Microsoft: Games are still a massive focus

Microsoft has promised that games are still a huge focus of the upcoming Xbox One.

The console received much criticism upon its reveal last week, where observers were quick to dismiss it as trying to be too much like a TV service with no real emphasis on gaming.

However Microsoft claims that this couldn't be further from the truth, and apparently $1billion USD has been set aside to create exclusive Xbox One games.

"We just ran through our [release slate] and counted the number of exclusives, and looked at the amount of money that we're spending and the deals that we have, exclusive windows and [things to create differentiation]," Microsoft's Don Mattrick told OXM.

"I think, candidly, people are way, way under-indexing how hard we're punching."

Microsoft has already confirmed that 15 exclusive games would be heading to the Xbox One within the console's first year of release, while eight of those are new IPs.

"There are great hits, there's innovation, and there are world class creators plugged in," he added.

"You know, I keep track of it all, and I hope everyone here does - we kind of look back at all the different years and at what we shipped, how many units have sold. There's a lot of hyperbole about things, but I think we're going to deliver."

You can read up on our round-up of everything we know about Xbox One so far here.