Hogwarts Legacy is one of the largest paid single-player game early access launches in Steam history.
as discovered by VGC,Analyst benji sales Avalanche Software’s Wizarding RPG has already hit a record 474,144 concurrent players, and has since increased by more than 15,000 to 489,139, tweeting.
Benji-Sales said the pre-launch numbers represent the second highest player count peak for a paid single-player game in the history of the Steam platform. According to SteamDB.
Hogwarts Legacy Early Access Surpasses Fallout 4’s Highest Steam Peak Ever
Hogwarts Legacy is the second highest paid single-player game of all time (Elden Ring has multiplayer), second only to Cyberpunk 2077.
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• Fallout 4: 472,962 pic.twitter.com/HFOEiFFCup—Benji-Sales (@BenjiSales) February 8, 2023
• Hogwarts Legacy: 474,144+
With this success, Fallout 4’s concurrent player record of 472,962 is now in third place, with Hogwarts Legacy now trailing Cyberpunk 2077.
The Early Access period will take place before the full release of Hogwarts Legacy on February 10th, so only players who ordered the Deluxe Edition of the open world RPG and earned Early Access will be considered.
Hogwarts Legacy became Twitch’s all-time single-player game, peaking at 1.28 million concurrent viewers, according to the game’s post. twitter account.
That performance is testament to the excitement the game has long built following Hogwarts Legacy’s positive critical response.
However, its development has been controversial, as Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been criticized for having anti-transgender views and some fans have threatened to boycott the game in the face of controversy. It’s not that there aren’t any.
Game director Alan Trieu recently announced his holistic approach to developing the game and its audience, but Hogwarts Legacy will feature transgender characters.
“We know our fans fell in love with The Wizarding World, and we believe they fell in love for good reason,” said Trew. For us, it’s about making sure that the viewers who have always dreamed of this game have the opportunity to feel welcome. That this is their home and the right place to tell their stories. “
In IGN’s 9/10 review, Hogwarts Legacy offers “memorable new characters, challenging and nuanced combat, and a wonderfully executed Hogwarts student fantasy” while delivering “all the excitement and wonder of the wizarding world.” He said he could catch it.
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