Hogwarts Legacy sells 12 million units in first two weeks

Warner Bros. Interactive and Avalanche Software revealed at the moment that their lately launched Harry Potter recreation, Hogwarts Legacy, has bought over 12 million units inside its first two weeks of launch. It additionally made $850 million in world gross sales. The title additionally set data on Twitch, being the largest single-player recreation launch on the streaming platform. It hit 1.28 million concurrent gamers at its peak.

According to Warner Bros., Hogwarts Legacy is now probably the most profitable recreation in the Wizarding World/Harry Potter franchise. David Haddad, president of Warner Bros Games, mentioned in an announcement, “Our development team at Avalanche delivered an amazing, high-quality Wizarding World experience that truly fulfills the fan fantasy of life at Hogwarts and our publishing teams have executed a globally impactful launch campaign.”

The writer additionally revealed gamers have put 280 million hours into Hogwarts Legacy already. In addition to the sport’s success, Warner Bros additionally reported an increase in engagement with the general franchise, together with a 300% rise in site visitors on Wizarding World web sites.

The recreation’s launch has been shrouded by controversy, with some players calling for a boycott over the alleged transphobic views of the Wizarding World creator, J.Okay. Rowling. While Rowling didn’t have energetic involvement in Hogwarts Legacy’s growth, she advantages financially from its success.

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