Xbox Live is doing better than the console.
Microsoft has published its financial results covering the activities of the corporation in the last quarter, ended March 31 this year. Among the results, the enterprise does not run out of the section dedicated to video games.
One of the most important information is the declining sales of consoles Microsoft. Customers bought 26 percent fewer appliances brand Xbox compared to the previous quarter. One of the reasons is fading involved in the sale of Xbox 360, the production of which Microsoft has suspended a few days ago. The withdrawal of the popular “three hundred and sixty,” can not hide the fact that the market share nextgenowej console, the Redmond giant is not growing, despite the efforts of the company. It’s hard to determine precisely the popularity of the Xbox One, because Microsoft in October 2015 years does not provide accurate sales of their consoles covering the results of “engagement”. Their example is the total global number of hours that users spend with the console – in March 2016 year it was about 89 percent higher than in the previous year.
Company may, however, be satisfied with Xbox Live – revenues from its title increased by 22%. This is thanks, among others, increase the number of users, so that today there are 26% more active accounts than a year ago. What’s more, customers make more purchases in the digital store, and the average amount of each transaction increases. This confirms the growing trend of popularity of digital distribution, which does not bypass the hardware Microsoft. In total, Xbox Live now has 46 million users.
Fenomen Minecraft does not cease to surprise.
also increased sales of Microsoft’s games. Dziewięcioprocentowy increase is mainly due to Minecraft. While the game has been present on the market for several years, its popularity is still surprisingly large. Official The New York Times reported a month ago that the work of Markus Persson day is 10,000 buyers. When in September 2014, Microsoft purchased the studio Mojang, responsible for the blocks hit for $ 2.5 billion lacked skeptical voices that proclaim the imminent firing popularity Minecraft. So far there’s nothing indicates. At the beginning of this year, sales of the same version of PCs exceeded 22 million copies, and the output is also available on consoles and mobile devices. Minecraft is not the first time, saves the results in Microsoft’s segment sales of games – in last year’s report, , the situation was similar.
According to the financial results of Microsoft as a whole reported a worse than the previous quarter. Revenue fell to $ 20.53 billion, and profits decreased by 1,23 billion. This resulted in a decline in shares of the manufacturer’s Windows on the stock exchange. The reasons for the weaker condition of corporations are different. Microsoft primarily explained by the high exchange rate of the dollar, by which profits fall outside of America reported worse than they should. Spada also sale of computers, which are still the main pillar of the company. Also increased sales of equipment from the line Surface (up 61%) and the number of subscribers of the Office 365 (currently 22 million people). It is also worth noting that Microsoft, despite poorer results still earns a lot – $ 3.76 billion profit is the result, which may envy him many a business.
Overall speaking, the revenue department Microsoft focused on video games increased by $ 64 million, an increase of 4% compared to the previous year. next week to publish its results are competitors of the American giant Sony and Nintendo.
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