Rumor: MS Could Pull A “3DO” And License The Xbox Brand To PC Handhelds Like ROG Ally And Legion Go | Gaming

I hope Trip Hawkins is smiling like a schoolkid right now.

Over 30 years ago, a man had a dream of a games console that would be made by multiple companies, but had the same branding, and would play the same games library. That man was Trip Hawkins, and that console was the 3DO. While that bold vision would ultimately fail in the market, Trip’s idea may once again come back to life in the most unlikeliest of circumstances.

As recounted in this oral history of Electronic Arts, EA’s founder Trip Hawkins wanted to fight the dominant console companies Sega and Nintendo, for the royalties they levied to bring games to their systems. He eventually decided the only way forward was to make a games console of his own. The 3DO would not charge royalties from game developers,…more

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