Xbox hardware sales in continued Slump as Microsoft announces Q4 figures

Xbox Series X lying horizontally with an Xbox Wireless controller leaning up against it in a TV unit — (Image credit: Future)

Microsoft has announced its Q4 revenue figures for the financial year 2023, and Xbox hardware sales are down 13% year-on-year compared to the same three-month period. This follows a Q3 report back in April that showed hardware sales being down 30% compared to the first three-quarters of FY22.

Overall, Microsoft's experienced an 8% rise in total revenue, with a 1% increase coming from its overall gaming profits, which will include Game Pass subscriptions and software sales. In fact, Xbox Series X games and services grew by 5%.

For those who want to dive into what those revenue percentages equate to: total revenue for Q4 (ie, the figure that's up 8% year-on-year), which is the three months ending June 30, is up to $56.2 billion.

The player-character in Starfield looks upon a snowy mountain, with a distant planet and its rings visible in the sky — (Image credit: Bethesda Softworks)

These numbers come courtesy of GamesIndustry.biz, which reported in April that Q1 Pc and console game sales were down 11% across Europe despite an increase in hardware supply compared to the last few years. This is most likely due to widespread cost of living crises but certainly speaks to a portion of Xbox's slumped hardware figures.

Meanwhile, the PS5 had reportedly sold a total of 32 million units as of February of 2023, selling 7.1 million units in the three months ending December 31, 2022, according to VGC. In comparison, the Xbox Series X and S reportedly reached 21 million units sold by July 3 of this year, according to Tom's Hardware.

Xbox head Phil Spencer recently stated in an interview that Microsoft lost the "worst generation to lose" with regards to the PS4 versus Xbox One battle. He has also said on multiple occasions that Xbox no longer views Sony as a competitor, instead, the company looks to cloud streaming services as the future of the games industry.

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One of my earliest memories is playing SuperMario64 and wondering why the controller I held had three grips, but I only had two hands. Ever since I've been in love with video games and their technology. After graduating from Edinburgh Napier University with a degree in Journalism, I contributed to the Scottish Games Network and completed an Editorial Internship at Expert Reviews. Over the last decade, I’ve been managing my own YouTube channel about my love of games too. These days, I'm one of the resident hardware nerds at GamesRadar+, and I take the lead on our coverage of gaming PCs, VR, controllers, gaming chairs, and content creation gear. Now, I better stop myself here before I get talking about my favourite games like HUNT: Showdown, Dishonored, and Towerfall Ascension.