I just got back from a book signing and presentation by Dean Takahashi, author of The XBox 360 Uncloaked. This is one of the things I like about living in the Bay Area, getting to go to cool things like this.
Dean had some interesting stories to tell about his journey writing this book and I began to see why Twichguru.com said, “You could argue that no one outside of Microsoft knows more about its Xbox game business than Dean Takahashi.”
Dean promises that there is “less profanity in this book” than in his last, Opening the XBox. (Kinda makes you want to read his first book, doesn’t it?) What the book does include is “blow by blow” coverage of heated internal debates as senior executives worked to bring the product to market. In particular, check out the chapter called Ed Fries Last Stand. The book also has plenty of interesting anecdotes about the launch events and all of the craziness and brilliance that went into developing the XBox 360.
Get the book on Amazon here and don’t forget to write a review when you’re finished.

Tags: Xbox 360 , Microsoft , Xbox , Gaming