Microsoft: more than 20 million Xbox cloud game users and 159% year-on-year increase in PC Game Pass subscriptions

CTOnews.com October 26, Microsoft announced a new milestone in its Xbox cloud gaming service. In the company's quarterly earnings call, Microsoft CEO Satyanadra (Satya Nadella) said that more than 20 million people use Xbox cloud games.

As early as April this year, Microsoft announced that the Xbox cloud gaming service had more than 1000 million players, which meant that the user base of the service had doubled in just six months.

"We are adding new gamers to our ecosystem to achieve our ambition to reach players anytime, anywhere, on any device," says Mr Nadella. "

CTOnews.com learned that Microsoft Xbox Cloud Game was launched to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers on September 15, 2020, and then brought the service to all types of devices, including televisions, browsers, handsets, VR devices, and so on. Microsoft is also developing a Xbox streaming box, which has not yet been released.

In addition, Microsoft's PC Game Pass subscriptions grew 159% year-on-year, and Xbox hardware revenue rose 13% in the quarter, mainly driven by Xbox Series S sales. "nearly half of Xbox Series S buyers are exposed to Xbox ecology for the first time," Nadella revealed. "

"Microsoft's Q1 revenue of $50.122 billion in fiscal 2023 increased 11% year-on-year, while net profit of $17.556 billion fell 14% year-on-year."