer.