Xbox Revenue Dropped $1.7 Billion Last Year
Xbox Revenue Dropped $1.7 Billion Last Year Microsoft's gaming division had a very bad quarter EarningsMicrosoftXbox By Ethan Gach Published July 29, 2026 | Comments (16) | 𝕏 Copied! Microsoft Microsoft reported a huge jump in profits last quarter, but not in its gaming division. Xbox trailed the tech giant’s other divisions with a double-digit decline in revenue year-over-year.
- ▪Xbox Revenue Dropped $1.7 Billion Last Year Microsoft's gaming division had a very bad quarter EarningsMicrosoftXbox By Ethan Gach Published July 29, 2026 | Comments (16) | 𝕏 Copied!
- ▪Microsoft Microsoft reported a huge jump in profits last quarter, but not in its gaming division.
- ▪Xbox trailed the tech giant’s other divisions with a double-digit decline in revenue year-over-year.
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Xbox Revenue Dropped $1.7 Billion Last Year Microsoft's gaming division had a very bad quarter EarningsMicrosoftXbox By Ethan Gach Published July 29, 2026 | Comments (16) | 𝕏 Copied! Microsoft Microsoft reported a huge jump in profits last quarter, but not in its gaming division. Xbox trailed the tech giant’s other divisions with a double-digit decline in revenue year-over-year. The numbers come in the midst of a strategy reset and ongoing mass layoffs. Its fourth-quarter earnings report showed a 10-percent drop in content and services year-over-year, followed by a 13 percent drop in Xbox hardware.
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