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Hogwarts Legacy Outsells Initial Expectations

Hogwarts Legacy sells 256% more copies than anticipated
by Tit Krajnik on April 16, 2023   

Hogwarts Legacy was expected to be a hugely popular game, but no one expected it to be as successful as it is. According to recent reports, Hogwarts Legacy sold way more than initially expected – even before it launched on Xbox One, PS4, and Nintendo Switch.

 

Hogwarts Legacy came out in February 2023 for PC and current-generation systems. However, even though it has yet to launch for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One, its sales have already surpassed initial expectations.
 


As reported, Hogwarts Legacy sold 245% more copies than WB Games expected. This was confirmed by Warner Bros. Entertainment’s Senior Global Brand Manager, who confirmed that the game sold over 12 million copies within the first two weeks, generating over $850 million in revenue.

Moreover, in the first month of its release, Hogwarts Legacy sold more copies than Elden Ring in its lifetime, which includes digital and physical sales. And that tells a lot, considering how successful Elden Ring was.

This, however, is just the beginning, so it will be interesting to see how Hogwarts Legacy’s updated sale numbers. But besides the impressive sales, WB Games also unveiled some interesting data about player engagement.

As confirmed on March 10, the players have spent over 406 million hours playing the game while killing over 2.25 billion Dark Wizards, but it’s been over a month since, so the numbers should be significantly higher by now.

Having sold 12 million copies, Hogwarts Legacy is already a massive success, but things should look even better when the game launches on other platforms. However, since cross-platform games tend to sell more on newer generation systems such as Xbox X and PS5, the release on PS4 and Xbox One might not have as big of an impact on the total sales.

Nevertheless, the Nintendo Switch version of Hogwarts Legacy could make a big difference and propel Hogwarts Legacy even further up the list of the best-selling games of all time.

Hogwarts Legacy is set to release on PS4 and Xbox One on May 5, while its Switch version is slated to go live on July 25.

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