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Hogwarts Legacy, the action role-playing title from Avalanche Software and Warner Bros. Games sees players play as students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and go on a journey to uncover a hidden truth of the wizarding world. The game got mostly positive reviews from fans and critics alike with praises for its open-world, storyline, side quests, character designs, and more.
The game saw record-breaking sales upon launch and Warner Bros. Games has now revealed that the game sold a whopping 22 million copies across platforms, breaking the long-standing sales record that had been held by the popular first-person shooter titleCall of Dutyand Rockstar Games’Grand Theft Auto 5for the last 15 years.
Hogwarts Legacy Breaks 15 Years Long Sales Record
Hogwarts Legacywas released back on July 25, 2025, and was only available for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. The PS 4 and Xbox One version of the game was released in May and by then the game had sold over 15 million copies. The game was later released for Nintendo Switch in November 2023 and WB Games has toldVarietythat the game has topped the 2023 sales chart with 22 million copies sold.
The game has become the best-selling title of 2023, breaking the 15-year-long record that was held byCall of Dutysince 2009 before Nintendo’sWii Playtopped the charts in 2008.Call of Dutyhas topped the charts since then and has only been left behind by Rockstar Games’Grand Theft Auto 5in 2013 andRed Dead Redemption 2in 2018.
Call of Dutyagain gained the top spot in 2019 withCall of Duty: Modern Warfare,Black Ops Cold Warin 2020,Vanguardin 2021, andModern Warfare 2in 2022.Hogwarts Legacyalso outsold some of the biggest game releases of 2023 including Game of the Year award winnerBaldur’s Gate 3which is not even in the top 10 and nominees for the award likeThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,Marvel’s Spider-Man 2,Alan Wake 2, and other titles likeModern Warfare 3andStarfield.
What’s more impressive is that the game saw over 2 million sales during the holiday season and also became the second best-selling title in the UK, only behindEA SPORTS FC 24. Although the game did not receive any nomination at The Game Awards 2023, players still consider it one of the best games that was released last year and it currently boasts 84 on Metacritic and an 8.5 user score.
As much as it is incredible thatHogwarts LegacyoutsoldModern Warfare 3, it can mostly be attributed to the disastrous launch of the game that saw it receiving negative reviews owing to its short and lackluster campaign. However, the game is still the second best-selling title of the year, just behindHogwarts Legacythanks to its multiplayer.
Hogwarts Legacy‘s stats shocked everyone and Warner Bros. Games is looking to ride on the solid reception of the game with several other games in the Potterverse with already announcedHogwarts Legacyspinoff Quidditch game and other unannounced games that are in development. Talking to Variety about the sales of the game, WB Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad stated that they are proud of the sales of the game and that it delighted the fans.
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Rohit Tiwari
Gaming Editor
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Rohit Tiwari is a Gaming Journalist and Editor at FandomWire. With a Master’s degree in Mass Communication, Rohit combines academic insight with a passion for the games and the stories they tell. When he’s not busy playing games, you’ll find him reading or catching a football game.
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