Hogwarts Legacy was a huge success in the market. This new game has sold 15 million copies and generated tens of trillions of rupiah since it was released in February 2023.
"Hogwarts Legacy has amassed over $1 billion in retail sales and over 15 million units sold worldwide to date, and today the team launched the game on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms," said David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery (5/5).
Reported by us from IGN, Sunday (14/5/2023), sales figures make Hogwarts Legacy the fifth game in the Warner Bros franchise, with a value of more than USD 1 billion. It is known that this game is on par with LEGO, DC, Mortal Kombat and Game of Thrones.
However, sales are expected to continue to grow. This is considering, Hogwarts Legacy is not only released on next-gen consoles.
On May 5, 2023, this game finally reached gamers on PS4 and Xbox One. Then later its presence can also be enjoyed on the Nintendo Switch in July 2023.
JB Perrette, CEO of Streaming and Global Games at Warner Bros. Discovery, said releasing the game to the Switch was critical to sales growth. He and his team saw that the console had a large fan base.
"We see a much bigger profit possible from that release, certainly than (PS5 and Xbox Series releases)," he predicts.
Hogwarts Legacy was previously the best-selling game in February 2023. Even now, it can be said to be the best-selling game in 2023.
His popularity and dominance have allowed Warners Bros. shares to skyrocket beyond Amazon, Meta, and Tesla in March 2023. At that time, the figure jumped from USD 9 per share, to USD 16 .