Microsoft’s
latest
financial
report
has
revealed
that
Xbox
hardware
sales
are
still
dropping.
In
fairness,
all
thee
console
manufacturer’s
are
seeing
declines
in
hardware
which
makes
complete
sense
–
both
Microsoft
and
Sony’s
machines
are
4
years
into
their
life
cycle
and
the
Switch
is
near
the
end
of
its
–
but
Microsoft
is
by
far
suffering
the
most.
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According
to
the
report,
hardware
is
down
42%.
Keep
in
mind,
Microsoft
also
reported
a
31%
decline
for
the
financial
quarter
prior.
In
other
words,
Xbox’s
just
aren’t
selling,
although
it’s
impossible
to
get
an
accurate
view
because
Microsoft
has
not
reported
exact
numbers
for
years
now.
The
report
attempted
to
combat
this
bad
news
by
boasting
of
massive
growth
in
other
areas,
specifically
a
61%
rise
in
Xbox
content
and
services
revenue
and
gaming
revenue
also
being
up
44%.
However,
that
growth
is
something
of
an
illusion
since
it
was
primarily
driven
by
the
newly
acquired
Activision-Blizzard.
Essentially,
almost
all
of
the
growth
in
content
and
services
can
be
explained
by
Call
of
Duty,
World
of
Warcraft,
Diablo
etc.
all
being
air-dropped
straight
into
the
Xbox
ecosystem,
giving
it
a
huge
boost
in
numbers.
Without
that
adrenaline
shot,
it’s
difficult
to
tell
how
well
Xbox
would
be
doing.
We
will
really
start
to
get
a
better
idea
over
the
next
few
years.
CEO
Satya
Nadella
stated
that
there
are
500
million
monthly
active
Xbox
users
across
all
platforms
and
devices
right
now
and
claimed
that
their
upcoming
release
slate
“has
never
been
stronger”
coming
off
of
June’s
excellent
showcase.
She
also
addressed
the
success
of
the
Fallout
TV
show
and
its
impact
on
the
games.
“Finally,
we
are
bringing
our
IP
to
new
audiences.
Fallout,
for
example,
made
its
debut
as
a
TV
show
on
Amazon
Prime
this
quarter.
It
was
the
second
most
watched
title
on
the
platform
ever,
and
hours
played
on
Game
Pass
for
Fallout
franchise
increased
nearly
5x
quarter-over-quarter.”
