Hogwarts Legacy soared excessive on the charts because the best-selling sport of February 2023, whereas The Final Of Us gross sales rose with it.
The gross sales numbers have been shared by Mat Piscatella, govt director and video games business analyst at Circana (previously often called NPD), exhibiting Hogwarts Legacy ranked first in February gross sales for PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. Not solely is the sport final month’s best-seller, however additionally it is the best-selling sport of 2023 year-to-date, surpassing Name of Responsibility: Fashionable Warfare 2, the Useless House remake, Madden NFL 23, and FIFA 23.
The gross sales of The Final Of Us video games climbed up the charts final month as nicely, however nonetheless trailed behind the Wizarding World title. The Final Of Us: Half 1 ranked sixth on the gross sales chart (up from eleventh in January), besting Wild Hearts, Like A Dragon: Ishin!, and Octopath Traveler 2 — all of that are new releases. In the meantime, The Final Of Us: Half 2 ranked 18th (up from forty first within the earlier month), trailing simply behind Sonic Frontiers, which was launched in November.
Final month, Warner Bros. Video games introduced that Hogwarts Legacy bought over 12 million copies two weeks after its launch. The corporate touted the sport as its greatest international launch ever regardless of the controversy surrounding it nicely earlier than it launched.
Hogwarts Legacy’s gross sales success was due in no small half to the PS5, which drove {hardware} spending as much as 29%. It was additionally named the best-selling console of the final month.
Hogwarts Legacy is accessible now on PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and Steam. Will probably be launched on PS4 and Xbox One on Could 5, and on Nintendo Swap July 25.
Cristina Alexander is a contract author for IGN. She has contributed her work to numerous publications, together with Digital Traits, TheGamer, Twinfinite, Mega Visions, and The Escapist. To paraphrase Calvin Harris, she wears her love for Sonic the Hedgehog on her sleeve like a giant deal. Comply with her on Twitter @SonicPrincess15.
