16 Mind-Blowing Facts You Didn't Know About Xbox
6. The Original Xbox Was Pitched To Sony As A Partnership
Like how Sony themselves tried to do a Playstation/NES hybrid back in the day until they couldn't agree on how to split disc/cartridge sales at retail with Nintendo, Bill Gates was in talks with Sony CEO Noboyuki Idei only for the latter to reject the use of Microsoft's new tech in the already feature-complete PS2. Gates reportedly took this quite personally, and seeing the PS2 as a major threat to PC gaming and the future of the medium, invested heavily in Xbox as a retaliatory strike.