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The company has fully transitioned into being a multiplatorm publisher, having released several major first-party Xbox titles for PlayStation and Nintendo Switch over the last year (the former in particular)- and is now reaping the benefits.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed (via Tom Warren on Twitter) in the company's recent quarterly fiscal briefing that for Q3 of fiscal year 2024-25, which ran from January to the end of March, Xbox was the "top publisher" by pre-orders and pre-installs not only on the Xbox Store, but also the PlayStation Store. Having lined up the likes of Age of Mythology: Retold, Forza Horizon 5, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for the PS5 in the early months of 2025, that doesn't come as a huge surprise.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed (via Tom Warren on Twitter) in the company's recent quarterly fiscal briefing that for Q3 of fiscal year 2024-25, which ran from January to the end of March, Xbox was the "top publisher" by pre-orders and pre-installs not only on the Xbox Store, but also the PlayStation Store. Having lined up the likes of Age of Mythology: Retold, Forza Horizon 5, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle for the PS5 in the early months of 2025, that doesn't come as a huge surprise.
Article: Microsoft Was Both Xbox and PlayStation's Top Q3 FY2025 Publisher by Pre-Orders and Pre-Installs