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• Microsoft in 'genuinely enviable position' despite Xbox One reversals, says Lewis

  Xbox One’s policy u-turns have done little to dent Microsoft’s reputation, according to Xbox Europe vice-president Chris Lewis, who believes the company is, “genuinely in an enviable position.”

• Microsoft sees "a genuine concurrent and healthy existence," for both 360 and Xbox One

  Xbox Europe boss Chris Lewis has told MCV the company has a “multi-year future” planned for Xbox 360 after the launch of Xbox One.

• Xbox One will have pre-order bonuses in delayed launch countries

  Xbox Europe boss Chris Lewis has told VG247 that Xbox One will carry pre-order bonuses in those European countries were the console’s launch has been delayed into 2014.

• Xbox One: Fifa 14 bundle contains digital version

  Xbox Europe boss Chris Lewis has confirmed to VG247 that the Xbox One consoles that include Fifa 14 packed in will contain a digital version of the game only.

• Xbox One at GC: Chris Lewis on FIFA, indies and keeping course

  After a tough year Xbox One is back on track with FIFA 14 for every pre-order and some real initiative towards courting indies. Xbox Europe boss Chris Lewis spoke to Patrick Garratt in Cologne.

• Xbox One & PS4 can grow games market by 30%, predicts Microsoft

  Microsoft Europe’s VP of interactive entertainment Chris Lewis has predicted that the next wave of consoles can help the industry grow by 30% moving forward, and that while gamers seem to have enjoyed the length of the current generation, it is time to move on.

• Xbox Europe watching $99 Xbox 360 "with interest"

  The subscription-based $99 Xbox 360 currently being sold in the US may become a global offering, Xbox Europe head Chris Lewis has told VG247.

• Microsoft - it was "logical" to cancel Inside Xbox

  Microsoft Europe’s Chris Lewis has said the firm ditched Inside Xbox due to the show no longer being fitting with its plans for Xbox 360.

• E3 2012: Xbox's Chris Lewis on 360's now and the future

  Microsoft has just delivered what is likely to be its final E3 press conference before announcing its next generation. We spoke to Xbox Europe boss Chris Lewis on the state of 360’s game.

• Lewis: The "anticipation and excitement" for original Xbox was "enormous"

  Chris Lewis, Microsoft’s European vice president of interactive entertainment, has said when Xbox was first released 10 years ago, the firm had “a vision” for what the connected world of online gaming “would mean in the future.”

• Third party dismisses Sony's claims to better developer support

  A former third-party developer has described the notion that Sony has better developer relations than Microsoft “laughable”.

• Sony: Microsoft's publishing guidelines 'protect consumers from great content'

  Sony has poured scorn on comments from European Xbox chief Chris Lewis that Microsoft’s publishing guidelines protect the consumer.

• Microsoft's "not keen," on formerly exclusive-PSN titles hitting XBL

  European Xbox boss Chris Lewis has said it is extremely important for Microsoft to nab exclusive Xbox 360 games and DLC, and because of its importance to the firm, this is one of the reasons why formerly PSN-exclusive titles rarely if ever land on Xbox Live.

• Microsoft hasn't given up on Japanese Xbox fans

  Microsoft is still staunchly standing byt the Xbox 360 in Japan, despite its ongoing struggle to gain market share.

• Turning 10: Chris Lewis on Xbox's past, present, future

  European Xbox boss Chris Lewis aims for continent-wide domination as the green machine celebrates its tenth birthday, speaking at gamescom in Cologne this week.

• Kinect has given Xbox 360 a "shot of adrenaline," says Lewis

  Xbox 360 VP Chris Lewis has said the console is “halfway through” its lifecycle, and thanks to the release of Kinect, a “shot of adrenaline” has been given to the console.

• Kinect is not about "moving from the core to the broad", says Microsoft's Chris Lewis

  Microsoft’s Chris Lewis has said the key to Kinect’s success is “getting people in front of the technology and experiencing it”.

• Lewis: 3D not mainstream in homes for "two to three years"

  Sony maybe pushing for 3D on PS3 now, but Microsoft’s holding back, with EMEA interactive boss Chris Lewis saying the tech won’t be as widespread in homes for another “two to three years”.

• Xbox 360 will continue to be offered into 2015, says Lewis

  Microsoft Europe’s VP of interactive business, Chris Lewis, has told BusinessWeek that the company will continue to offer Xbox 360 for another five years.