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Xbox hardware sales slump, but Game Pass is surging
Microsoft has announced mixed results for its latest financial quarter, with strong growth for Game Pass offset by the
Xbox Q2 FY25 gaming revenue is down 7% year-over-year, but Xbox Game Pass still grew
Microsoft shared details on the company's financial results for Q2 FY25 on Wednesday, revealing that gaming revenue was down 7% year-over-year for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2025. The quarter did see Xbox content and services revenue up 2%, to which the company credits growth in Xbox Game Pass. Xbox hardware revenue declined 29% year-over-year.
Microsoft FY25 Q2 Earnings Reveal Xbox Revenue Decline and Game Pass Growth
Q2 earnings reveal a decline in Xbox hardware revenue, while content and services revenue has increased. The company posted its latest earnings report on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Xbox FY25 Q2 earnings in brief: Microsoft Gaming revenue declined 7% (down 8% in constant currency) Xbox hardware revenue down 29% Xbox content and service revenue up 2% Xbox Cloud Gaming logged 140 million hours of engagement PC Game Pass subscriptions are up 30% Compared to the last quarter,
Xbox Game Pass revenue could've beaten Xbox console sales in Holiday 2024
Xbox Game Pass made record revenues throughout Holiday 2024, indicating the subscription service generated in excess of $1 billion--the previous record.
Xbox Game Pass Records Growth After Indiana Jones, Call of Duty, but Hardware Sales Drop
Elsewhere in Xbox land, Microsoft confirmed that Game Pass PC grew 30% last quarter and set a new quarterly revenue record. On the cloud gaming side, 140 million hours of streaming has been logged. All this helped Xbox content and service revenue grow 2%.
Microsoft's Developer Direct Proved Game Pass Is Xbox's New Norm
Doom, Ninja Gaiden and more are soon landing on the service on day of release, showing how integral Game Pass is to the business.
Xbox Game Pass Sets New Revenue Record
Microsoft announces that Xbox Game Pass has set a new quarterly revenue record as the company doubles down on software and services over hardware.
Xbox Game Pass Revenue Achieves New Quarterly Record and Grows PC Subscribers by 30%
As the industry shines a bigger spotlight on Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft is under pressure to deliver revenue through subscriptions to the popular service rather than software sales. It's a strategy that's a win for consumers,
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 "the top-selling game on Xbox and PlayStation" last quarter
Microsoft is celebrating having the best-selling game on both Xbox and PlayStation platforms over the last quarter, ...
Xbox Game Pass growth flops over Christmas as console sales plummet
Microsoft’s latest financial results reveal that Xbox console sales are down a calamitous 29% over Christmas, with Call Of Duty boosting Game Pass by only a fraction.
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The 25 best games on Game Pass
Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service enters 2025 bigger than ever, after finishing 2024 by adding two massive day-one blockbuster games: Call of Duty ... the 25 PC and Xbox Game ...
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Xbox sales drop 29% while games and Game Pass stay strong. Microsoft revealed how many people played new Indiana Jones
Indiana Jones and Call of Duty pleased Microsoft, but their results were not enough to completely offset the decline in Xbox ...
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No, World Of Warcraft Is Not Coming To Game Pass
Microsoft has clarified that World of Warcraft is not coming to Xbox Game Pass. This comes after people received an email showing a World of Warcraft ad with the words "Join Game Pass," leading them ...
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Xbox advertising World of Warcraft in Game Pass *Updated: "accidentally included" - Game Pass PR
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