Hogwarts Legacy sold extremely well. We've known that since the game marked several early records, such as topping single player game charts on Twitch and entering the Top 10 of Steam's all-time concurrent player chart. Shortly after that, Warner Bros. Games announced it had sold over 12 million copies of the game, earning $850 million. It was the publisher's biggest launch ever.
Later, we discovered it was also the fastest launch ever recorded by European charts (except for FIFA, which is unbeatable in the continent). However, the latest NewZoo report on the US and UK markets reveals exactly how much Hogwarts Legacy has dominated the sales charts in the first quarter of 2023.
According to the gaming industry analyst firm, the game made by Avalanche Software defined the quarter, earning far more revenue than any other PC game in the United States and the United Kingdom, as you can see in the charts below.
The Top 10 also shows a strong performance from Sons of the Forest, the survival horror game developed by Endpoint. Sons of the Forest ranked second in the US and third in the UK. Dead Space is the only other game released this year to make the charts, otherwise populated by the usual suspects: Call of Duty, Fortnite, League of Legends, Roblox, Valorant, The Sims 4, and Destiny 2.
Q1 2023 PC Games (US)
| 1 | Hogwarts Legacy |
| 2 | Sons of the Forest |
| 3 | Valorant |
| 4 | Dead Space (2023) |
| 5 | The Sims 4 |
| 6 | League of Legends |
| 7 | ROBLOX |
| 8 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 / Warzone 2.0 |
| 9 | Fortnite |
| 10 | Destiny 2 |
Q1 2023 PC Games (UK)
| 1 | Hogwarts Legacy |
| 2 | Valorant |
| 3 | Sons of the Forest |
| 4 | FIFA 23 |
| 5 | League of Legends |
| 6 | The Sims 4 |
| 7 | ROBLOX |
| 8 | Dead Space (2023) |
| 9 | Fortnite |
| 10 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 / Warzone 2.0 |
Hogwarts Legacy also topped the PlayStation and Xbox charts for Q1 2023 in the United States, though ironically, it lost in its home country, the United Kingdom. The allure of FIFA 23 was simply too much for the UK's countless football fans.
Q1 2023 PlayStation and Xbox Games (UK)
| 1 | FIFA 23 |
| 2 | Hogwarts Legacy |
| 3 | Fortnite |
| 4 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 / Warzone 2.0 |
| 5 | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
| 6 | Destiny 2 |
| 7 | God of War: Ragnarök |
| 8 | NBA 2K23 |
| 9 | Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege |
| 10 | Dead Space (2023) |
Q1 2023 PlayStation and Xbox Games (US)
| 1 | Hogwarts Legacy |
| 2 | NBA 2K23 |
| 3 | Fortnite |
| 4 | Madden NFL 23 |
| 5 | FIFA 23 |
| 6 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 / Warzone 2.0 |
| 7 | Destiny 2 |
| 8 | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
| 9 | Apex Legends |
| 10 | Dead Space (2023) |
Interestingly, Hogwarts Legacy still hasn't been released on the biggest consoles. The game is coming out tomorrow on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the older consoles from Sony and Microsoft with a much bigger installed base than PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S|X. In late July, Hogwarts Legacy will also launch on the Nintendo Switch, the largest platform of all with over 122 million consoles sold as of late 2022.
If this trend continues with the new releases, Hogwarts Legacy could become the biggest game of the year, beating even Call of Duty.
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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