4 Million Users Played Fortnite on Xbox Cloud Gaming as Microsoft Boasts Next-Gen Leadership in NA

During Microsoft's financial conference call, CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood talked about the Xbox business.

[Lightning77]

Next gen Leadership in for 3 quarters in a row.

Not too bad. It'll be interest to see how they do this holiday with out any big releases and GoW coming out.

[littletad]

Typical of IGN to misquote him and make it seem like he said the market leader of worldwide sales this year. He clearly said NA market. Worldwide, Sony has been winning, with Xbox only winning for a few months.

[Abriael]

Quoting verbatim is hard. 😂

[Bathyj]

Quoting literally means to repeat verbatim. If it's not verbatim it's paraphrasing.

[VenomUK]

Satya Nadella says "Over 4 million. People have streamed, the game to date, including over 1 million who were new to our ecosystem.” He's not specific on the devices people were playing it on so whenever I read obfuscation my ears prick up.

This confirms at least one million brand new players on iOS and Android devices that were previously prevented from doing so by Apple and Google. Part of the three million who already had Xbox accounts are likely, I presume, playing on iOS and Android devices.

[darkrider]

Winning... Microsoft is losing from day one. They still lack what matters. Games. It's one of the worst gen of Microsoft. Months and months and months without games... Total lack of organization, planning, zero. You cant even remember when was the last game launched by Microsoft? When will be the next big game.? Sales are because of the crossgen cheap s that is always available.

[Eonjay]

Its pretty amazing that the Xbox outsold the PS5 so many months during the stock shortage and still didn't manage to beat it in NA those three quarters. I think the window for Xbox winning back NA may be closing now that stock seems to be returning for the PS5.

[anubusgold]

@darkrider plenty of games on gamepass too many to chose from. I gifted my Nephew a 3 month card for summer break hes never been happier.

[gamer9]

Xbox has had plenty of games just not big AAA ones like Sony this year. However Starfield is much more ambitious than sequels to horizon and god of war. Xbox is bring some new games to the table and they have a jam packed 2023.. if they stay on schedule.

[Lifexline]

You mean Nintendo is winning lol way to thwart reality. Don’t give me Nintendo doesn’t count they do count and they are smashing the competition by a landslide.

[anast]

Imagine paying all that money for a streaming box...

[Gunstar75]

Imagine being sony and having to pay MS all that money for azure so they too could have a streaming box.

Grow up fanbaby

[anast]

You are welcome.

[VenomCarnage89]

Can't get sales numbers, can't get games out within a decade of purchasing a studio, won't reveal any metrics that actually measure anything of value whatsoever, but here's how hard our Fortnite numbers hit!!

[moriarty1889]

Very true. All those studios and STILL not a single new IP or game has come out from them yet. Pitiful but so typical of MS owned studios.

[Gunstar75]

I'm sure they are just painting their nails. No games coming

[gamer9]

A lot of must have new IPs coming out on PS5 this year? Xbox has way more new IPs hitting in 2023 than PS5, so enjoy the xbox lull this year, which to be fair they filled the hole with gamepass releases this fall

[VenomCarnage89]

@gamer9 and you needed to go through a 13 year game drought in order for 2023 to finally be slightly even. Do you see that for how pathetic it actually is?

[wiz7191]

@moriarty1889 It was games announced and they are coming from those studios , what are you talking about ?? It’s actually a couple that’s coming out this year .. Your clueless my boy

[wiz7191]

@Venom so are you saying nothing came out in 13 years ???

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

Isn’t Xbox only winning in NA because you ca actually find Xbox on shelves in the USA? It was very, very difficult to get a ps5. But I was able to find an XsX on a whim, I only had to drive 40 minutes to a GameStop.

[KyRo]

The same here in the UK. In work in Currys and XSS are always in stock and we've had quite a few XSX in too which hardly fly off the shelves either. That being said we've had PS5s in-store twice since release. They are usually all sold via online orders before they even make it into stores for people to buy.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

Exactly.

[ocelot07]

Here in UK S and X been available to buy for months now. You can go on Amazon right now and but one for delivery for tomorrow.

PS5 still having stock issues here. But not as hard to get one if you use hotstock app.

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

I’ve yet to see a Series X on store shelves and GameStop (at least in my area LA) has never had a Series X you could just walk in and buy.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

LA will be tougher, given the population density.

And I recommend asking GameStop to search their “local” (100 mile radius) inventory for you. That worked for me twice, but I also live 2 hours outside of NYC.

[Elda]

They have them in the NY/NJ area.

[brewin]

Nah this is not the case. Series S sure, but Series X has been harder to get than PS5 in many places. I guess it all depends on location.

I got my PS5 at launch no issue and have had no problem getting them for a few friends as well. Series X has been the unicorn on the east coast USA. I was even able to get PS5 direct from Sony a few hours ago, it's been in stock all day. I had it in my cart for hours, was going to buy one for my 10 yr old but decided against it.

[wiz7191]

@midget Show me where you were able to find a XSX on a whim because I’m still having a hard time finding one that’s not OP .. Just like I can find PS5s , you must have it confused with a XSS. It’s winning because at that price point a XSS is a great deal to jump into next gen , on top of having access to gamepass.

[Stanjara]

So a free2play game was streamed from a browser for a couple of matches and MS is proud?

Ok, why not present Halo Infinite streamed play numbers... it's a first party title?
Ohh....OH.... Oh no. Really???

[Gunstar75]

You seem upset haha

[AndrewM]

He actually seems to be making fun of Microsoft and laughing about it, don't think he's upset bud.

[Zhipp]

They're just showing off the capability/success of their azure service. It is the most profitable part of their company at this point.

[wiz7191]

@Stanjara You can’t play Infinite on the cloud obviously why it’s not presented , how clueless are you really ??

