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Lo, the prodigal son hath returned. Microsoft's European development boss Phil Spencer has written a few thoughts about where Xbox One will head after release. Thank god you've come along to the party, Phil - we're starting to run out of ways to ask your associate Phil Spencer (aka Phil: NTSC Edition) whether Microsoft has signed anybody up to develop Crackdown 3. Speak unto your People, Phil. Tell us of the wonders that await.

"One of the things I enjoy most about Gamescom is engaging directly with our fans," reads a post by Harrison on Xbox NewsWire, uploaded shortly after this morning's presser in Cologne, Germany wound down.

"Their passion is absolutely extraordinary and it was a thrill to see so much buzz and excitement around our Xbox One launch line up and announcements we made," he went on. We got fantastic reactions across the board, from Forza Motorsport 5 to Dead Rising 3 and Killer Instinct.

"A title you might have heard of - Titanfall - was particularly in demand. We got fantastic reactions to Kinect Sports Rivals and Project Spark too. In the end, the games do the talking - and we can't wait for you to play."

Microsoft's Gamescom event certainly wasn't without its highlights - top of the list are (1) the revelation that every European Xbox One pre-order will ship with a copy of FIFA 14, and (2) the announcement of Fable Legends, an online-only, co-op Fable in which one player stars as the villain. There's more to reveal, however.

"I left our showcase event with same thought I always have: what next?" Harrison continued. "We haven't even launched yet but rest assured we're already planning more great stuff to ensure that Xbox continues to raise the bar.

"So expect more mega franchises like FIFA, with Xbox exclusive content. Expect more exclusives titles like Titanfall. Expect more epics like Halo and Call of Duty. Expect more games reimagined for Xbox One such as Fable Legends. And expect the most immersive, new generation gameplay with multiplayer and innovations like Kinect and SmartGlass which make your experience way more fun and authentic than it could have been before."

Good god, it's as if Winston Churchill were still alive and running a major international console manufacturer. You can count on us, Phil. Always ready to lay down our lives in the name of promo copy.

Anyway, I'll shut up now. What do you think? The mention of "reimaginings" is particularly interesting, for me, given Spencer's obvious love for classic Microsoft IP. There's even a Battletoads mention. Would you play an Xbox One reboot of Battletoads? I'd prefer a new Crimson Angels, myself.

http://www.oxm.co.uk/60794/phil-harrison-there-are-more-xbox-one-exclusives-exclusive-dlc-and-franchise-reboots-to-come/

The man looks like...an egg. He has an eggface.

First two paragraphs after the picture made me want to barf. We know hes lying through his teeth. "We were surrounded by awesome buzzz.... so we changed everything"

what I expected pretty much.... when it comes to XB marketing and launch, MS is a master mind.... they over came RRoD.... they have pretty much over come E3 issues that were nothing in comparison in term of impact on the mass market.... and by November they will be full force and be exactly where they want to be and where expect them to be.... a really profitable venture with a bright future....

holiday season can come soon enough for me

Im frankly surprised on the reversal. MS keeps announcing and their competition stays silent.

Microsoft is just getting started...actually it hasn't even begun yet.

So now here is proof that MS is pure evil and doesn't care about gamers, especially core-gamers.

The competition has nothing to reverse. They stick to what they planned in the first place, as you probably heard during Andrew House's ending speech at Sony's Gamescom =P

If they weren't evil, they would have never announced those crappy features to begin with, microsoft just realised they were going to get their ass kicked and reversed everything, Plain and simple

Anyways, i really dislike the term he used "exclusive dlc" it's a poison in this industry, hope some off those exclusives are japanese games though, then i might consider getting one

But will this trend last? That's the real question.