In its third-quarter earnings name on Thursday, Microsoft reported a 30% drop in Xbox console gross sales, after reporting a 30% drop final April. “It blamed the nosedive on a ‘decrease quantity of consoles offered’ through the begin of 2024,” reviews Kotaku. From the report: In February, Grand Theft Auto VI mum or dad firm Take-Two claimed in a presentation to traders that there have been roughly 77 million “gen 9” consoles in folks’s properties. It did not take followers lengthy to do the maths and speculate that Microsoft had solely offered round 25 million Xbox Sequence X/S consoles to-date. That places it forward of the GameCube however behind the Nintendo 64, no less than for now. Given the outcomes this quarter as effectively, it would not look like Sport Go and Starfield have moved the needle a lot. Perhaps that may change as soon as Name of Obligation, which Microsoft acquired final fall together with the remainder of Activision Blizzard, lastly makes its solution to Sport Go. Diablo IV solely simply arrived on the Netflix-like subscription platform this month. However given the truth that the destiny of Xbox Sequence X/S seems to be locked in at this level, it is easy to see why Microsoft is different locations it will possibly put its video games.
Sea of Thieves, the final of 4 video games on this preliminary volley to return to PS5, dominated the PlayStation Retailer’s prime sellers listing final week on pre-orders alone. CEO Satya Nadella particularly referred to as this out throughout a name with traders, noting that Microsoft had extra video games within the prime 25 greatest sellers on PS5 than another writer. “We’re dedicated to assembly gamers the place they’re by bringing nice video games to extra folks on extra gadgets,” he stated. If gamers there proceed to flock to the live-service pirate sim, it isn’t arduous to think about Microsoft bringing one other batch of its first-party exclusives to the rival platform. Whether or not which means more moderen blockbusters like Starfield or the upcoming Indiana Jones recreation will sometime make the journey stays to be seen.
