I was never a huge XBOX fan back in the days (even though I owned the console), but Dean Takahashi managed to keep me turning the pages of his book, Opening the Xbox: Inside Microsoft’s Plan to Unleash an Entertainment Revolution. The book chronicles the Xbox system from concept to creation to launch. Dean goes in-depth with theories as to why Microsoft entered the video game business and the technology behind the machine. And more interestingly to a video game fan like myself is the behind-the-scenes conversations and discussions that took place at Microsoft and who they truly considered their competitor.

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