As Hogwarts Legacy topped the charts because the best-selling sport of February 2023, The Final Of Us gross sales soared with it.

Gross sales figures shared Matt Piscatella, government director and video games trade analyst at Circana (previously generally known as NPD), exhibits Hogwarts Legacy topping #1 in February gross sales for PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. The sport will not be solely final month’s bestseller but in addition the best-selling sport of 2023 to this point, beating Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 2, Lifeless House remake, Madden NFL 23 and FIFA 23.

Gross sales of The Final Of Us video games additionally rose on the charts final month, however nonetheless lagged behind the Wizarding World title. The Final Of Us: Half 1, all-new Wild Hearts, Like A Dragon: Ishin! and Octopath Traveler 2 to sixth on the gross sales chart (eleventh in January). In the meantime, The Final Of Us: Half 2 ranked 18th, proper after Sonic Frontiers, which was launched in November (up from forty first the earlier month).

Final month, Warner Bros. Video games, Hogwarts Legacy sold 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 lengthy earlier than its launch.

Hogwarts Legacy’s gross sales success trusted the PS5, which drove {hardware} spend by as a lot as 29%. It was additionally named final month’s best-selling console.

Hogwarts Legacy is at the moment out there on PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S and Steam. It is going to be launched on PS4 and Xbox One on Might 5 and on Nintendo Swap on July 25.

Cristina Alexander is a contract author for IGN. He has contributed his work to numerous publications equivalent to Digital Traits, TheGamer, Twinfinite, Mega Visions and The Escapist. She wears Calvin Harris, in different phrases, her love for Sonic the Hedgehog on her sleeve like a giant deal. Comply with him on Twitter @SonicPrincess15.