[Stanjara]

Wait what??? I've seen this on ytube... I've seen it...performance vs response time...I've I've AA IIII

I don't get it! Cloud gamepass gaming what's it called????????
Cloud ultimate game... premium pass... gaming??? Pass?
GAming...pass...plus...
Yup?
Nope?
Starving? Nope
Gaming Pass? durp

[wiz7191]

@Stanjara there’s a difference between playing the game on the cloud from the Xbox app and streaming my console to my phone from the app lol … I can stream my console to my phone and play Infinite like that , but like I said that’s my console running Infinite and it’s streaming to my phone. That’s not the cloud though , so hopefully that’s helps you understand lol don’t be upset your plastic box doesn’t have the same capabilities when it’s comes to Servers.

[Yang_kai]

This is his comment on gaming

Now, to gaming.

We offer the best value in the gaming industry. Our Xbox Game Pass subscription service includes access to hundreds of games, and the Xbox Series S is the most affordable next gen console.

We’ve sold more consoles life-to-date than any previous generation of Xbox and have been the market leader in North America for three quarters in a row among next gen consoles.

And, with Xbox Cloud Gaming, we’re bringing games to new endpoints. Players can now stream Xbox games on Samsung Smart TVs. And we’ve partnered with Epic Games to make Fortnite available for free via the browser. Over 4 million people have streamed the game to date, including over 1 million who were new to our ecosystem.

In closing, we are investing and sharpening our focus to help our customers during this critical moment AND to capture the massive technological shifts underway.

Our portfolio of best-of-category products and best-of-suite solutions, along with our durable business models and intense focus on prioritization and executional excellence, make me confident about our opportunity ahead in the coming year.

Now the question is does he see Xbox as a local leader as that’s what seems to be how he see it with the hope of a Word wide on the future

[giovonni]

He may see it as a world wide leader, however their goal right now is to get the service available across all devices, and platforms, so their mission is a bit different than what we come accustomed to seeing in this industry. It’s amazing to see that I can play some of my favorite games on a tablet or cell phone for one price is a nice first step. We will see how this goes as ideas technology, and market shifts occur.

[crazyCoconuts]

I think credit is due for pushing forward with cloud gaming. I also speculate that after trying it, virtually no one is still playing Fortnite via streaming. So, lots of money and effort will be spent to learn what Sony learned years ago with PSNow...we really don't want to stream unless we absolutely have to.
In terms of console sales, I'm curious to see what happens when PS5 stock frees up. It's common knowledge that there's been more availability of XSX then PS5 in NA.

[giovonni]

That’s cool that they are moving toward their goal. I for one would like to say. Thank you for keeping my kids happy and entertained, as specially in the car where 45 minute trips “seems like forever” mixed in with a Barrage of “are we there yet?” have been pacified by cloud gaming.

[jznrpg]

Kids are on electronic devices so much I don’t allow any devices in the car .My 13 year old argues against it but she always loses. My 5&6 year old don’t mind as they are used to it .
I make them look outside at the world and we talk to them, tell stories of their grandparents or when we were kids , teach the little ones to spell new words or play car games.
We have very busy lives but dinner time and car rides are family time no matter what no devices period .
If we go on a 5+ hour road trip my wife and kids will watch a movie on the built in screens on occasion but that’s fairly rare .

[EvertonFC]

Couldn't agree more

[giovonni]

Hey if that works for you and your family do it. In my house hold we are much more strict with things. So when I have the time for my kids to be kids I let them.

[HannibalLecter]

So your using it as a baby sitter?

[giovonni]

No, but I do know a lot of people that do, and judge them for it. If that’s how they parent more power to them. Different house holds have different sciences. Me, I use it as a creative tool, but I like how you tried me though.

[gold_drake]

sigh.
i mean, any sort of accomplishment counts right. not that they have anything else to offer.

[rlow1]

Xbox Hardware revenue declined by 11%.

It’s worth mentioning that these results are perfectly in line with predictions made in April, with the mention that they would also be impacted by supply constraints due to lockdowns in China. They also remain among the highest historically for Microsoft’s gaming business for this period of the year.

For those thinking their is still no supply constraints.

[thesoftware730]

I swear, people on this site really need to take a chill pill. Gaming is hot right now and this is the most options and diversity between the big 3 in a long time. Everyone has a lane with the same end goal and its fuels competition, but people on here find it mandatory to crap talk for a fictional fan war in a very consistent, obsessive non-objective way.

The fact is, people that behave this way are proven to suffer from mental/emotional problems in some way.
Insecurities, unhappiness, fear, lack of fulfillment, envy, and ignorance. Looking at some of these comments, I would say the facts are spot on.

[franwex]

People need to be tribal. It’s a survival mechanism. Look at sports, political parties, religion, even car brands? It spews also to video games.

[MadLad]

It gets extra pathetic with gamers though.

Arguing over the fact one system allows for several extra pixels on screen.
Or how this console had only 1 exclusive this year when the other had 2, even though you spent 99% of your time playing third party games just like everyone else.

Gamers are pathetically petty.

[brewin]

My god the fanboy trolls are out hard. Fact is this bodes well for the industry as a whole. I prefer my PS5 lately, but the fact the Xbox is thriving when fanboys argue that Xbox has no games just shows how out of touch they are.

If you don't have one and aren't part of the ecosystem, then how do you know? Just shut up and play what you enjoy. Xbox has plenty of stuff to keep the players happy and their future is looking mighty bright!

Like I said, I prefer my PS5, but to deny Xbox's success is plain stupid. They're in a good place and are setting up for one hell of a second half of this generation.

[AmUnRa]

Your nickname is loveallsystems but what you are writing here indicates that you dont....
You have a crush for Xbox, and you dont even hide it.