Eurogamer TV interviewed Microsoft Europe boss Chris Lewis at Leipzig, and while the interview itself won't be out for a few days, some pertinent highlights are making their way to sister site GameDaily:

When asked if he was confident of having enough hardware to meet demand over the peak period, Lewis replied: "Very confident. We were pretty tight after this last Christmas, [but] we tripled production; we put plenty of inventory in the air rather than using the water because it was important to get the stock to the right places at the right time.

"I'm very confident that we have the production capacity to suit our ambitions. And there will be no stock shortages anywhere in the region over this Christmas period, I can assure you of that."

I think when he says "region" he is referring to the UK, but if the attitude is prevalent in Microsoft generally, we can expect a well-Xboxed Xmas. Eliza Gauger

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