In December 2024, Microsoft became the #1 publisher of games on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. The company spent $465 million on its projects. At the same time, the company's strategy of releasing games on all available platforms is working - PlayStation owners accounted for the largest share of expenditures. This is reported by VGC.
According to Ampere's report, in December 2024, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle became one of Microsoft's biggest hits, but Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 brought in much more money, attracting more than 38 million unique players in November. It is also interesting that 64% of all player spending on Microsoft games is accounted for by PlayStation owners.
Microsoft with its $465 million is almost $100 million ahead of Electronic Arts, which is in second place. The developer of EA Sports FC 25 received $366 million in December.
Ampere also shared other data. In particular, 30 million hours were played in Fortnite on Christmas Day, which means that players spent an average of 2.3 hours in the battle royale on the holiday. On the same day, 20 million hours were spent in Call of Duty. At the same time, it is reported that Marvel Rivals attracted 29 million active players, and Path of Exile 2 received $148 million in revenue.