Microsoft's Xbox gaming business performed well in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, with revenue increasing by 5% year-on-year.

Microsoft has released its financial report for the third quarter of the 2025 fiscal year, delivering impressive results in the gaming business. Mainly benefiting from the continued popularity of two major IPs, "Call of Duty" and "Minecraft", as well as the rapid growth of Xbox Game Pass subscription users, the overall revenue of the gaming business increased by 5%. Microsoft's Xbox content and services revenue also grew by 8% year-on-year. It is reported that Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed during the earnings call that Xbox Cloud Gaming usage exceeded 1.5 billion hours for the first time, while PC Game Pass revenue increased by a staggering 45% year-on-year.