Microsoft Annual Gaming Revenue Passes $10 Billion, Xbox Live Users Rise

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-annual-gaming-revenue-passes-10-billion-/1100-6460569/

Microsoft's gaming business is on the up and up. The company today reported earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended June 30, and times are good for the Xbox business.

For the quarter, Microsoft gaming revenue amounted to $2.28 billion, while full-year revenue came in at $10.35 billion. This represents growth compared to $1.64 billion this quarter last year and $9.05 billion for the full previous fiscal year.

Well, looks like MS ain't leaving games anytime soon. Sorry herms, cows, and sheep!

Good. I want Microsoft to stay in the console space for a very long time.

WHERE ARE THE PROFITS?!!!! GET OUT MICROSOFT!!!!

@nintendoboy16: Hey I am happy to see Microsoft and Sony doing well, the more the merrier.

Yet some people will still insist they are failing and losing money on their gaming division.

Yep, Xbox is healthy... and it's good for the industry.

And it's probably only going to get better too once their new studios start pumping out games and more people take up subscriptions like Game Pass etc.

Wasn't th

Too bad Sony's game division makes x2 more revenue.

Um, and?

C'mon mate its the cow mantra, no matter what MS does, to them Sony will always be better lol.

#Shomeedaporfitz

Keep going Microsoft and then pump the money in to game developers for next generation.

Xbox Monstrous. :P.

I hope Age of Empires IV makes them 10 billion more.

I hope they lose money from it.

Most of that “revenue” is from PC, cell phones and other “gaming/entertainment”.

The Xbox division is still a massive flop and loses billions.

And lol at lems not talking about “profit”. Apparently they don’t know the difference between “profit” and “revenue”.

The fact is, Xbox can die at any time with the poor performance the last 20 years. Microsoft can only hide the sales numbers for so long from investors.

Xbox is such shambles they have to use “crossed” to describe things or charts bragging how 1 billion headshots happened in a halo game LMAO

Not if they lock it behind Windows Store.

@nintendoboy16: don't be someone has to be there to compete with Sony and to kick them in the pants when they're getting lazy. And they do get lazy

Righttttttt................... you need to do research before posting to avoid yourself looking stupid.

Oh they will. Age of Empires DE, Gears 4, Forza 7, Forza Horizon 3&4, etc ... are never coming to steam.

“Hey guys we only needed to spend 12 billion to bring in 10 billion!”

-MS

Cause Sony is better.

How much of that revenue is actually from Xbox and how much is actual profit? That’s the question we need to be asking but it’s a question MS will never answer for obvious floptastic reasons. The same way they’ve been hiding actual Xbone sales for years is the same way they are dubious with telling us how much money the flopping console is making.

We have a better chance findind El Dorado than finding what the sales numbers are.

So what you're saying is that we should send Nathan Drake after them?

We should!

Final battle is with Phil in a room with lazer shooting Kinects.

Funny man. Whenever there is a steam sale going on Age of Empires is among the top sellers.

The series that never truly dies.

As if there was really any doubt that MS was doing well.

Ahh, love when reality comes in to show that gamers don't know jack shit about business or this industry.

I know. Just saying it won't reach those numbers.

@Ant_17: Lmao.

I hope they get more money to fund MS' AAA versions of GoW, Uncharted, TLoU, Bloodborne, Gravity Rush 2, HZD on top of a possible open world FPS Halo with SP.

Which is a shame. I'm pretty sure Age of Empires: DE is dead too.

But I just want a great new Age of Empires game. I really don't care what DRM its tied behind, wether it be Steam or Windows Store.

All I think is MS should be nice enough to release a nice boxed version alongside it. They allow people multiple ways to purchase Xbox games, but PC gamers get one way and that's it ?

pfffffft

LOL. MS is doomed with its over 14% increase in revenue.

RIP Microsoft. They need to stop their gaming division ASAP

And people still insist that Microsoft needs to charge them yearly for online access so Microsoft can stay afloat. They should be the ones labeled sheep. Lol

And profits are....?

Uhhh, huh? XB being around means more MS Exclusives, which means more PC AAA and AAs.

I was going to mention that most of Microsoft's gaming revenue comes from Windows and only a fraction comes from Xbox.

@mowgly1: They have the financial resources to invest in a next gen console that can greatly outperform Sony or Nintendo's next console. Heck, as mildy profitable as Nintendo is, they always go on the super cheap end of console development. I mean, with all that money, why not design a super duper Switch 2.5 that is more powerful than the PS4 Pro/Xbox One X combined? Oh wait...they can't afford it.

@MarkAndExecute: Nintendo has stupid cash reserves. That isn't how the company operates, and it never will... They've largely avoided the razor/razor-blade model, and have largely sold for profit.

Microsoft's gaming business is on the up and up.

I wasn't aware that the legality of MS's gaming business was in question. Good to know, I guess.

Or is this like the mobster with his "totally legitimate business"?

@lundy86_4: They're not making a lot per Switch unit though....to build one costs $257 each, and that's not even taking into account the distribution channels it has to go through before it gets sold through to customer. Yes they have a lot of cash on hand, yet they can't build a premium Switch with 4k graphics that can easily best the PS4/One X...but Microsoft can because they have much larger cash reserves.

Not funny, i'm being serious. I hope it bombs big time, and you mention Steam isn't the new game on Win 10 only?

If it does bomb hopefully MS learn a lesson to not chase the fools gold that is PC.

You make a good point ant and I agree 110% :)

The XBox division could run at a huge loss indefinitely anyhow. It's not going to go away just because it might not make big gains...

Me too, my love for Age of Empires is much greater than my hate for UWP/Windows Store but as you said it's a shame it won't be able to reach those numbers.

Indeed. Those revenue include software royalties and services from Havok, Simplygon, PlayFab as well and all those ae development technologies/tools that MS licenses. I believe Nadella even mentioned those as the increase in the same revenue.

I still don't understand why.

@MarkAndExecute: They don't use the razor/razor-blade model like Sony and MS conistently do. Ninty always sells units at a profit, plus makes money through software and services. Sony and MS have always (IIRC) sold units at a loss initially, and made money through games and services. Over time, hardware becomes more and more profitable. You seem to have pretty basic knowledge regarding this, so we can't really take you seriously.