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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,

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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.

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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,

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Microsoft reveals record quarter for Game Pass amidst declining Xbox hardware sales

Xbox Game Pass posted a record revenue in Q2 of FY2025 thanks to Call of Duty and Indiana Jones, but Xbox console sales continue to dive.

Microsoft is Now Biggest Video Game Publisher

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Microsoft Gaming CEO Says Releasing Games on PS5 Is 'A Good Thing for Xbox'

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has clarified the company's strategy regarding console-exclusive games and the future of the Xbox platform.

Windows Central on MSN · 1d

A new analysis claims that Microsoft's Xbox has become the top games publisher in the world

An analytics firm has handed Microsoft the games publishing crown. With almost half a billion in spending, Microsoft's multiplatform strategy is paying off for Xbox, at least according to this analysis.

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Microsoft is Now the Biggest Video Game Publisher

According to Amphere, Microsoft was by far the biggest video game publisher in the world in December, thanks to Activision Blizzard.

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Formerly Xbox-and-PC Exclusive Forza Horizon 5 Is Heading to PS5 This Spring

Yet another Xbox hit franchise crosses the console divide as the racing game will soon be available on PlayStation.

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Microsoft’s AI business is booming — Xbox, not so much

Microsoft’s cloud and AI businesses are doing pretty well — and their impact is being felt across the company. In its Q2 2025 ...

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Stalling Xbox Series X/S Sales Has Caused Revenue Drop For Microsoft

Microsoft took a loss this last quarter despite a big game release, and it's clearly the Xbox Series X/S that's to blame.

Confirmed: Forza Horizon 5 is the next title to make the leap from Xbox to PlayStation

Further to Microsoft's pledge to make Xbox more profitable, one of their biggest franchises is arriving on PlayStation soon.

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Xbox's Forza Horizon 5 officially heading to PlayStation 5 this "spring"

With Indiana Jones & the Great Circle and Doom: The Dark Ages both waiting in the wings, Microsoft confirmed another of its first-party titles making the jump to PS5. Forza Horizon 5 is coming to Sony ...

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Xbox earnings hit $6.58 billion in Q2, second highest holiday quarter of all time

Microsoft pulls in over $6.58 billion in revenue from its Xbox games division throughout Holiday 2024, driven primarily by ...

Forza Horizon 5 is the latest Xbox game to make the leap to PS5, and it's launching this spring with all of the same content and DLC

In a news release, Microsoft pegged Forza Horizon 5 for release on PS5 "this spring" but didn't nail down a specific release date. The racing game will arrive on PS5 with all of the same content and ...