Hundreds of thousands of PC gamers have already jumped intoHogwarts Legacyon Steam, according to the latest batch of player data. While it seemed all but certain that the game would attract a huge amount of attention from the press, theWizarding Worldcommunity, and gamers at large, the initial round of positive feedback from critics seems to have spurred things along to quite a substantial extent.
It was always to be expected that there’d be a substantial number of players eager to experiencethe first day at Hogwarts inHogwarts Legacyas soon as possible, of course, but data seems to suggest that the game is going to be a downright monumental release. With just a few days to go before the game is officially released on February 10, things are looking good for the developer, Avalanche Software.
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According to information sourced from SteamDB, an unaffiliated tracker for PC players using Steam,Hogwarts Legacyis already a hugely popular release on the platform. Those who pre-purchased the game’s Deluxe Edition can already jump in and enjoy the experience since February 7, and days before the game is fully released for everyone to purchase and enjoy,Hogwarts Legacyhas already had over 300,000 concurrent players in-game at once. As impressive as these numbers are, it’s almost a given that they’ll grow higher still after February 10, with the game unlocking for everyone across the board from that point onward.
Hogwarts Legacyalso broke Twitch recordsduring its Deluxe Edition launch window, with 1.3 million viewers checking the game out via the streaming platform on February 7. This information, combined with data sourced via SteamDB, plainly suggests that there’s a huge number of Deluxe Edition buyers in the wild, with potentially millions of copies sold already. SteamDB, of course, only counts PC players using Steam, with the console players left out of the equation. In other words, the game is already a big success.
While there are quite a fewexciting new RPGs coming out in 2023,Hogwarts Legacyis already making a name for itself thanks both to its respective IP and to the work done by Avalanche Software. The developer’s portfolio had mainly consisted of smaller-scale productions up until now, withDisney Infinitybeing its flagship. Now, however, that title is certainly going to get passed along toHogwarts Legacy.
A huge and sprawling action RPG, even the earliest adopters playing the game aren’t even close to uncovering all its secrets, and most players have loads ofburning questions aboutHogwarts Legacyat this time. Plenty more information about it is going to drop in over the coming days, but it’s already practically a given that the newHarry PotterRPG is going to stay in the limelight for a while.
Hogwarts Legacylaunches February 10 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, April 4 for PS4 and Xbox One, and July 25 for Nintendo Switch.
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