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Otto Berkes

  • PARIS, FRANCE – NOVEMBER 03: A gamer plays a video game with a Xbox video game controller during Paris Games Week 2022 at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on November 03, 2022 in Paris, France. After two years of absence linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, Paris Games Week is making a comeback in Paris. The event celebrating video games and esports will be held from November 2 to 6, 2022. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)Commentary

    I pitched Xbox to Microsoft–and got laughed off. Here’s how the hit console that revolutionized gaming came to be

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