Xbox Series X/S

Xbox hardware sales fuel Microsoft’s 16% gaming growth

Hardware remained a driving force for Microsoft’s gaming division. The company reported 2022’s first-quarter earnings today, revealing a revenue increase of 16% over the same period from the previous year. Xbox content and services like Game Pass grew 2% year-over-year, and that contributed to the overall growth for the gaming segment. Hardware sales, however, drove the majority of the increase.

“Xbox hardware revenue grew 166% driven by continued demand for Xbox Series X/S on a low prior year comparable,” reads the Microsoft earnings report. “Xbox content and services revenue grew 2% … with growth in Xbox Game Pass subscriptions and first-party titles partially offset by declines from third-party titles.”

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