While there are brilliant new games hitting digital storefronts pretty much every week, it's definitely a different story when you zoom in on physical releases. In the realm of disc-based titles, the usual summer slump is in full effect, and you can see it in action on the UK's latest bestsellers list. Topping things off is Hogwarts Legacy, which has been in first place for three weeks in a row.
The Sims 4's latest expansion, Lovestruck, enters the chart strong in number two, and that's with a physical release only on PC. It pushes EA Sports FC 24 into third place, its lowest position for a good while. A handful of Switch games lead to Grand Theft Auto V in seventh, then The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition is eighth, and Elden Ring is down to ninth.
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition has slipped down to 13th, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown moves down nine places into 18th.
Here's the latest top 10 in full (physical sales only).
UK Sales Charts: Week Ending 27th July, 2024
- Hogwarts Legacy
- The Sims 4: Lovestruck
- EA Sports FC 24
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
- Minecraft (Switch)
- Grand Theft Auto V
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GOTY Edition
- Elden Ring
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
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Fantastic to hear. Such a lovely game; really hope that if there is a sequel (OFFLINE please!), that your main character will be able to travel to London, perhaps even to the other schools.. and perhaps learn Expecto Patronum? That'd be cool.
Almost bought Hogwarts Legacy the other day in a sale and then remembered hearing Rocksteady is working on a Directors Cut and figured I might as well wait as I'd already waited this long.
physical sales charts are pointless doesnt take into account 2/3 of the market which is digital.
these charts would be totally different if they included digital sales
Man just seeing the screenshot makes me want to go play it again. Seriously...must get that PC built, get UEVR going, and play this in VR.... It's that rare case of a special game that's just such a pleasant world to be in you don't really want to leave and want to keep coming back.
@Maubari I think London would be pushing it too far in the wrong direction. 19th century London is such a big and busy place, and so "modern" it would really be at odds with the very rustic world Legacy lives in. "Modern" and rustic mixed well for Harry's story, but I think this world thrives in it's quaint pastorial, and therefore mysterious, setting. We don't need Assassin's Creed Syndicate with Wands
@trev666 True, but do any sales charts actually matter at all when most of the actual revenue on all platforms is the same 10 games all the time and even blockbuster release sales are but a drop in the bucket? If we had a chart of "what made the most money this week" every week would be GTAV, Fortnite, CoD, Minecraft, Mario Kart, Apex basically every week forever. No other games would matter. Oh, and Genshin/Honkai/whatever slot machine is trendy this month all from the same studio.
@NEStalgia Oooof, yeah you're right - I didn't think about that haha. What about other schools though? Like Beauxbatons or Durmstrang (I hope I spelled them right)!
@Maubari Yeah, those could be interesting, and is an insight into the rest of the "wizarding world" we haven't really seen directly so it's a blank canvas for the game. And they talked a lot in the firs game about Uagadou which would fit into the story nicely, but I think the entire Africa aesthetic would be as problematic as London for the "feel" of the game. It's probably an art decision time if they want to stick with Hogwarts itself and the whole "too British to be British" vibe, or go on a globe trotting adventure. I think the globe trotting would be interesting, France, Norway, Zimbabwe...but....the whole of wizarding world is so grounded in it's UK traditional fantasy world, I'd kind of hate to see it branch to far out and lose the essence of itself. Only problem is how many stories there really are to tell in and around school. Exploring the school was half the thrill, but that won't work for a second game.
Hogwarts Legacy is one of if not the best 3rd party games in recent years.
Loved nearly everything about it including the combat system which is much cleverer than some made out. My only complaint is even on max difficulty it can get a tiny bit easy in the late game where you can make 15 top level dark wizards look like 15 first years taking on Voldemort.
Also - since last summers patch the framerate is much higher in performance mode (cap off VRR) and easily runs in the 70s / 80s / 90s depending on how complex the area is.
We have this success (Hogwarts)
And we have this abysmal failure (SS)
Let's make more of latter!
-WB
I really would LOVE to play the game as I am HUGE HP fan ... BUT I promised to myself that if the game does NOT have a proper physical release, I will not touch it
Your average sales chart
@Specky yay more live serviceā¦. NOT
@Maubari
Hogwarts Legacy fan with a Dragon Age 2 avatar? You sir, are a man of culture.
Doesn't looks that different compare to last week. But i wonder if Kunitsu-Gami will make it to the top 10 chart if it have physical release...
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