Hogwarts Legacy hit an impressive sales milestone in the first two weeks after its release.
According to Insider Gaming, after just two weeks, the sales of Hogwarts Legacy surpassed 12 million copies sold and earned $850 million
The impressive numbers above are calculated with the game’s sales on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Despite the controversy surrounding author JK Rowling’s views on transgender rights, the game is still well-received around the world.
The success of Hogwarts Legacy even came early, when the game began to be available to those who pre-ordered the Deluxe version. Prior to its full release, the game broke records for viewership on Twitch. At release, there were nearly 900,000 concurrent players on Steam.
In a recent interview with Variety, publisher Warner Bros. Games said they were very pleased with the positive signals after the game was released. Warner Bros. President David Haddad. Games told Variety: “The player interaction is breathtaking. So far, we’ve seen over 152 million hours of gameplay, 173 million magic plants planted, 115 million potions brewed, and 556 million Darks. Wizard is defeated”.
These figures were recorded on February 16 and are certainly much higher by now. Hogwarts Legacy is also breaking Warner Bros. Games in terms of player engagement with 280 million hours played to date.
version The Hogwarts Legacy for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One series will launch on April 4. As for the Nintendo Switch, the game will release the console version on July 25.