# Console Wars by Blake Harris

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Console Wars by Blake Harris and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its account of Sega history and David Rosen's story. One critic disputes its telling of the internal Sega conflict.

## Why people recommend it

- Covers David Rosen's story and Sega (1 comments): "If you’re interested in David Rosen’s story or Sega history in general I highly recommend Console Wars" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46505304))

## What people warn about

- Disputes its internal Sega conflict account (1 comments): "he disagrees with the Sega internal conflict narrative as presented in Console Wars" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46505609))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dawn-of-everything.md): 23 recommend
- [Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cadillac-desert.md): 18 recommend
- [The Box by Marc Levinson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/box.md): 16 recommend
- [Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sapiens.md): 13 recommend
- [Chip War by Chris Miller](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chip-war.md): 13 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062276697?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780062276698) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Console Wars by Blake Harris", https://hackerapproved.com/p/console-wars/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).