Game pass For Microsoft more and more important. At the same time, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 (from January to the end of March), the company earned 4% less from sales of games than a year ago, and iron figures fell even by 30%, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Game Pass. should have earned almost one billion dollars. By comparison, in 2021, Game Pass didn’t generate even $3 billion for the entire year.
Thanks to Game Pass, sales in the category are up year-over-year. content and services by 3%. Nadella adds that Microsoft is seeing record monthly active users and devices in the gaming ecosystem. “We’re quickly realizing our ambition to be the best choice for people who want to play great games anytime, anywhere, in any way,” he says.
Microsoft releases data about its subscription service quite sporadically, but we know that the number of users currently exceeds 25 million. In the fall, Game Pass on PC grew nearly 160% year-on-year. In 2021, the console version of the service alone accounted for 18% of Xbox revenue. It can be concluded that with a decrease in revenues mainly from hardware, their share will now be even higher.
Microsoft recently expanded its Game Pass PC offering to four dozen countries. Among them were countries such as Egypt, Paraguay or a large part of Eastern and Southern Europe.
Source :Indian TV
