Xbox continues to impress as it recently celebrated a record breaking March. In terms of revenue, it was the best non Holiday month ever for the company.
Great news today for Xbox Business
— Benji-Sales (@BenjiSales) April 26, 2022
• Biggest Non-Holiday Quarter Ever for Xbox Revenue
• Xbox Series X|S Best Selling New-Gen Console in US, UK, Canada, and Western Europe last Quarter
• Xbox Hardware Sales ahead of expectations
• Game Pass Hours Played up 45% last 12 Months pic.twitter.com/EhnGblzlRC
Xbox also gained market share over the last two quarters, with the most recent quarter seeing the platform lead in the US, UK, Canada and Western Europe.
With our Xbox Series S and X consoles, we have taken share globally for two quarters in a row and were the market leader this quarter among next gen consoles in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Western Europe.
— Frank X. Shaw (@fxshaw) April 26, 2022
The company saw an uptick in hours played via Game Pass, up 45% over the last year. Xbox Cloud Gaming continues to grow, with over 10 million Game Pass users having played via streaming, a significant number for the service.
Billions of hours have been played by Game Pass subscribers over the past 12 months, up 45%.
— Frank X. Shaw (@fxshaw) April 26, 2022
It is clear with the recent earnings report that Xbox continues on an upwards trajectory. Even with a quiet first quarter in terms of exclusive games, more people are buying into the Xbox ecosystem. This comes before games from their first party, now including Bethesda and possibly Activision-Blizzard, have hit the platform en masse. Once the dam is broken and games begin to release, the growth the platform sees should be significant.
