Despite all of this, Hogwarts still managed to prove the resiliency of the Wizarding World brand-though in such a crowded release year it didn’t make the cut for this list. Hogwarts caused such a stir that both PlayStation and Xbox introduced a means to allow players to hide the game on their accounts, resulting in further controversy. Rowling’s harmful anti-transgender views, with many choosing to boycott the game. February’s release of the Harry Potter/ Fantastic Beasts prequel game generated controversy due to J.K. On the subject of wizards: Hogwarts Legacy looks like it could be the best-selling game of the year. Anyone who has already finished Baldur’s Gate 3 must be a wizard. The biggest struggle proved to be staying on top of all the new releases, and there’s no doubt that many people will still be playing catch-up well into 2024, especially given the length of some of these games. But it’s not as though gamers minded much, given the quality of the output.
Hotly anticipated platform titles debuted on a monthly, and sometimes biweekly, basis, consuming video gamers' time (and the contents of their wallets) like some viral new version of the ever insatiable Pac-Man. 2023 proved to be a blockbuster year for video games.
