itagaki was japan's bad boy. he made hot girls because he wanted to, no matter how much the media attacked him for it. he basically told everyone to fuck off and kept building his world exactly how he envisioned it.
he spent years pushing xbox as the ultimate console for mature, hardcore gamers. he loved the hardware so much he even added the prototype into dead or alive as a background prop, and later brought halo in for a crossover.
after everything he did for them, they spat in his face. they disrespected him and the legacy he built.
xbox's early success, that whole edgy identity, came straight from the bad boy energy he brought. and now the company acts embarrassed by the very style that helped define it.
no matter how much he was attacked, insulted, smeared, he still came out on top. DOA blew up worldwide, the girls became icons. people cosplayed them everywhere. it turned into a whole cultural moment.
you don't see many devs with that kind of discipline, that love for the craft, that appreciation for the hardware, that refusal to bend. rip legend.
This man spent years putting Xbox on top as the ultimate system for mature and hardcore gamers.
He revolutionized game physics and helped showcase some of the most attractive and memorable female characters in gaming.
Now Xbox has become a childcare center where pronouns and feelings are more important than fun.