Newzoo has shared a report that says Hogwarts Legacy is the best-selling game on PC and consoles in Q1 2023. The game took the top spot in revenue in all countries and on all platforms except the UK. There the console version of FIFA 23 overtook Hogwarts Legacy.

One of the exciting surprises was that Sons of the Forest, an open-world survival game and sequel to The Forest, beat out many heavyweights such as The Sims 4 and ROBLOX. Dead Space, a well-received remake of the classic sci-fi horror game, performed well, especially in the U.S.

Sons of the Forest and Hogwarts Legacy have one critical similarity: they are both premium games. The fact that these premium games have outperformed live service giants like Fortnite shows that PC gamers are still willing to pay solid money.

God of War: Ragnarok is the only console exclusive on the charts. The game ranked No. 7 in the U.K. on consoles. And that’s a significant achievement considering the game came out last year.

Users in the U.S. prefer to play exclusives on the Nintendo Switch, so Metroid Prime: Remastered and Mario Kart 8 topped the charts in Q1 2023. Eight out of 10 games by revenue in the U.S. are exclusives.

You can read the full report here

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