WB Games President David Haddad welcomes the extraordinary launch of Hogwarts Legacy. The title is selling like hot cakes, and even if the studio does not plan to make any DLC (too bad for Quidditch), the studio wants to make it a long-term franchise.
If the game sales figures Hogwarts Legacy: Hogwarts Legacy remain secret at this time, Warner Bros. Games has confirmed other stats that testify to the excellent start of the game in a context of controversy around the author JK Rowling.
WB Games President David Haddad told variety that player engagement so far had been spectacular, after the game launched earlier in February. WB Games has recorded some interesting statistics:
- 267 million hours spent in game worldwide.
- 393 million cultivated plants.
- 242 million potions brewed.
- 1.25 billion dark wizards killed.
No DLC, but a bright future for the Hogwarts Legacy franchise
” We are very happy with the launch and see a bright future for our launches on other platforms said Haddad, referring to the game releasing on PS4 and Xbox One in April, and then on Nintendo Switch in July. Hogwarts Legacy is also smashing Twitch and Steam scores. The game was number one on Steam when it was released and remains the platform’s best-selling game as of February 23. It’s also near the top of the Xbox bestseller charts.
Players who were hoping for Hogwarts Legacy to add Quidditch in a future expansion may be out of luck, as the studio says that he had no DLC projects, At least not for the moment. On the other hand, the studio wishes continue to develop the franchise. ” The Warner Bros. sees Hogwarts Legacy as a long-term franchise » say our colleagues from variety. No DLC therefore, but other games, sequels, are to be anticipated.
A few days after the launch, many users complained about the poor performance ofHogwarts Legacy on their PC, between FPS drops, black screen and stuttering. While an unofficial patch had been proposed by a modder, Avalanche Software has since deployed several patches.
