Less than two weeks removed from its release, Hogwarts Legacy<\/em> has eclipsed $850 million in global sales and moved more than 12 million units, Warner Bros. Games announced today. The Harry Potter<\/em>-themed title also became the biggest single-player game ever on Twitch<\/a> with 1.28 million peak concurrent viewers at launch, the developer reports.<\/p>
The industry-rocking milestones were announced in a press release<\/a> today, with Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad confirming Hogwarts Legacy<\/em> to be the company\u2019s largest game launch<\/a> to date.<\/p>
“Additionally, there has been an increase of global franchise fan engagement overall with Wizarding World Digital garnering 300% higher traffic over the normal monthly unique visitor average for the first 10 days of February,” the press release<\/a> reads.<\/p>
Hogwarts Legacy<\/em> was officially revealed in September 2020<\/a> before being delayed from a 2021 release to 2022 and from a holiday 2022 release<\/a> to its eventual February 2023 launch.<\/p>
Since its initial announcement, Hogwarts Legacy<\/em> has been subject to controversy<\/a> due to Harry Potter<\/em> universe creator J.K. Rowling\u2019s anti-trans rights views. Although Rowling wasn\u2019t involved in the development of the game, content creators<\/a>, fans, and other entities<\/a> have refrained from playing the title due to the money she earns from its sales and revenue.<\/p>
Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, Hogwarts Legacy<\/em> is still set to release later this year for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on April 4, and Nintendo Switch<\/a> on July 25.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"