In 2002, Microsoft bought Rare. Things could have gone very differently, though: Ed Fries, formerly of Xbox, has told IGN that Activision actually outbid Microsoft for the British studio, and it was only a larger offer ā€œat the very last minuteā€ from Xbox’s Robbie Bach that sealed the deal.

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