Warner Bros has revealed that Hogwarts Legacy sales have topped yet another huge sales milestone, further cementing the game's importance as a cornerstone of the studio's gaming strategy.
As noted in a Variety article, Hogwarts Legacy has now reached 30 million sales "as of last month" (that's Variety's wording), which means it's picked up another 15 million sales between May 2023 and now. That's pretty impressive, even given the game's high profile.
Variety also notes that Hogwarts Legacy was the top-selling game across the board in 2023, meaning it beat huge releases like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and the Resident Evil 4 remake (not to mention being the most-Googled game of that year as well).
Warner Bros. Interactive president David Haddad says the company is currently thinking hard about the sequel to Hogwarts Legacy, acknowledging that fans of the franchise are "looking for more things in this world" and that his studio is "spending a lot of time" considering how to give them what they want.
If you're someone who disagrees with Harry Potter writer J.K. Rowling's political stances, you might be dismayed to learn that while Rowling doesn't directly manage the franchise, Warner Bros is keeping her updated "via her literary agent" (again, that's Variety's wording, not WB's).
This news comes after it was reported that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League developer Rocksteady is currently working on a Director's Cut version of Hogwarts Legacy, although no official announcement on Rocksteady or Warner Bros' part has been made on that front.
Indeed, Hogwarts Legacy's financial success will no doubt come as a relief for Warner Bros given the fairly spectacular failure of the aforementioned Suicide Squad, which cost Warner Bros $200 million after achieving disappointing sales.
It may even have been Suicide Squad's failure that led to layoffs at the studio in September, although the studio is reportedly in the midst of pitching a new single-player game that would return it to its Batman: Arkham-style roots (although it's not necessarily part of that franchise).
