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[โ€“] ozymandias117 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It would make sense - Microsoft used the Xbox to push DirectX over OpenGL, and that is how stores were laid out at the time. It's just been enough years I can't verify whether it was a rumor or actually happened

[โ€“] Narishma 3 points 1 year ago

That still makes no sense since the Dreamcast supported DirectX and not OpenGL.