Though Xbox’s own hardware marketshare has rapidly and consistently declined in recent years, Microsoft is continuing to see impressive growth. The company has fully transitioned into being a multiplatorm publisher, having released several major first-party Xbox titles for PlayStation and Nintendo Switch over the last year (the former in particular)- and is now reaping the benefits.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed (via Tom Warren on Twitter) in the company’s recent quarterly fiscal briefing that for Q3 of fiscal year 2024-25, which ran from January to the end of March, Xbox was the “top publisher” by pre-orders and pre-installs not only on the Xbox Store, but also the PlayStation Store. Having lined up the likes of Age of Mythology: Retold, Forza Horizon 5, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for the PS5 in the early months of 2025, that doesn’t come as a huge surprise.
Meanwhile, PC Game Pass also saw a 45 percent year-on-year bump in its revenue, while cloud gaming surpassed a collective 150 million hours played by its entire userbase, setting a record and marking the first time that it has seen those numbers. Significantly, across all first-party Microsoft titles on all platforms (so also including PlayStation, Switch, and mobile in addition to Xbox and PC), the company saw over 500 million monthly active users during the quarter.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Xbox for Q3, 2025:
• “Ended the Q as the top publisher by preorders and preinstalls on both Xbox and PlayStation Store.”
• PC Game Pass revenue up 45% YoY
• Cloud gaming new record: surpassing 150 million hrs played for the 1st time this Q pic.twitter.com/xmWBMvrU8E— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) April 30, 2025
Xbox games reach over 500 million monthly active users
PC Game Pass revenue up +45%
— Derek Strickland (@DeekeTweak) April 30, 2025
