The creator of original Xbox Seamus Blackley says that the former Microsoft boss Don Mattrick almost rejected his idea of Xbox.
The “father” of original Xbox says that the former Microsoft boss Don Mattrick didn’t have any faith in the company’s success with gaming. Seamus Blackley, the creator of Xbox has now shared this story for the first time.
Seamus Blackley says that he presented the idea of Xbox to Mattrick, the then executive at EA Canada. Blackley called this whole meeting “tense” and the idea was nearly ejected as Mattrick didn’t have any faith in its success. It doesn’t end there as Blackley claims that Mattrick also tried to stop the computer giant but luckily they remained fully committed.
