Weaker Christmas sales for Xbox, but ‘new highs for Game Pass subscriptions’

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Microsoft reports The financials for the last quarter (October through December 2022), and those numbers overlap and match. Let’s start with a small one: the gaming portion of Microsoft’s revenue decreased by 13 percent compared to the corresponding portion last year. This is explained by the fact that the past year was strong, and “decreases” Regarding the number of first-party games for Xbox platforms.

… a strong comparable prior year, with a decrease in first-party content and a decrease in monetization in third-party content, partially offset by growth in Xbox Game Pass subscriptions.

During the same period, 2022 was released infinite aura And Forza Horizon 5.

Many people would probably agree that there was a lack of first-party games for the Xbox last year. The addresses we got were PentiumAnd As dusk falls(full version of) grounded(expansion) Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels and (new version) Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition. Tonight will prove that 2023 will be even better.

However, results were not only worse (YoY) during last year’s fourth quarter. This is largely explained by Xbox Game Pass “reached new heights”, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Specific subscription numbers are not discussed, however, and they represent a standard month for active users.

We’ve seen new highs for Game Pass subscriptions, game streaming hours, and active devices per month. The number of monthly active users exceeded 120 million during the quarter.

The investment in Game Pass continues, they promise. We’ll at least see proof of that tonight.