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If this is interesting to you, I recommend the book Game Over by David Sheff.
Unfortunately, the legacy of David Sheff's Game Over is tarnished. He took shortcuts and got some important details wrong. An historian should find additional sources for the statements made in the book.
Still much more accurate than some other books like Console Wars.
Would you say _Game Over_ is the best example of a book in this space/topic, despite the flaws?
Nope. I'd go with anything from MIT. Racing The Beam and I Am Error were transcendental for me. Some stuff from Boss Fight books is absurdly good. Final Fantasy V immediately comes to mind.