Microsoft has steered that Xbox is beginning to reap the rewards of its elevated multiplatform focus.
Whereas it already had a powerful foothold on rival platforms due to perennial best-sellers Name of Responsibility and Minecraft, Xbox not too long ago introduced plans to convey extra first-party video games to PlayStation and Nintendo Change, beginning with Pentiment, Hello-Fi Rush, Sea of Thieves and Grounded.
And through Microsoft’s third quarter earnings name on Thursday, CEO Satya Nadella mentioned Xbox video games have been performing strongly on the PlayStation Retailer.
“Earlier this month, we had seven video games among the many high 25 on the PlayStation Retailer, greater than some other writer,” he mentioned.
Nadella seemed to be referencing a latest report from Tweaktown, which discovered that Xbox had extra first-party video games among the many PlayStation Retailer’s 25 best-selling titles than Sony did.
On PS5 on April 18, these have been Fashionable Warfare 3 at No.2, Overwatch 2 at No.7, Sea of Thieves at No.12, Fallout 4 at No.16, Minecraft at No.19, Fallout 76 at No.20 and Grounded at No.23.
Compared, 5 Sony-published video games made the checklist. They have been MLB The Present 24, Future 2, and a trio of titles developed by third-party studios in Helldivers 2, Stellar Blade and Rise of the Ronin.
It’s price noting that PlayStation Retailer rankings are up to date every day and based mostly on area.
“We’re dedicated to assembly gamers the place they’re by bringing nice video games to extra individuals on extra gadgets”, Nadella mentioned on Thursday.
Activision Blizzard helped drive Microsoft’s gaming division to a file third quarter, regardless of a major decline in Xbox {hardware} gross sales.
