Will Hogwarts Legacy Overtake Cyberpunk 2077 On Launch Day?

2023 is already turning out to be an excellent year for the video gaming community. With the release of the HBO series The Last of Us, every week is becoming better than the previous. The recently premiered Nintendo Direct has left the crowd stoked for 2023. Moreover, one game that has kept the community busy is Hogwarts Legacy.

Avalanche Software and Warner Bros. Games have released early access for Hogwarts Legacy and will be releasing the game on February 10 in full spirits. On top of this, its early access has been performing magnificently well, satisfying the community’s expectations. But can it beat the sales record of Cyberpunk 2077 on the opening day?

Backed by CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077 has become one of the most successful titles. More so, it also stands with a comeback story as it was not well-received at first by the players. But with the boost from the Netflix series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, the game welcomed new milestones in 2022.

Does Hogwarts Legacy carry the potential to overtake Cyberpunk 2077’s launch day sales?

Even though the game wasn’t well received initially, the launch day sales didn’t disappoint. As reported by the website Statista, the game sold around 13 million copies on the first day, making it one of the most successful launches ever. The open-world genre, the lookalike character of actor Keanu Reeves, the advanced action, and many other attributes did a fantastic job of attracting players and bagging humungous sales on the launch day.

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Hogwarts Legacy has been shaping up as a title the community had been waiting for. The early access and streams on it have made the wait even more exciting for gamers. A gargantuan performance has been put up by its early access by surpassing the All-Time Steam Peak of Fallout.

As tweeted by video game journalist BenjiSales, “Hogwarts Legacy Early Access has passed the All-Time Steam Peak of Fallout 4. Hogwarts Legacy is now the #2 highest peak in history for a paid single-player only game (Elden Ring has multiplayer) only behind Cyberpunk 2077.” Plus, the score of Fallout (472,962) is overtaken by Hogwarts Legacy (474,144+).

Therefore, Hogwarts Legacy stands only second to Cyberpunk 2077 in history for a paid single-player-only game. It would be exciting to see whether the former set up a new record and surpasses the latter in launch day sales.

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