Xbox makes history with $5.4 billion earnings during Holiday quarter

Xbox gaming made more money in Holiday 2021 than it ever has before.

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Microsoft recently reported its Q2'22 earnings (October - December 2021), confirming explosive results for its gaming division. Xbox generated record earnings during the holiday period with over $5.442 billion in revenues, up nearly half a billion dollars from last year's high Q2 water mark.

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This is not only the best Q2 in Xbox history, but the best quarter of all time for Microsoft's video games platform. FY22's second-half earnings (Q1+Q2) are $9.035 billion, which is more than Xbox's total-year revenues in FY15. This year should be another record fiscal year for Xbox.

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This over-performance was sparked by a 10% increase in services and content (Game Pass, first-party games), and a 4% boost from consoles.

The recent Activision-Blizzard buyout isn't expected to close until Microsoft's FY23 period, so don't expect any earnings combinations until at least after July 2022.