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Xbox Series X|S Fastest Selling Consoles in Microsoft History

Top GamesXbox Series X and Xbox Series S / Photo by MicrosoftMicrosoft Corporation reported in its quarterly earnings call Tuesday that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are its fastest-selling consoles to date. In Microsoft’s quarterly earnings call, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, Satya Nadella had a lengthy statement that finished off by stating Xbox’s various record breaks. Nadella began the call talking about gaming being the largest category in the entertainment world and that Microsoft is looking to expand their opportunity “to reach the world’s 3 billion gamers wherever

Xbox Series X/S Are the Fastest Selling Xbox Consoles Ever, Microsoft CEO Says

The Xbox Series X and Series S have clearly gotten off to a great start, what with the consoles having been consistently selling out since their launch in November of 2020. The two, in fact, enjoyed the best ever launch for an Xbox console, selling more units during their launch month than any other Xbox console in the past. That pace of sales has persisted well past its launch. During Microsoft’s recent quarterly earnings call (via Tom Warren on Twitter), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the Xbox Series X

Microsoft “All-In” On Games as Xbox Series X|S Are Fastest-Selling MS Consoles Ever

Microsoft hosted its quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts and Chief executive officer Satya Nadella and chief financial officer Amy Hood talked about the Xbox business. Nadella declared that Microsoft is “all-in” on games, boasted the “rapid” growth of game pass, and leadership in cloud gaming. He also mentioned that Xbox series X and S are Microsoft’s fastest-selling consoles ever, while content creators in games like Microsoft Flight Simulator and Minecraft are earning twice as much this year compared to the previous year. “Gaming is the largest category

Microsoft Boasts “Record” Xbox Engagement & More Among “Significant” Demand for Xbox Series X|S

Today Microsoft hosted its quarterly financial conference call for investors and analysts: Chief executive officer Satya Nadella and chief financial officer Amy Hood talked about the Xbox business.Nadella talked about Xbox Game Pass, the acquisition of Bethesda, the success of Minecraft, and even the “vibrant” third-party market in Microsoft Flight Simulator. “We’re growing our opportunity as we help both gamers and creators play, connect, and create among communities on any device. People are turning to Xbox more than ever to play and chat with friends and we saw record engagement

Discord’s reported $10B exit; Compass and Intermedia Cloud Communications set IPO price ranges

It’s demo day for the current Y Combinator class, so we’ll have a largely early-stage focus at TechCrunch today. But there’s also a host of late- and super-late-stage news this morning that matters. Let’s get to all of it before we start to talk accelerators, overheated pre-seed valuations and the like. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on Extra Crunch, or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday. There are three things to discuss. First, the possible $10 billion exit of Discord to Microsoft. Discord is

Microsoft’s Bill Gates Steps Down From Board Of Directors

Microsoft has announced that co-founder and technology adviser Bill Gates has stepped down from the company's Board of Directors "to dedicate more time to his philanthropic priorities including global health, development, education, and his increasing engagement in tackling climate change." Gates has served as the chairman of the board since February 4, 2014."It's been a tremendous honor and privilege to have worked with and learned from Bill over the years," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote. "Bill founded our company with a belief in the democratizing force of software and a