Warner Bros. Games has introduced that Hogwarts Legacy offered 22 million copies in 2023, together with round 2 million in December alone, in response to numbers equipped to Variety. The sport achieved these outcomes regardless of controversy surrounding writer J.Ok. Rowling (who was not concerned with the event of Hogwarts Legacy however stands to financially profit from its success).
Warner Bros. Interactive Leisure boss David Haddad stated Hogwarts Legacy “introduced Harry Potter to life in a brand new manner for avid gamers the place they might be themselves on this world, on this story.”
Launched in February, Hogwarts Legacy reached 12 million copies offered and $850 million in income over the sport’s first two weeks. It did not take for much longer for the sport to cross 15 million copies offered and $1 billion in income to turn into the largest sport launch of all time from Warner Bros.
Hogwarts Legacy was the No. 1 best-selling sport within the US by November 2023, and December’s numbers shall be introduced subsequent week. If Hogwarts Legacy finishes No. 1 for the yr, will probably be the primary time in about 15 years {that a} sport apart from a Name of Obligation title or a Rockstar Games launch topped the annual gross sales charts within the US.
Haddad stated Hogwarts Legacy at present sitting at No. 1 is notable partially as a result of Name of Obligation and Rockstar titles usually dominate the charts. “That is a place that usually is held by one in all these incumbent’s sequel video games and we’re so proud that we have been capable of break into the highest ranks,” he stated.
Rumors have swirled that Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche will make a Hogwarts Legacy sequel, however nothing is confirmed at this stage and Haddad didn’t talk about if there might be a follow-up. He did, nonetheless, tease that Warner Bros. is creating “a collection of different issues” within the Harry potter collection for brand spanking new video games. One in all these is Quidditch Champions, a sport that is now within the beta-testing section.
Earlier than this, Warner Bros. Discovery administration stated the success of Hogwarts Legacy demonstrates the endurance of Harry Potter. The firm is transferring forward with plans for a seven-season Harry Potter live-action collection, with every season telling the story of one of many books.
In different Harry Potter information, a documentary about Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double, who was paralyzed on the set of The Deathly Hallows, is streaming now on Max.