Hogwarts Legacy Has Sold Over 12 Million Copies Worldwide, WB Games Confirms

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Hogwarts Legacy has sold 12 million copies in just two weeks, WB Games confirmed. Having earned $850 million (about Rs. 7,026 crore) in global sales across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X, this marks the biggest game launch for the company. While the notion of a Harry Potter AAA open-world title was always bound to gain traction, its impact on the franchise as a whole is surreal. In a press release, parent company Warner Bros. Discovery claimed that there has been an increase in fan engagement on Wizarding World Digital (Harry Potter website), gaining 300 percent higher unique visitor traffic in the first 10 days of February, when compared to the normal average.

Speaking to Variety, earlier this week, David Haddad, WB Games president stated that players had put 280 million hours into Hogwarts Legacy already. This figure is tallied from the launch period through February 22, and therefore, excludes the 72-hour early access playtime, which was available to those who pre-ordered the Deluxe Edition. In fact, that early access gave a significant boost to Hogwarts Legacy, pushing it to dominate Twitch charts with a 1.28 million peak concurrent viewership. It is now the no. 1 single-player game on the platform, surpassing the records set by Cyberpunk 2077. Sure, some of it can be attributed to item drops and streamer drama revolving around the boycott of author J.K. Rowling, but it is still a massive feat. The report also revealed that players had grown 393 million magical plants, defeated 1.25 billion Dark Wizards, and brewed 242 million potions.

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