“We’ve announced a couple of them, Mirror’s Edge and Battlefront, but we’ve also added some as well. The last time I spoke about this we hadn’t done the Star Wars deal, so there are those games too. We’re going to try and announce the new projects in the next couple of years – so in years two to three in the next-gen cycle, the plan is each year you’ll see one to two new IP from us coming out.

“This year we have new projects too – UFC is new to EA and of course there’s Titanfall.” Oddly, the publisher is also looking at Dragon Age: Inquisition as a new IP since it takes “a new approach” to the franchise. Other titles such as Mirror’s Edge and Star Wars: Battlefront are actually based on existing franchises, so we can’t really call them new IPs. Nonetheless, if inventive and entertaining titles are the result, who are we to complain?

Meanwhile, the post helpfully reminded us that of the titles listed, 38 percent were exclusive to the console, 3 percent were new IPs, 44 percent had timed or exclusive content for the Xbox One and that the exclusives overall garnered 272 awards nominations and 111 awards wins at E3 2013. We’d hazard a guess that most of those were Titanfall, and sure enough, the game earned six out of ten Game Critics Awards for Best of Show.

Of course, the real story is that Microsoft reversed every single one of their controversial policies since E3, which finally motivated consumers into thinking that it wouldn’t be a bad deal. Regardless, the Xbox One launches this November. Stay tuned for our coverage of Gamescom in Cologne, Germany for more announcements from Microsoft.

“We think we’re putting out the right number of Mario games based on what fans are asking for, based on what our own developers’ creative visions are. The key to that is as long as there’s innovation is occurring within the gameplay, as long as there’s new features, then marrying the characters and the IPs that people love is the right call from our standpoint.”

When questioned about the lack of new IPs in comparison to the number of games on established brands, Scibetta stated that, “You could call all the games that we’re making here new IP in the sense that they’re new gameplay experiences. They just happen to also have the IP that people associate with.”

“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]. I think, candidly, people are way, way under-indexing how hard we’re punching.

“There are great hits, there’s innovation, and there are world class creators plugged in. 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.”

At the Xbox Reveal, Microsoft revealed that 15 exclusive titles will be coming to the console in the first year, with 8 of those being new IPs. Titles we’re already aware of include Remedy’s Quantum Break, Turn 10 Studios’ Forza Motorsport 5 and Crytek’s Ryse.