The big interview: Microsoft Studio's Phil Spencer discusses Xbox One

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It's been a tough few weeks for Microsoft.
Sony's E3 press conference - and its stance on game ownership - has exacerbated the controversy around the Xbox One. The PlayStation 4 is cheaper than Microsoft's next-gen console, offers developers self-publishing and doesn't require internet authentication. The polls are in, and Microsoft is losing. Badly.
For Phil Spencer, Microsoft's man in charge of games, it's been a tough time too, and, I imagine, more than a bit frustrating. Microsoft's E3 press conference was 90 minutes of games, games and more games - as it announced it would be - and even included the return of fan favourite fighting game Killer Instinct. It was supposed to answer the critics who slammed the company's TV, TV, TV reveal event, and yet in the many meeting rooms of the Los Angeles Convention Center all everybody is talking about is the console - and how PS4 is stomping all over it.
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