Xbox creator nearly fired for saying games are like masturbate

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In 2001, one of the main creators of the original Xbox console, Seamus Blackley, compared games to masturbation. Apparently, that didn’t sit well with Bill Gates and other top Microsoft executives. According to Blakeley, he was nearly fired for the bid.

Recently On Twitter, someone mentioned a Quote from Bloomberg Journalist Dina Bass He said: The game is like masturbation. Everyone does it, and no one wants to talk regarding it. She replied to the person on Twitter and explained that she had to take credit for him Seamus Blackie, is often referred to as the father of Xbox, who originally said this quote in 2001. In response to this tweet, Blackley explained that he was nearly fired for that quote.

In 2001, Blackley gave an interview a few weeks before the Xbox launch. And in the interview, the infamous quote said: “Gambling is like masturbation. Everyone does it, and no one wants to talk regarding it.

Blakely explained that the main reason he got into so much trouble was that the quote ended up in the East Side Journal. And some conservative couples [Microsoft] Roy Blakely, the executives read it, and I was invited to Terminal 4, shall we say.

As I spotted it play areaThis isn’t the first time Blakely has joked regarding the infamous pricing. Explained in 2019 Why did he say that.

she wasn argument multiplayer [gaming] online, which was pioneered by Xbox,” Blac . saidKelly. However, the context does not matter. apparently, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer were “extremely upset” with the quote.

Of course blacktheYou were not fired and helped Microsoft successfully launched the original Xbox and while at it this is Initial The console was not as good as the PS2, later Xbox consoles were more successful. right Now, Microsoft’s Xbox division is so big that Buy Activision And Companies the size of Bethesda In order to feed his popular site like Netflix Service, pass the game.

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