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New Xbox Book: "Opening the Xbox"
Inside Microsoft's Plan to Unleash an Entertainment Revolution
By Dean Takahashi. Foreword by Seamus Blackley. A brandnew book provides a revealing looking behind the scenes of Microsoft's Xbox project.
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Amazon Customer review:  This is a great book! Author Dean Takahashi gives a detailed insight as to the development and marketing of the XBOX from its early conception right up to its high profile launch! Being an XBOX fan, this was just the book to read to help dispel some of the myths that were floating around when the XBOX was being developed. You also get a good idea of how the Microsoft corporation thinks and operates not just in the video game market, but throughout all of their business ventures. Interesting theories as to why Microsoft entered the console market in the first place are discussed (one theory is that the XBOX is Microsoft's act of "revenge" against Sony when it looked elsewhere for it's PS2 development systems!). I highly recommend "Opening the XBOX" to anyone who enjoys video games in general or for someone who is looking for a book that's different than all the other business books currently in stores. Well worth the price and a very insightful look into the strategy and culture that is the Microsoft Corporation. |
 Buy Opening The Xbox at Amazon.com From the Back Cover
"I had not thought it possible to write an entire book on a single game
console. Takahashi has done it and done it well. Opening the Xbox is
constantly interesting and very personable. It's also a book that should
ruffle a few egos, including my own."
Steven L. Kent, author of
The Ultimate History of Video Games |
Xbox Book Description
