Xbox console sales falter, but Game Pass subscribers are on the rise

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Xbox hardware sales have declined of late𝐆, but Xbox Game Pass subscriber numbers have grown.

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Microsoft recently published its second quarter financial results for the 2023 fiscal year, earlier today on January 25. As shown in a , both gaming and har𝔉dware revenue has declined by 13% compared with the same period the previous fiscal year.

Thi✨s effectively means Microsoft has sold less games, and less consoles when compared to the second quarter of the 2022 fiscal year. Elsewhere, the report reveals "Xbox content and services revenue" has also declined by 12% when compared to the same period last year.

However, the report does note that this drop in sales is partially offset by the growth in subscribers to Xbox Game Pass. Despite game and hardware sales declining year-on-year, Xbox Game Pass has seemingly held strong for Microsoft, although exact subscriber count figures for the service haven't been revealed in the new reportܫ, so we don't know exactly how much the service has grown.

Xbox Game Pass has had some stellar additions over the back half of 2022, such as Grounded's full launch, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, and Monster Hunter Rise debuting on the service earlier this month. Perhaps the growth in sub𒉰scriptions to the service shouldn't come as s surprise, then, given the relatively stellar l✱ine-up over the past few months.

Looking ahead, Xbox Game Pass will launch blockbuster titles like 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Starfield and Redfall at some point later this year on day one for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Xbox Series X/S and PC players. Given this, iꦦt wouldn't be a surprise if ꦉ2023 shows even further growth for Xbox Game Pass.

Check out our guide to the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best games on Xbox Game Pass if you're thinking about getting in on the action. 

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary mang⛄a and anime.