Together, we will advance our goal of bringing great games to gamers everywhere on every device. John Welfare said on Twitter, based on unofficial numbers, that the quarter was so strong that only five holiday quarters were stronger.Īnd Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was upbeat: “We were pleased to complete our acquisition of Activision Blizzard King earlier this month. Game revenue was up 9%, Xbox content and services were up 13% year-over-year thanks to Starfield and Game Pass subscriber growth.
Microsoft has a strange approach to the fiscal year, because for them it starts on July 1, not April 1, and recently announced its first quarter results.