The first quarter of the year has already passed, so we have to look back to make balance en Microsoft. The company has published its first financial data for 2022, with the Xbox division showing that the health of the Xbox Series X/S is better than ever. Even beating PS5 in recent times.
Going to the pure and hard figures, we can see that 3,740 million dollars have been entered by the video game section, which is reflected in a year-on-year growth of 6%. All this during what corresponds to the third quarter of fiscal year 22 in the company.
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Although the sale of hardware has an important responsibility when it comes to understanding this data, the truth is that content and services take the cake. Up to 81% of the income comes from this section, while the hardware keeps the remaining 19%. As revealed by the analyst Daniel Ahmadwe are talking about best quarter in xbox historyas long as we are not referring to the Christmas period.
In addition, the good sales performance of the Xbox Series X/S is due to an increase in the availability of both consoles compared to last year. In fact, the year-over-year increase in this regard is 14%, while software and services are up 4%, along with Xbox Game Pass.
The future and good health of Microsoft
Once we have the numbers clear, it is time to go over some interesting facts and statements by the CEO Satya Nadella y Amy HoodMicrosoft CFO. We are clear that the company’s ambition regarding the metaverse is total, something that they have reiterated again, since they are helping to innovate new metaverse experiences for other companies.
Regarding the consoles, both managers declare that Xbox has been the next-gen market leader this quarter in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Western Europe. The growth is also underlined with Xbox Cloud Gaming, as more than 10 million people have already tried this technology by playing.
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