No killing curse could stop Hogwarts Legacy from selling over 12 million units in the two weeks since its launch
While the Harry Potter franchise has been a staple in entertainment fandoms for over two decades, no one could anticipate just how successful Hogwarts Legacy would become when it launched this month. Avalanche Games has been working on this title for several years, and they were releasing the game to a collection of both excited players and a public outcry for a boycott on the franchise. It seems that no killing curse could stop this express train from becoming a financial success, however, as Hogwarts Legacy has now been confirmed to have sold over 12 million units in the span of two weeks.
Variety broke the news that Warner Brothers Games has ranked in $850 million dollars in global sales based on moving more than 12 million Hogwarts Legacy units since launch. The game is now the biggest global launch for the company ever, and it doesn’t come as too much of a surprise based on how many records Hogwarts Legacy has now shattered.
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During early access, the game set the record for most concurrent viewers for a single player game on Twitch at 1.3 million people, beating out Cyperbunk’s 1.14 million previous record. It also toppled Elden Ring’s launch week sales in units sold, baffling everyone who thought the behemoth FromSoftware title could never be crushed by such a troubled IP.
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Hogwarts Legacy is riding high as a hippogryph right now. This is quite impressive for a new title made by a company who, prior to the wizarding world, focused on Disney games. Avalanche Games has been working hard to patch the title’s performance issues on both consoles and PC, and the WB
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