“Xbox Claimed Some Market Share From PlayStation In 2022, Suggests Analysis Firm. Entertainment industry firm Ampere Analysis has posted a new report on the gaming market in 2022, and it makes for some pleasant reading for Xbox fans. The firm has updated its sales estimates for Xbox Series X|S consoles up to the end of 2022, while also claiming that Microsoft gained some market share from Sony last year.
So, here are the firm's sales estimates. Ampere claims that Microsoft sold 18.5 million Xbox Series X|S consoles from launch through 2022, while Sony hit 30 million PS5 sales in the same time frame. While there's a clear gap in hardware sales that favours Sony, the firm believes Microsoft gained market share on the PlayStation owner in 2022. These gains stand at roughly 1.3% across hardware, software and service sales.”
From Video Games Chronicle
“Xbox is bringing PC Game Pass to 40 new countries for the first time. Xbox is bringing the PC version of Game Pass to 40 new countries. According to a new post on the official Xbox Wire blog, the likes of Bulgaria, Egypt, Malta and Ukraine can access a preview version of PC Game Pass from today.”
From Tweak Town
“Report: Microsoft may sell Xbox if Activision merger fails. Reports indicate that prominent games industry figures believe that Microsoft could sell off its Xbox games division if the Activision merger is blocked.Microsoft wants to buy Activision Blizzard King for $68.7 billion. Shareholders and a large portion of gamers want the deal to go through. Regulators like the FTC, CMA, and European Commission are heavily scrutinizing the deal as it is believed that Activision's 8x separate billion-dollar franchises, including mega-hits like the $31 billion Call of Duty franchise and mobile giant Candy Crush, could help shape the future for the games industry.”
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