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This week on Post Games: How did Xbox get here?
Former VP of Xbox Game Studios Shannon Loftis takes us on a guided tour of Microsoft's gaming ambitions, from the days before Windows 95 to Xbox's ambitious bet on the future of entertainment.
- Patreon bonus prologue: The case for having fun
- Act 1: Microsoft’s first tiny team of game makers
- Act 2: Xbox before the acquisitions
- Act 3: News of the week
Art by James Bareham
Theme by Mark Sparling
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