Microsoft’s latest earnings results have been published for the quarter ended December 31, 2021 (FY22 Q2), revealing Xbox gaming revenue has increased by 8% year-over-year.
Xbox’s content and services revenue grew by 10% and was driven by growth in first-party titles and Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, which was partially offset by declines from third-party releases.
The company’s hardware revenue during this period grew by 4% – with continued demand for Xbox Series X|S.
Halo Infinite has also been the biggest launch in the Halo franchise – with 20 millions players so far. Forza Horizon 5 was another successful Xbox release last year – with 18 million players jumping in.
For this same period, Microsoft’s revenue is at $51.7 billion (an increase of 20%) and its net income is $18.8 billion – up by about 21%. This was driven by Windows, Office, devices like the services and…
