Microsoft’s bet in Black Ops 6 is paying off, Q1 FY25 results say

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Microsoft’s bet in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 by making it the first game in the franchise to arrive with Game Pass is now paying off.

“And unit sales on PlayStation and Steam were also up over 60% year-over-year. This speaks to our strategy of meeting gamers where they are by enabling them to play more games across the screens they spend their time on,” Nadella said further despite declines in the Xbox hardware sale by 29%.

Microsoft has been making a lot of changes on Xbox to accommodate Black Ops 6’s release. You can now selectively choose which part of the game you want to download, besides the game’s base, of course, and unify Game Pass and Microsoft Store into one on the Xbox app’s Home page on Windows.

Despite strong performance, however, CFO Amy Hood cautioned that gaming revenue may decline in the next quarter due to hardware challenges, although Black Ops 6 is expected to generate sustained revenue over time.

You can get Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 for a not-so-free but low fee by subscribing to Game Pass Ultimate or PC Game Pass plans.

Lafly Guillain

technology reporter

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