Q2 earnings reveal a decline in Xbox hardware revenue, while content and services revenue has increased. The company posted its latest earnings report on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Xbox FY25 Q2 earnings in brief: Microsoft Gaming revenue declined 7% (down 8% in constant currency) Xbox hardware revenue down 29% Xbox content and service revenue up 2% Xbox Cloud Gaming logged 140 million hours of engagement PC Game Pass subscriptions are up 30% Compared to the last quarter,

As the industry shines a bigger spotlight on Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft is under pressure to deliver revenue through subscriptions to the popular service rather than software sales. It's a strategy that's a win for consumers,

Microsoft's latest earnings report shows that Game Pass has rocketed skyward. Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, announced the news during the report's webcast: "All up, Game Pass set a new quarterly record for revenue and grew its PC subscriber base by over 30% as we focus on driving fully paid subscribers.

Xbox hardware revenue has fallen 29 percent year over year compared to Q2 2024. Microsoft (MSFT) announced the decline in its Q2 2025 earnings report released on. The decline in hardware revenue was not unexpected.