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As part of its fascinating Power On documentary series released to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Xbox, Microsoft has discussed the time it rejected Rockstar’s pitch to put Grand Theft Auto 3 on the original Xbox back in 2001 – a decision that would ultimately lead to the multi-million-selling phenomenon being snapped up by Sony as a timed exclusive.<\/p>\n

The story, which follows similarly candid recollections from Microsoft in Power On – including the admission its closure of Fable developer Lionhead Studios was one of the company’s “biggest missteps”<\/a> – comes in the third episode<\/a>. Here, various members of the original Xbox team discuss Microsoft’s preparations for the console’s launch, which saw the group going on a “barnstorming tour” across America, Europe, and Japan to build excitement and convince developers its machine could be a success.<\/p>\n

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Source – eurogamer.net<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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