Microsoft has the merit of having achieved better performance this past in 2024 in the publication of its own titles. According to VGCIn a report by the Ampère data company, it has been revealed that, thanks to game games as the last Call of duty e Indiana Jones and the big circleMicrosoft was the largest game editor on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
The report quotes Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 As one of the main taxpayers of this success, attracting 38 million monthly players in November. The report also refers to the fact that Microsoft takes its own titles on different Xbox platforms andL 64% of Microsoft's titles purchased came from PlayStation players who bought Call of Duty.
According to Ampère, a Microsoft follows Electronic Arts, which won $ 366 million in December 2024, Compared to the $ 465 million in Microsoft. The EA performance was awarded to the last incorporation in its football game line, EA Sports FC 25, which remains without competition in this kind.
Free and new
In addition to publishers' statistics, Ampère's report has also revealed data on free titles. Fortnite took the lead in this regard, with a total of 30 million hours dedicated to the game at Christmas. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 He also had enough dedication of players at Christmas, with 20 million hours accumulated.
As for the other new versions, the report cites four key titles published by Chinese companies which had an important basis of players in December: Marvel Rivals de Netease, path of exile 2 published by Tencent, Infinity Nikki of papergames and Delta Force of Tencent. Path of exile 2 It would have generated $ 148 million thanks to its payment launch in advance, as well as its microtransactions store. On the other hand, it is estimated that Marvel Rivals It has 29 million monthly players.
The equipment
However, with regard to the equipment, Microsoft is far behind. Even the X / S series of the current generation is not sold at the same rate as Xbox One, according to a recent Mattella report by Circana. However, the report indicated that Consoles sales have followed a downward trend for all companies, and that 2023 was a better year for equipment sales than 2024.
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