Hogwarts Legacy Passes $1 Billion In Sales, Massive New Patch Adds Arachnophobia Mode And 500+ Fixes

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Hogwarts Legacy is putting up very big sales numbers. The game has now passed 15 million copies sold and $1 billion in retail sales since launch in February, parent company WB Discovery announced during its latest investor briefing (via VGC). Hogwarts Legacy is the largest release of all time for WB Games. It's also 2023's best-selling game so far, WB Discovery said.

Hogwarts Legacy's path to $1 billion began with 12 million copies sold and $850 million in revenue over the game's first two weeks. It's now up to 15 million copies sold and $1 billion in sales.

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No information has been provided regarding the development and marketing costs for Hogwarts Legacy, so there is no way to know how profitable the game might be. In any event, $1 billion in retail revenue is a major milestone.

For comparison, Activision Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 earned $1 billion in revenue over its first 10 days. Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V cleared $1 billion in sales in just three days.

In other news, Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche has released the newest update, adding an Arachnophobia mode that makes spiders less scary. This mode, which can be toggled on or off, reduces spider screeches and skitters and makes dead spiders in the world invisible. Outside of the Arachnophobia mode, the massive update adds a new cosmetic for Professor Ronen and delivers a long list of fixes. In fact, there are more than 500 fixes in all. Check out the full patch notes below, as shared on the game's