Summary

  • Hogwarts Legacy continues to dominate sales charts more than a year after its release, topping the weekly charts for the UK.
  • Hogwarts Legacy led the pack for the week ending July 27, beating out new releases like The Sims 4: Lovestruck and chart-topping mainstays like EA Sports FC 24.
  • The sales success of Hogwarts Legacy has led to plenty of speculation about future updates and new content coming to the game.

Nearly a year and a half after its initial release, Hogwarts Legacy is continuing to dominate the sales charts, once again topping in the United Kingdom. The debut of the highly-anticipated action RPG by Portkey Games took the world by storm following its release in 2023, seeing praise for its impressive visuals and the depth of its characters. The RPG set in the Wizarding World has seen plenty of award nominations since its debut, receiving a nomination for The Steam Awards' "Game of the Year" among others. The RPG is now reportedly continuing its dominance into 2024.

Since its February 2023 launch, Hogwarts Legacy has consistently been a sales juggernaut, regularly sitting among the upper echelons of sales charts. As of the game's first anniversary in February, Hogwarts Legacy is said to have sold over 22 million copies as the best-selling game of 2023. Hogwarts Legacy's impressive sales even managed to beat out other gaming titans released during 2023, like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and "Game of the Year" winner Baldur's Gate 3. Now, the game is continuing to show impressive numbers, 17 months later.

hogwarts legacy update switch ps4 xbox one
Hogwarts Legacy Gets New Update on Switch, PS4, and Xbox One

The PS4, Switch, and Xbox One versions of Avalanche Software's open world Harry Potter action-RPG Hogwarts Legacy get a brand-new update.

By 

As reported by PushSquare, Hogwarts Legacy has once again captured the title of best-selling game on the UK's weekly sales charts. In a report of the best-selling games for the week ending July 27, Hogwarts Legacy clinched the top spot ahead of games like the newly released Lovestruck expansion for The Sims 4 and EA Sports FC 24. The list was filled with plenty of other best-selling mainstays, with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe finishing in 4th and the Switch version of Minecraft coming in sixth place. Hogwarts Legacy also previously topped the UK sales charts in early June.

Hogwarts Legacy Tops Weekly UK Sales Charts

UK Sales Charts (Week Ending July 27)

  1. Hogwarts Legacy
  2. The Sims 4: Lovestruck
  3. EA Sports FC 24
  4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
  5. Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
  6. Minecraft (Switch)
  7. Grand Theft Auto V
  8. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition
  9. Elden Ring
  10. Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Hogwarts Legacy's sustained success comes as Portkey Games has consistently continued to support the game with new patches. While stability and bug fixes have largely been the focus for Hogwarts Legacy's updates, the developer has added more content for players to enjoy. Hogwarts Legacy's summer update, released in June, made the PlayStation-exclusive "Haunted Hogsmeade" quest available across all platforms, alongside the addition of a Photo Mode. The sizable patch also included new cosmetics for players to pick up following its release.

With Portkey Games continuing to support Hogwarts Legacy, the game's rumored "Fall Update" planned for later this year has seen plenty of speculation. Recent leaks have suggested that a major update for Hogwarts Legacy is coming in the Fall, eliciting plenty of fan speculation about its contents. Fans have suggested everything from a New Game Plus mode and new Spells to new areas for players to explore, like the iconic Chamber of Secrets. Though no information has surfaced about what the Fall Update will entail, more new content should excite plenty of Hogwarts Legacy fans.

Rating block community and brand ratings Image
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy Tag Page Cover Art
Hogwarts Legacy
Display card tags widget Display card system widget
Display card community and brand rating widget
9 /10
Display card open critics widget Display card main info widget
Released
February 10, 2023
Display card main info widget end Display card media widget start Display card media widget end

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
Checkbox: control the expandable behavior of the extra info

Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. For the first time, experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it.

Explore an Open World
The wizarding world awaits you. Freely roam Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the surrounding Overland area.

Be the Witch or Wizard You Want to be
Learn spells, brew potions, grow plants, and tend to magical beasts along your journey. Get sorted into your house, forge relationships, and master skills to become the witch or wizard you want to be Experience a New Wizarding World Adventure
Experience the wizarding world in an unexplored era to uncover a hidden truth from its past. Battle against trolls, Dark Wizards, goblins, and more as you face a dangerous villain threatening the fate of the wizarding world.

ESRB
T For Teen Due To Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol
Developer(s)
Avalanche Software
Publisher(s)
Warner Bros. Games
Franchise
Harry Potter
Genre(s)
Action, RPG
How Long To Beat
26 Hours
PS Plus Availability
Extra & Premium