Summary
- Hogwarts Legacy has sold over 30 million copies.
- Fans of Harry Potter are drawn to the immersive world-building and attention to detail in the game.
- A sequel to the game is currently in active development.
Hogwarts Legacy continues to cast a spell on fans, with the game reaching over 30 million copies sold. The spellbinding Harry Potter-themed game made waves when it was first released last year, with fans praising the title's attention to detail and overall world-building. This praise has been represented in sales figures for Hogwarts Legacy, with the game reaching an impressive new high.
Released at the start of 2023, Hogwarts Legacy sought to bring the world of Harry Potter into the modern age of gaming. While fans have been handed a few Harry Potter tie-in games here and there over the years, Hogwarts Legacy marked the franchise's first major triple-A experience, coming equipped with a fully realized, immersive open-world environment for players to get lost in. Set a century prior to the events of the Harry Potter novels and films, Hogwarts Legacy tells its own story that challenges players to use spells to their advantage as they uncover the secrets of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The title is still casting magic of its own at the tail end of 2024, with the game reaching a new sales milestone.
Hogwarts Legacy Players Frustrated by Restricted Words
A Hogwarts Legacy player is confronted by the game's intense censorship system when they attempt to give their Niffler pet a seemingly innocent name.
Hogwarts Legacy has officially surpassed 30 million copies sold, according to Variety. This is a noticeable bump compared to the game's last publicly released sales figures, which put Hogwarts Legacy at around 22 million copies sold. According to the game's publisher, Warner Bros. Games, fans of the world-renowned Harry Potter brand are still very interested in crafting their own story within The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The reception was strong both commercially and critically back when Hogwarts Legacy was first released, with the game's impact continuing to grow as it has been brought to even more platforms, such as last-gen Xbox and PlayStation consoles and the Nintendo Switch.
Hogwarts Legacy Reaches 30 Million Copies Sold
"Our insights tell us that there are not huge distinctions between a younger version of a fan and an older version of a fan," stated Warner Bros. Games rep. "They’re just deep Harry Potter fans, and we try to build authentic experiences to delight them." As stated earlier, the Harry Potter franchise is no stranger to video game tie-ins and other branding opportunities. Perhaps the franchise's largest marketing push came in 2016 when The Wizarding World of Harry Potter officially opened at Universal Studios Hollywood. There's plenty more Harry Potter goodness in store for Universal Studios guests, just as there is for fans of Hogwarts Legacy.
Even more fun is on the way for the Harry Potter brand, with developers recently confirming a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy is in the works. Not much is known about the upcoming sequel, though the project is said to be a "very big priority." With a new game already confirmed, these new Hogwarts Legacy sales figures are likely a good indicator that fans will see the franchise continue within the video game industry for years to come.
Hogwarts Legacy
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 88%
- Released
- February 10, 2023
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Blood, Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Use of Alcohol
- Developer(s)
- Avalanche Software
- Publisher(s)
- Warner Bros. Games
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Cross-Platform Play
- Hogwarts Legacy doesn't have crossplay or crossplatform support
- Cross Save
- you can freely use your saved data between each console as long as you are connected to the internet and signed into the same account where the saved data was created
WHERE TO PLAY
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.
- Franchise
- Harry Potter
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Verified
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC
- How Long To Beat
- 26 Hours
- X|S Optimized
- yes
- PS Plus Availability
- Extra & Premium
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
