Warner Bros Talks Hogwarts Legacy Success And Future WB IP Games
Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad has spoken out about the success of Hogwarts Legacy, and what he hopes to be the future of that franchise, as well as other Warner Bros. games in the future.
As we had covered, Hogwarts Legacy’s launch had outpaced that of last year’s big game release, Elden Ring. In fact, it seemed to be tracking closer to the launch numbers of Red Dead Redemption 2.
However, that interest seemed to have been immediately satiated on that launch week. We also covered that Atomic Heart had immediately took Hogwarts Legacy out of the Steam top seller charts after its own launch. It’s possible that interest in the game came primarily from Harry Potter fans, but there is not as much interest outside of that fandom.
As covered by Variety, Haddad could actually cite engagement numbers that Hogwarts Legacy had with its players, as it turns out that even the most miniscule game interactions were being tracked by Warner Bros. Games. As Haddad put it:
“The player engagement is spectacular. So far, we have tracked over 152 million hours played, 173 million magical plants grown, 115 million potions brewed and 556 million Dark Wizards defeated.”
Variety noted that player engagement was higher for Hogwarts Legacy than the recent Fantastic Beasts movie. This may be partly explained by the bad reputation Fantastic Beasts had earned all on its own, but can also be a reflection for high hopes for a new Harry Potter video game.
Haddad then said this about the upcoming ports of Hogwarts Legacy to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch:
“We are very pleased with the initial launch and see a bright future for our other platform launches.”
Haddad then said this, which could be interpreted as a hint for future
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