It's been a year since Avalanche Software released Hogwarts Legacy, the first open world action RPG set in the Harry Potter universe. The game went on to become the biggest commercial success of 2023, having now surpassed over 24 million units sold to date, according to publisher Warner Bros. games. It has outsold the likes of Call of Duty and FIFA (now EA Sports FC), not to mention rising to the top in an incredibly packed year of great game releases.
To celebrate the occasion, the developers sent out a newsletter via email revealing some intriguing player stats. For instance, 30% of the players surprisingly picked the Slytherin House, which is traditionally considered to be the 'evil' one. 29% chose Gryffindor, the House of Harry Potter, while 24% picked Hufflepuff and 17% chose Ravenclaw.
The Wizards and Witches in training also registered the following stats during their playthroughs of Hogwarts Legacy:
- 877 million potions were crafted
- 1.38 billion plants were harvested
- 637 million magical beasts were captured
- 425 million Merlin Trials were solved
- 5.25 billion Dark Wizards were defeated
- 783 million stealth attacks were performed
- 5.30 billion spiders were exterminated
- 375 million trolls were defeated
- 740 million hours were spent in the game
- 51 million of those hours were spent flying on the broom
- 3.05 billion fast travels were activated
Avalanche Software also shared a funny 'developer blooper reel' showing off bugs encountered in the development phase.
So far, there have been no indications of DLC coming to Hogwarts Legacy. However, earlier this year, we were told new features and updates would arrive at some point in the Summer. Moreover, the previously exclusive PlayStation content, the Haunted Hogsmeade Shop quest, will be made available on the other platforms.
Even if no DLCs are produced for Hogwarts Legacy, a sequel is pretty much a given. Moreover, Warner Bros. Games is also working on the Quidditch Champions game.
If you're still on the fence about Hogwarts Legacy (currently 40% off on Steam due to a weekend deal), check out our review penned by Chris Wray.
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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