Gaming
FEB 9, 2023
Regarding paid, single-player games on Steam, Hogwarts Legacy now has the second-highest peak concurrent player count in history, behind only Fallout 4.
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It attained the highest-ever peak concurrency of 489,139 players, surpassing Fallout 4's peak concurrency of 472,962 on the platform.
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Cyberpunk, which saw a massive peak at launch in 2020 and held the record at 1,054,388 players, is the only thing standing in the way of Hogwarts claiming first place in the category.
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It's possible that comparing Fallout and Hogwarts Legacy is like comparing apples and oranges. If we look at peak concurrency numbers, however, the latter is more popular on the Steam platform than the former.
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Though it's a long shot, some have predicted Hogwarts Legacy to overtake Cyberpunk as the most successful YA series of all time.
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There is currently a social media boycott of the game, with many users showing their disdain for JK Rowling and attempting to launch a campaign against those already playing it.
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Threats of violence and hate speech have been directed at Twitch streamers in the past few hours as they attempted to broadcast the game. They had to deal with the community's outrage over Hogwarts Legacy's release.
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