Hogwarts Legacy becomes The Biggest Harry Potter Launch Surpassing GOTY 2022 Elden Ring, UK Physical Sales reports

Hogwarts Legacy has once again broken a massive milestone, and the community is simply loving it. 

On Feb 10, 2023, Warner Bros released Hogwarts Legacy for fans. It was one of the most anticipated games of all time, as it had received multiple delays. Plus, fans were keen to know what the franchise had in mind, given the teasers parred all expectations. So, they manifested on February 10, and finally, they had it. 

Plus, it was clear that the game would make history right at launch as it topped the pre-orders list. The game was number one on Twitch days before the official release, with fans sharing sneak peeks here and there. And well, it started with a bang, getting over an 80% surge in viewership. Followed by that, the sales also kept crushing all hurdles as Hogwarts Legacy walked past Game Of The Year 2022. 

Hogwarts Legacy has yet again crushed a record, and this time it is in millions 

The Gamesindustrybiz report revealed major secrets about Hogwarts Legacy. But out of all, the sales bit grabbed everyone’s attention, as it claimed to have crossed Elden Ring. Plus, it states that Warner Bros owned title sold 64% more copies than ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone from 2001.’

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What makes this report the most important is that it takes its data from GfK data and combines the data of UK retailers. On top of that, ‘it focuses on the physical sales for Hogwarts Legacy, which implies the digital sales could put Hogwarts Legacy over double the launch sales of the Philosopher’s Stone.’

Recently, Benji-sales also posted a few analytics about the game. He claimed the game to have a peak of 879,308 players, becoming the 

• 8th Highest Peak Ever for Any Genre Game 
• 5th Biggest Ever for a Paid / Non-F2P Game 
• 3rd Biggest Ever for a Primarily Single-Player Game 
• 2nd Biggest Ever for a Single-Player Only Game

While the numbers look shiny, it is important to understand that the game received major criticism over J.K. Rowling’s statements. The creator of the world itself was not in favor of a few things in the game, and fans did not like it. But well, it looks like they have all forgotten about it as the game is crushing important milestones every day. 

Last but not the least, Warner Bros will release their quarterly financials on Thursday, Feb 23, 2023. So, it will be clear how much money they made from this epic game. 

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