Kinect leads Microsoft Q3 2011 results

Kinect was among Microsoft's biggest profit-drivers in the third quarter of the 2011 fiscal year, helping push the Entertainment & Devices division to a 60% increase from the same period last year.

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Microsoft shared its Q3 2011 earnings results today, revealing that the launch of Kinect was among its biggest new profit-movers of the year. Led by the hands-free motion controlled gaming device, the Entertainment & Devices division saw a 60% increase year-over-year, the largest increase of any single division. It has brought in 1.93 billion this quarter (compared to 1.21 billion in the same period last year), and over 7 billion in the fiscal year so far.

Microsoft also credited the boost to Entertainment & Devices to Xbox Live, which the company says leads in transactional revenue over subscription revenue. In other words, you may be paying $60 for Xbox Live Gold, but you're probably buying more than $60 worth of virtual goods.

On the whole for the quarter, the company took in $16.43 billion, a 13% increase year-over-year. Revenue was up 21% in the Business division, 14% in the Online Services division (which includes Bing), and 11% in the Services and Tools division. Windows 7 was one of the few business aspects with lower profits this quarter, down 4% from the launch last year.

"Consumers are purchasing Office 2010, Xbox and Kinect at tremendous rates, and businesses of all size are purchasing Microsoft platforms and applications," said chief financial officer Peter Klein.

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    April 28, 2011 4:30 PM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Kinect leads Microsoft Q3 2011 results.

    Kinect was among Microsoft's biggest profit-drivers in the third quarter of the 2011 fiscal year, helping push the Entertainment & Devices division to a 60% increase from the same period last year.

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      April 28, 2011 4:35 PM

      Time to take those money hats, build the Xbox 720 and deliver the knockout blow to Sony!

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      April 28, 2011 4:38 PM

      I don't know anybody who has a kinect

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        April 28, 2011 5:50 PM

        Hi there.

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        April 28, 2011 7:52 PM

        Hows it going?

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        April 28, 2011 7:53 PM

        Well there are ove 300 million people just in the USA alone. If you add in the rest of the world (8 or 9 Billion) then realize that 12.5 million Kinects have been sold, yeah there is a good chance you don't know anyone that has one. But you have to admit, 12.5 million multiplied by $150, yeah not bad! :)

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        April 29, 2011 5:17 AM

        I don't have one as of yet (soon) but two of my best buds do and they love it. The majority of the games available so far are casual and/or goofy but they can be a lot of fun if you just remind yourself why you (well most people anyway) play games in the first place. To have fun!

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        April 29, 2011 5:49 AM

        I know a couple of people that have one. Most got it as a bundle and never hooked it up.

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          April 29, 2011 6:16 AM

          Man... Your friends must be some cool dudes... or just fat.

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        April 29, 2011 6:14 AM

        I know only one ps3 owner but I assume a lot of people own it

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        April 29, 2011 6:25 AM

        You're right, the damn thing doesn't exist.

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        April 29, 2011 6:55 AM

        Nice to meet you.

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      April 28, 2011 4:58 PM

      I am amazed, but pleased, to see how well Kinect is doing. The industry needed some changes like this on the interface front and it will lead to new types of gameplay in the years ahead; should pay off handsomely for Microsoft. Sony on the other hand...

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      April 29, 2011 5:32 AM

      i really hope this is just a fad.

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        April 29, 2011 8:55 AM

        I think it's a fad in the same way the wii was a fad, e.g, that it's popular and a lot of people buy them but 'traditional' games and controlling schemes (*cough*better*cough*) will continue to exist.

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      April 29, 2011 6:17 AM

      Now that it has been out for a while, what do you Kinect owners think about it?

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        April 29, 2011 6:20 AM

        I don't own one but plan to get one this summer.

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        April 29, 2011 6:21 AM

        The hardware works great. Developers are hit and miss. Dance Central was clearly the leader of the launch titles. I'm really looking forward to Gunstringer. A lot of the other titles using Kinect either use it poorly, or don't do anything special with it.

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      April 29, 2011 7:00 AM

      The kinect is awesome, but we need some games SOON!!

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      April 29, 2011 11:05 AM

      I'm just waiting for a kick ass racing game which uses head tracking.. that's the application I want to see working on Kinect. We have yet to see the thing used in a real 'hardcore' game.

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      April 30, 2011 9:58 PM

      "was among MS biggest profit drivers in the third quarter of the 2011 fiscal year" Um, it's only the first quarter of Microsoft's fiscal year. Their fiscal year ended in March I believe. Did you mean to say 2010?

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