Xbox wins the battle in the cloud: Microsoft boasts of the good data of Game Pass and xCloud
Xbox wins the battle in the cloud: Microsoft boasts of the good data of Game Pass and xCloud
“We continue to lead in the cloud gaming market,” says Satya Nadella confidently.
Microsoft has presented this morning its financial results for the last fiscal quarter, from April to June 2021. And as usual, those of Redmond did not publish the figures of Xbox consoles sold to date, nor did they comment on the number of subscribers it handles. currently Xbox Game Pass . Of course, the video game division (Xbox) presented very positive growth figures, driven by Xbox Series X and S that remain the fastest-selling Xbox consoles in their history. And also for their services, which always bring good news to the company.
Subscribers play 40% more and spend 50% moreSatya nadellaIn the call with investors after the results (via Twinfinite), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has raved about Xbox Game Pass and the xCloud cloud game , highlighting the great growth of these two proposals in a very competitive market. In fact, Nadella claims that they are the current leaders in the streaming gaming sector , an emerging market where they compete against giants like Google (Stadia), Amazon (Luna) and PlayStation Now, among others.
“Video games are the largest category of entertainment and we are going to expand our opportunity to reach the 3,000 million gamers in the world wherever and however they play,” says the CEO of Microsoft, before adding: “We are going with everything in video games Game Pass is growing rapidly and transforming the way people discover, connect and play games. Subscribers play approximately 40% more games and spend 50% more than non-subscribers “.
We continue to lead in the cloud gaming marketSatya nadellaAnd this is when Nadella proclaims his dominance in the world of streaming gaming: ” We continue to lead in the rapidly growing cloud gaming market . Just last month we launched Xbox Cloud Gaming on PC , as well as on Apple devices via the browser, in 22 countries, with more on the way. Millions are already streaming their games to their desktops, tablets and phones. ” In addition, points out the head of the company, Xbox’s commitment to content creators has paid off in proposals such as Minecraft and Flight Simulator.
“Creators now earn more than double what they made a year ago on our games,” referring to the authors of paid content for these titles. In general, Nadella is very optimistic about the growth of the Xbox ecosystem, thanks in large part to this Xbox Game Pass to which you can subscribe for only 1 euro its first month , if you are new users. A service that has added 12 new games to close July , and that promises a roster of great releases for this 2021 .
