New Xbox One Game Announcements At E3 2019: Destroy All Humans, Watch Dogs Legion, And More - GameSpot

Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard is not expected to close until 2023, but its gaming division is already seeing excellent results.

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Xbox had its best sales month ever in March, topping its previous record from March 2014.

Hardware sales reached $515 million in March and $1.2 billion in the first quarter, with the Xbox Series leading in both timeframes. Nintendo was the leader in total consoles sold.

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Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard has a number of hurdles to clear. The deal is receiving regulatory scrutiny and is complicated by the gaming giant’s legal challenges.

Microsoft posted $41.7 billion in revenue in the first quarter of the year, up 18% year-over-year, led by 46% growth in cloud service revenue.

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Xbox content and services revenue rose 4% year-over-year, helping the company’s More Personal Computing segment collect $14.5 billion in the quarter.

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