Console Wars
Console Wars by Blake Harrisby Blake J. Harris
Shares rank 38 of 51 history books by recommenders
People recommend it for its account of Sega history and David Rosen's story. One critic disputes its telling of the internal Sega conflict.
People recommend it for its account of Sega history and David Rosen's story. One critic disputes its telling of the internal Sega conflict.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Covers David Rosen's story and Sega
“If you’re interested in David Rosen’s story or Sega history in general I highly recommend Console Wars”
Comment from 5 Jan 2026 in “Sega co-founder David Rosen dies aged 95”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Disputes its internal Sega conflict account
“he disagrees with the Sega internal conflict narrative as presented in Console Wars”
Comment from 5 Jan 2026 in “Sega co-founder David Rosen dies aged 95”
Other history books people recommend
The four most recommended other history books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dawn of Everythingby David Graeber and David Wengrow | 23 | 5 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Cadillac Desertby Marc Reisner | 18 | 0 | 100% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Boxby Marc Levinson | 16 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Sapiensby Yuval Noah Harari | 13 | 9 | 59% | 8 | — | — |
| Console Warsby Blake J. HarrisThis page | 3 | 1 | 75% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“he disagrees with the Sega internal conflict narrative as presented in Console Wars”
“If you’re interested in David Rosen’s story or Sega history in general I highly recommend Console Wars”
“Still much more accurate than some other books like Console Wars.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.