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Xbox Service Revenue Rises 13% in Q4 as Game Pass Nears $5 Billion

Record subscriber engagement buffered a 22% hardware downturn in Xbox’s latest quarter.

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An image about Xbox Game Pass made nearly $5 billion last year, Microsoft CEO confirms

Overview

  • Xbox content and services revenue rose 13% in Q4 FY25, lifting overall gaming revenue by 10% despite a 22% drop in hardware sales.
  • Game Pass annual revenue approached $5 billion, accounting for 21% of total Xbox revenue.
  • The platform reached 500 million monthly active users across devices and surpassed 500 million cloud-streamed hours this quarter.
  • Over 50 million players engaged with Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Microsoft was the top publisher on both Xbox and PlayStation.
  • Microsoft has about 40 games in development but CFO Amy Hood forecasts a mid-single-digit decline in content and services revenue next quarter.