Alright, let’s dive into this. So, Microsoft dropped some big financial vibes for their FY23 Q3—yeah, not exactly your latest trending meme, but still kinda juicy if you’re into the tech scene. Picture this: gaming revenue rocketing up by 5% compared to the same stretch last year. Can’t say I’m too shocked, though. March 31, 2025, was definitely an “Oh, that’s why” moment.
Now, let’s zoom in—Xbox content and services? Growing at 8%! Not too shabby. Call of Duty and Minecraft are probably the culprits… in a good way. Plus, Xbox Game Pass is sneaking its way into more households. But, oops, hardware took a bit of a nosedive, falling 6% year-on-year. Maybe folks realized their consoles were still alive and kicking.
Zooming out again, Microsoft’s revenue hit $70.1 billion this quarter, which is a pretty mammoth leap—11%, to be precise. Net income? Up 18% to $25.8 billion. It’s like they found loose change under the couch cushions, but it’s actually billions, not pennies.
I stumbled on a note somewhere—”You may like.” Don’t know who ‘you’ is, but thanks, I guess.
Alright, back to the growth of Call of Duty, Minecraft, and Xbox Game Pass. I’m curious why they’re all doing so well. Oh, there’s a pretty picture here of Avowed, an Obsidian RPG. Looks like it launched during FY25 Q3. The image gives me fantasy vibe—probably swords and magic stuff. Cool beans.
Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella, threw some numbers around in an earnings call. Xbox Cloud Gaming usage hit 150 million hours—like, whoa. Also, PC Game Pass revenue grew by 45%—that’s a number to make your eyebrows do the Macarena.
Nadella was bragging, typical CEO, right? Microsoft topped the charts for preorders and preinstalls on Xbox and PlayStation. All this while Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 kept players hooked like caffeine addicts on a Monday morning. Microtransactions must be pure gold.
Oh, and Minecraft got some attention with a movie release on April 4, 2025. Somehow, weekly active users spiked by 75%—movies will do that, I guess.
Right, another bit… Obsidian’s Avowed came out this quarter. A new fantasy role-playing game made for storytelling nerds. It’s set in Eora—wherever that is—but ties into Pillars of Eternity. Feels like new territory yet somehow familiar?
Next up, FY25 Q4 on the horizon. Xbox is gearing for a blockbuster quarter with a deluge of new games. April brought Compulsion Games’ South of Midnight and Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered. Oblivion’s like an old friend showing up with a fresh haircut.
Stoic’s Towerborne is now on Xbox through Game Preview. Meanwhile, Forza Horizon 5 and Indiana Jones are revving engines on PlayStation 5. May’s bound to be explosive with id Software’s DOOM: The Dark Ages arriving.
So there we have it. Microsoft’s gaming arena is buzzing, whether with digital mayhem or forecasts of what’s next. Oh, and if any of this seemed over-the-top or a bit random, well, it’s just the chaos of real talk.
