Microsoft game income increased by 5% from one year to the next for the quarter from January to March.
Specific sales of technology games reached $ 5.7 billion for the three -month period, up 270 million dollars compared to the comparable figures of the year.
Content and services sales increased by 8%, which Microsoft attributes to the performance of the Xbox game passes (which the company has walked more in the past year with the availability of day 1 for many of its biggest games) and its franchises “Call of Duty” and “Minecraft”. The material income, which consists of sales for Xbox devices, including Xbox Series and S consoles, fell by 6%.
“Call of Duty” published its latest episode, “Black Ops 6”, last fall and “Minecraft” probably benefited from the anticipation of the “Minecraft Movie” led by Jack Black, which made its debut on April 4 at the Box-Office issues. During a call with investors later Wednesday, Microsoft’s president and chief executive officer Satya Nadella said that “Minecraft” noted a 75% increase in weekly active users since the film’s release.
The decrease in Xbox console sales intervenes while the competitor Nintendo should start his highly anticipated Switch 2 device in June. Similar to PlayStation, Xbox has not yet revealed its own plans for a new generation console.
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Last year, Xbox undertook to publish some of its exclusive titles, which are generally reserved for the own consoles and PC of Xbox, on Nintendo and PlayStation devices. The most notable game to include in this commercial strategy is “Indiana Jones and The Great Circle” developed by Bethesda Studios, which made its debut on PS5 earlier this month.
Overall, Microsoft recorded $ 70.1 billion in revenues for the quarter (up 13%) and a net profit of $ 25.8 billion (up 18%) or share per share (BPA) of $ 3.46. Analysts predicted $ 68.4 billion in revenue and BPA of $ 3.22.
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