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Hogwarts Legacyhas claimed the top spot of yet another sales chart for video games in 2023.Hogwarts Legacyreceived positive reviewswhen it came out in February 2023, and it has a score of 84 on Metacritic.
Hogwarts Legacyhas also been a commercial hit, selling 12 million copies within the first two weeks of its launch. Since then,Hogwarts Legacyhas been consistently showing upin sales charts across various regions, and it managed to outperform the second week sales ofStar Wars Jedi: Survivorin the UK when the PS4 and Xbox One versions came out. Now, new data placesHogwarts Legacyat the top of yet another sales chart.
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GamesIndustry.biz has shared a list of the best-selling games across Europe of the first half of 2023, withHogwarts Legacytaking the top spot.Diablo 4andThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomtake the second and fourth spots respectively, but digital sales forTears of the Kingdomaren’t factored into this chart. Newest releases in popular franchises, likeFIFA 23andCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, are also present in the top 10, withStar Wars Jedi: Survivorsettling for eighth place.
Best-Selling Games of First Half of 2023 Across Europe
New releases likeResident Evil 4andFinal Fantasy 16take up the tenth and sixteenth spots respectively, withDead Island 2at thirteenth place.Grand Theft Auto 5andRed Dead Redemption 2are also among the 10 best-selling games of 2023 across Europe, while the rest of the list featuresGod of War Ragnarok,NBA 2K23,Far Cry 6, and more.
The full report includes some interesting data onvideo game sales in 2023, as it shows comparisons with 2022 in addition to information specific to a few select nations. Overall, 76.1 million PC and console games were sold across Europe in the first half of 2023, confirming that this stat is marginally up from the same period in 2022.
The report also compares the marketperformance ofHogwarts LegacytoElden Ring, stating that its sales were 69% bigger than FromSoftware’s latest release. This information makesHogwarts Legacy’s sales performance even more impressive, given thatElden Ringwas one of the best-selling games of 2022. It’ll be interesting to see ifHogwarts Legacycan maintain the top spot for the rest of the year, especially with the upcoming release of the Switch version of the game.
Hogwarts Legacyis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with a Nintendo Switch version releasing November 14.
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