Activision Blizzard added $2B in revenue to Xbox’s Q2 growth

Microsoft revealed throughout its newest monetary earnings report that its Xbox gaming division has seen a dramatic improve in income after final 12 months’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Xbox’s income elevated 60%, whereas general gaming income grew 48%. In response to Microsoft, a big a part of this progress — nearly all of it, even — is because of the acquisition, with Activision Blizzard including $2B of income within the second quarter of fiscal 12 months 2024.

In response to the newest quarterly earnings report, Xbox’s improve in income noticed 55 factors of influence from the acquisition. One of many slides within the report (proven above) reveals that the acquisition added $2.08 billion in income for Microsoft this quarter, with roughly $440 million in working loss. It additionally added that Xbox {hardware} grew 3% year-over-year.

CEO Satya Nadella stated within the firm’s earnings name that the corporate’s gaming division had dramatically elevated its variety of month-to-month energetic customers, thanks partially to Activision Blizzard. He identified the latest announcement of its upcoming video games and updates to its “sturdy franchises.” He additionally added that the corporate has made strides with cloud gaming, and hours streamed have elevated 44% year-over-year.

Microsoft CFO Amy Hood stated in the course of the earnings name that the corporate expects Xbox progress within the fifties and gaming progress within the forties for the following quarter, however they don’t anticipate {hardware} income to develop.

This information comes only some days after Microsoft introduced main cuts to its gaming division, shedding 1,900 employees throughout a number of departments.