Xbox Game Pass Hit Nearly $5 Billion in Revenue for the First Time in FY 2025, Microsoft Says

Xbox Game Pass generated almost $5 billion (roughly Rs. 43,791 crore) in income over the previous 12 months, Microsoft confirmed at its fourth-quarter FY 2025 earnings name on Wednesday. The firm mentioned its sport subscription service had carried out higher than its expectations in fiscal 12 months 2025 that ended June 30. The Xbox father or mother didn’t share an replace on Game Pass subscription development, however the service was confirmed to have hit 34 million subscribers in February 2024.

Xbox Game Pass Revenue Reaches Nearly $5 Billion

At the earnings name, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recapped Xbox’s 12 months and introduced that that firm had reached 500 million month-to-month lively customers throughout platforms and units. The govt shared an replace on large franchises like Call of Duty and Minecraft and introduced the Game Pass income milestone.

“The Call of Duty franchise has never been stronger: 50 million people have played Black Ops 6. Total hours surpassed 2 billion,” Nadella mentioned throughout the name.

“Minecraft saw record monthly active usage and revenue this quarter, thanks in large part to the success of the Minecraft movie.

“And we have nearly 40 games in development, so much, much more to come.

“We surpassed over 500 million hours of game play streamed via the cloud this year.

“And Game Pass annual revenue was nearly $5 billion for the first time.”

Nadella additionally confirmed that Microsoft was the highest writer on each Xbox and PlayStation platforms within the fourth quarter and hailed the “successful” launches of Forza Horizon 5 (on PS5) and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.

Nadella’s remarks on Microsoft’s success on rival platforms as a writer barely come as a suprise. Last week, market analytics agency Alinea Analytics reported that Forza Horizon 5 was the best-selling sport on PS5 in 2025. Sony, too, confirmed earlier that Forza, Oblivion Remastered, and Minecraft — all Xbox first-party video games — had been the three best-selling titles on PlayStation Store within the EU and the US in April.

Microsoft Gaming, Xbox Services Grow

During the quarterly earnings name, Microsoft CFO Amy Hood mentioned that each first-party titles and Xbox Game Pass carried out higher than anticipated in FY 2025, driving 10 % development in Gaming income. Xbox content material and providers income additionally grew 13 % (12 % in fixed forex), Hood mentioned.

Even as Microsoft’s Gaming division has seen development, Xbox was hit with devastating cuts early this month that noticed widespread layoffs, studio shutdowns, and undertaking cancellations. The newest spherical of retrenchment noticed almost 4 % of Microsoft’s whole workforce — over 9,000 workers — laid off.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer had mentioned on the time that the Xbox platform had “never looked stronger”, however future success required “tough decisions”.

“I recognize that these changes come at a time when we have more players, games, and gaming hours than ever before. Our platform, hardware, and game roadmap have never looked stronger,” Spencer had mentioned in an inside memo to workers. “The success we’re seeing currently is based on tough decisions we’ve made previously. We must make choices now for continued success in future years and a key part of that strategy is the discipline to prioritize the strongest opportunities.”

Game Pass, in the meantime, has seen some high-profile additions over the previous 12 months, together with Call of Duty. This 12 months, the service has added acclaimed titles like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, The Alters and Atomfall, along with widespread first-party titles like Doom: The Dark Ages, Avowed, Grounded 2, and Oblivion Remastered.