Hogwarts Legacy’s release date and other facts and fiction

Hogwarts Legacy game

Hogwarts Legacy is the announced open-world action RPG based on the world you know from the popular Harry Potter books and movies. Although this game is set in an entirely different timeline. You’ll play as a Hogwarts student in the 1800s that holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens the wizarding world. 

Hogwarts Legacy allows you to live out your own magical wizarding adventure and everything that comes with it: learning spells, brewing potions, tending to your magical beasts. Roam the school grounds of Hogwarts, discover Hogsmeade and even set foot in the Forbidden Forest. Get hyped for Hogwarts with us, because here’s what to ‘Expecto’ from this highly anticipated game!

When does Hogwarts Legacy come out?

The Hogwarts Legacy game release is set for february 10, 2023.

Before this set date, it was expected that Hogwarts Legacy would release during the Holiday Season of 2022. Imagine what a magical gift this game would have made! Almost like receiving your very own Hogwarts acceptance letter. Yes, we’re still waiting for that one too… Thankfully the opportunity will soon be here to RPG your way into the wonderful world of wizarding at Hogwarts! Were you ever this excited about going to school? Probably not. 

Exploring the Open Wizarding World

Not only will you finally have the chance to search every nook and cranny within Hogwarts’ school grounds. Your expedition even reaches far past the school’s gates and into Hogsmeade Village and the Forbidden Forest - on foot or on a broom! The Hogwarts Legacy game even has a dynamic weather system. Check out the video below for a closer and immersive look at the Hogwarts Legacy locations.

Hogwarts Legacy map

Now you might say: hey, that’s a pretty cool deep dive into these Hogwarts Legacy locations. But it’s open world, right? So what does the map look like? Well hold on to your robes and brooms for the absolutely massive open world map! 

Credit: Warner Bros. Games

Hogwarts Legacy character creation

The character creation process in Hogwarts Legacy is (expected to be) super detailed! It goes a lot further than just choosing between boy or girl, skin tone and hair color. There are a lot of hyper realistic customization options for your character’s appearance and clothing. You can even choose to give your character certain scars! Judging from what we know so far, there’s so much detail going into each piece of clothing and armor, it looks very promising! 

Character skills - attending Hogwarts school

If you’re going to experience life as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, you’ll have to grow your magical abilities. How else could you embark on a dangerous journey to uncover a hidden truth of the wizarding world? So how to grow these skills? This is where the Room of Requirement comes in. Here, you can customize and grow your abilities. 

Credit: Warner Bros. Games

In Hogwarts Legacy, you’ll learn how to master powerful spells, brew potions and harvest magical plants. Various missions and encounters will force you to make difficult choices and decide what you stand for in this magical universe. All of this will then determine the kind of Witch or Wizard you’ll become in the game. You get to decide whether you want to make good or bad choices and how that plays out for you in the end. 

Leveling up your character in Hogwarts Legacy

Next to being a top student in terms of classes and learning spells, you’ll get access to all kinds of upgrade possibilities for your talents, skill set and overall level in the game. Not only are you able to complete challenges throughout the entire world to grow your XP, you can also upgrade your magical gear and specialize it to maximize your offensive and defensive capabilities. Tweak them to perfection and match them with your personal playing style. To define your combat abilities even more, mix up your spells, powers and gear to become an expert duellist and defeat any opponent you’ll encounter.

Credit: Warner Bros. Games

Making magical friends with NPCs

There are some fellow students that you can become friends with. This will mean new missions and quests, where your new friends will accompany you. Because there’s nothing more magical than the power of friendship, right? And what’s more fun than exploring an entire wizarding school in a castle with your friends. Sign us up right now! 

Will Hogwarts Legacy be a multiplayer game?

No. Unfortunately Hogwarts Legacy will not be a multiplayer or MMORPG. It will be a single player RPG without the possibility to play online with others. But maybe Warner Bros. Games, Avalanche and Portkey Games will have a multiplayer function lined up for us in the future? Who knows! 

Will there be Quidditch in Hogwarts Legacy?

No, unfortunately, up until now it looks like it won’t be possible to play Quidditch in the Hogwarts Legacy game. The (rumored) reason for this is the fact that Hogwarts Legacy is a single-player game so playing (multiplayer) quidditch is not a possibility (for now at least!) However, it will be possible to take Flying classes and attend broom races. Oh and don’t forget that you can even tame, mount and ride magical beasts if you PAY ATTENTION IN CLASS! Stay in school, kids. 

On which platforms will Hogwarts Legacy come out?

Hogwarts Legacy can be played on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, Project Scarlett, Microsoft Windows PC. So to debunk some gossip we’ve heard flying around: 

• Yes, Hogwarts Legacy will be on Nintendo Switch.
• No, Hogwarts Legacy will not be a PlayStation Exclusive.
• Yes, you can play Hogwarts Legacy on PS4 as well as PS5.

Will there be any other familiar Hogwarts things?

The Hogwarts Legacy game is set in the 1800s, so that’s long before the adventures of Harry Potter and even before the story of Newt Scamander and his Fantastic Beasts, which is set in the early 1900s. So there will be a lot of recognizable aspects from the books and movies, especially when it comes to the locations and the overall wizarding ‘lifestyle’. 

But as far as characters and the story go, this will be a whole new adventure in itself. Which we think is great, because you’ll be able to really live your own wizarding life in the game and not play according to stories, facts and spoilers you already know from previous events in this magical franchise. There will be no familiar faces, such as teachers or other characters you know. So it’s a brand new adventure! 
Can’t wait for Hogwarts Legacy to come out?

Now we know big productions like Hogwarts Legacy are prone to delays, the expected release date has already been pushed back to 10 february 2023, whereas it was expected to come out in december 2022 at first. So in the meantime, while you’re waiting for Hogwarts Legacy to release, how ‘bout some Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo gift cards? And if it’s more hocus-pocus you’re looking for, you might be interested in Might & Magic Heroes VII – Trial by Fire or THE SIMS 4 - Realm of Magic.

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