I decided not to vote. I didn't vote because even though I hope to high heaven for there to be another game after Shenmue III, I can't see it happening. The facts and the reality of Sega's financial situation suggest against this - even Shenmue III is in doubt, mainly due to Japan's cold attitude towards anything Xbox.
It's also worth noting that no Xbox game will EVER come on five or six discs like some people may be suggesting. In fact, it'll be a long long time(if ever), before we see even a two-disc Xbox game. The Xbox utilises DVD9 technology, which have a total capacity of 7 gigabytes. Up until now very few Xbox titles require even anywhere close to this amount. Shenmue IIx used up no more than half of the total storage space avaliable on the Xbox DVD.
And if Shenmue III is the last game in the series, then I believe it definately won't be extremely long. Quite the opposite in fact. To squeeze 10 chapters into a single game would mean an avalanche of cuts, resulting in an experience that is shades more underwhelming than what was originaly intended.
Shenmue III will still be long - much longer than Shenmue II. But just don't expect a hundred hours of gameplay. Because as much as we all like Shenmue III to be soo long that we can't even complete it! lol, it's just not going to happen. Heck! That reminds me, we don't even know if Shenmue III will ever exist yet!