Hogwarts Legacy has sold over 12 million copies worldwide, WB Games confirms

Hogwarts Legacy has sold 12 million copies in just two weeks, WB Games confirms. Having made $850 million (approximately Rs 7,026 crore) in global sales across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X, it marks the company’s biggest game launch yet. While Harry Potter’s concept of an AAA open-world title has always been bound to gain traction, its impact on the franchise as a whole is surreal. In a press release, parent company Warner Bros. Discovery claims that there has been an increase in fan engagement on Wizarding World Digital (Harry Potter’s website), achieving 300% more traffic in the first 10 days of February, when compared compared with the normal average.

Talking to Diversityearlier this week, David Haddad, WB game the president announced that players have put 280 million hours in Hogwarts legacy Satisfied. This number is from release time through February 22nd and therefore excludes 72 hours of early access playtime for those who pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition. In fact, that early access gave a significant boost Hogwarts legacypush it to dominate convulsion chart with a the highest 1.28 million concurrent viewers. It is now no. 1 single-player game on the platform, surpassing the records set by Electronic 2077. Sure, some of the reasons could be due to item drops and the streamer’s drama surrounding author boycotts. JK Rowling, but it’s still a great feat. The report also reveals that players have planted 393 million magical plants, defeated 1.25 billion Dark Witches, and concocted 242 million potions.

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“Our development team at avalanche Offer a great, high quality Wizarding World Haddad said in a press release. For comparison, Electronic 2077 sell more 13 million copies in the first three weeks, while it took From software masterpiece Elen’s ring 18 days sold more than 12 million machines. The latter pass 20 million markearlier this week, almost a year after its release.

Hogwarts Legacy is in a strong position here, with sales only increasing as the last generation PS4 And Xbox one version launched in April, followed by a Nintendo Switch July release. And unlike Cyberpunk 2077, players did not report serious game-breaking bugs or performance issues with the Hogwarts Legacy that prompted them to request a refund. end SteamThe Hogwarts Legacy has accumulated an all-time high of 879,308 concurrent players — well below its peak of 1,054,388 concurrent players. CD Projekt Red’s Open world title is created.

Other report from this week suggests that a HBO Max a series based on Hogwarts Heritage is in early development. I advise you to disregard this, but Variety previously noted that Warner Bros. considers this game a “long-term” franchise. Set in the 1800s, Hogwarts Legacy takes you on the uncanny journey of a fifth-year student with a rare ability to access ancient magic. In it, you explore the iconic magical castle, the Forbidden Forest and battle the Dark Wizards, as you master spells, herbalism, potions, etc.

Hogwarts Legacy is out now computer, PS5And Xbox Series S/X. Previous generation PS4 and Xbox One versions set for a Released April 4while the Nintendo Switch version drops on July 25.