Hogwarts Legacy’s first week digital sales in Europe were 56% higher than Elden Ring’s.
That’s according to GamesIndustry.biz headChris Dring, who said the game enjoyed the biggest European launch outside of the FIFA and Call of Duty series since October 2018’sRed Dead Redemption 2.
Hogwarts LegacyandElden Ringare both fantasy games released during the same month of the year. Elden Ring enjoyed a massive launch last February and would go onto become one of 2022’s best-selling games.
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GI.bizrecently reported that Hogwarts Legacy’s week one physical sales were80% higher than Elden Ring’s in the UK.
Developed byAvalanche Softwareand published byWarner Bros. Games, Hogwarts Legacy is based on the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.
It was released last week forPS5,Xbox Series X/SandPCamid significant controversy surrounding the author’s publicly-stated views on transgender rights.
The game is the subject ofa boycottdue to publiccomments from Rowlingperceived by many to be transphobic (for a full breakdown of the situation, we recommendthis article by Glamour).
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Avalanche launchedHogwarts Legacy’s first post-release patchfor Xbox Series X/S and PC on Tuesday, with a PS5 update set to follow this week.
Hogwarts Legacy will be released forPS4andXbox Oneon April 4, and forNintendo Switchon July 25.
