The bigots didn’t get away with it this time and despite the controversy Hogwarts heritage it is an undeniable success. Not only that: the new adaptation of the universe created by JK Rowling has already been crowned as the first gaming phenomenon of 2023.

Games promote free time, and nothing better than two hits in the short time we had this year to illustrate this: the first in the form of a series, but with a video game background, is an adaptation The last of us from HBO; the second, nothing less than another adaptation, but it is reversed, from movies and novels to PC and consoles, for now PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.

Indeed, Hogwarts heritage Yippee sweeping at all levels regardless of the controversies it causes, of which, like us, there are more than one. The first is a failed boycott attempt by the self-serving totalitarians, who recognize no opinion but their own, and who threatened to sink the game’s launch after differing statements from the author of the magical world. Unfortunately for them, and fortunately for the rest of the world, the cancellation turned out to be a frog.

But it’s not just politics that has stood in the way Hogwarts heritage. So did the game itself, which, as is usually more common than desirable, came with more bugs than it should have, content that lacks polish in some aspects, and as an excellent element for bad much improved optimization which, depending on the scenario, may degrade the performance or graphics of the title. But even these problems were not an obstacle to his success.

Hogwarts heritage It is a yes on all levels: when it comes to the opinion of specialized critics, the game evens out depending on the platform with remarkably high and even excellent, based on the average score they collect on Metacritic, very much in line with the scores given by users. So it is on Steam, where it has already accumulated more than 33,000 reviews with an average rating of “very positive”.

What about sales? Let’s say for a month Hogwarts heritage It went on pre-sale, everything went as expected; but he leaves the game and begins to see the first gameplay on sites like Twitch, YouTube or TikTok, where the game is an absolute trend and sales have skyrocketed. As an example, Hogwarts heritage is since its Friday release, best selling game on steam by far they point to Business Insider and confirm the SteamDB data.

and yet Hogwarts heritage It is only available for PC (Windows, but already verified for Steam Deck, ergo it should work great on Linux), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. Lack yet to come to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch (We will have to see how they do it to at least keep the graphics level to a minimum). In other words, its success is expected to be even greater and sustained in the medium and long term.

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