Xbox smashes records with $16.2 billion earned in FY22

Xbox gaming generated an incredible $16.2 billion in revenues throughout FY22, making more money than it ever has before.

Published Jul 26, 2022 4:26 PM CDT   |   Updated Wed, Aug 17 2022 6:29 PM CDT
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Microsoft made more money from Xbox than it ever has before, shattering all previous game revenue records.

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Xbox gaming made a staggering $16.2 billion in Microsoft's FY22 period, which is a new all-time record for the video games giant. The growth was driven by content in services across the Xbox, PC, and mobile ecosystem via first-party and third-party game sales and microtransactions, as well as consistent growth in Xbox Game Pass.

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Content and services made up 77% of total Xbox gaming earnings for FY22, or $12.5 billion, with hardware (Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S consoles and peripherals) making up 23%, or $3.7 billion.

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As far as quarterly revenues, Q4 didn't break any records across services and hardware, but each consecutive quarter saw enough growth and stabilization to make for a record-breaking year.

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Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision-Blizzard may close sometime this year and fold a number of incredibly powerful franchises into the Xbox ecosystem, including Call of Duty, Diablo, and Overwatch.

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