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Report reveals $259M decline in Microsoft’s Gaming revenue

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July 28, 2022
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Microsoft has been thriving in the tech industry, and this year wasn’t an exception. Recently, Microsoft published a transparent financial report revealing all aspects of the company’s performance through Q4 of 2022. It was a telling report with a lot of details, explaining how, overall, Microsoft secured a total revenue of $51.9 billion, showing a 12% increase year on year, which is something quite impressive. 

This included an operating income total of approximately $20.5 billion (an 8% increase) and a total net income of around $16.7 billion. However, it wasn’t all good news for the technological giants as the report also revealed that Microsoft’s gaming revenue had suffered from a $259 million decline.

With the technology industry evolving, Microsoft has had to find new ways to operate in the sector. With that in mind, it seems relatively obvious that Microsoft’s Cloud revenue was the standout example from the entire report, boasting a 28% growth year over year. Despite this remarkable growth, Microsoft did confirm it had struggled in certain areas, which of course included a 7% downfall in gaming revenue that was focused mostly on the Xbox product.

Even taking these losses into consideration, Microsoft still experienced an incredible quarter. There was an increase in commercial bookings of just over 25%, a huge increase in Cloud computing revenue, and a small boost in revenue obtained from the personal computing sector worth some 2%. 

As part of the report, the CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella, said:

“We see a real opportunity to help every customer in every industry use digital technology to overcome today’s challenges and emerge stronger. No company is better positioned than Microsoft to help organizations deliver on their digital imperative – so they can do more with less … As we begin a new fiscal year, we remain committed to balancing operational discipline with continued investments in key strategic areas to drive future growth.“

Microsoft’s gaming revenue generated one of the biggest decreases in performance, with the company revealing a $259 million decrease year over year. It was a 7% decline that seems like nothing compared to the 32% decline in Office Commercial products revenue, but it was a considerable hit nonetheless.

One of the reasons put forward by Microsoft to explain their recent performance was that the Xbox content revenue had decreased as a result of lower engagement hours across the board. There were some declines noticed in terms of hardware performance, caused primarily by a shortage of chips and better performance by competitors. Ultimately, the decreased performance was offset slightly by considerable growth in Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, but it wasn’t enough to fully make up for the shortfall.

We’ll have to wait for all the upcoming major gaming titles that Microsoft will launch throughout the rest of the year to see if they are able to bounce back, at least just a bit, in the gaming department.



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