The game has been praised for its immersion into the Wizarding World and faithful adaption of the source material. Notably amongst this, streamers on Twitch who choose to play the game have been dealt increasing harassment.Ĭurrently Hogwarts Legacy has an average review score of 83 on Metacritic. The game has been boycotted by many gamers and debate surrounds whether buying and playing the game directly contributes to J.K. Despite its recording breaking success the game has faced a myriad of controversy and debate with author J.K. As well at launch, Hogwarts Legacy set the record amongst single-player games on Twitch with nearly 1.28 million viewers watching.

In the first two weeks since releasing, Hogwarts Legacy has been a commercial success selling 12 million units and earning $850 million for Warner Bros. Hogwarts Legacy will launch for PS4 and Xbox One May 5, 2023. The team is working hard to deliver the best possible experience on all platforms and we need more time to do this. has said the author isn't directly involved in the game but its leadership said 'she's entitled to express her personal opinion'.We’re overwhelmed with gratitude for the response to Hogwarts Legacy from fans around the globe. Rowling, who has sparked controversy in recent years over her transphobic comments. One of the biggest talking points surrounding Hogwarts Legacy is in its connection to Harry Potter author J.K. This marks the second delay for Hogwarts Legacy as it was originally expected to launch during the holiday period this year, before being pushed back to the February date.ĭeveloper Avalanche Software has been slowly but surely sharing different elements of the game, showing off its Hogsmeade quest, flying broom sections, and the dark magic at Hogwarts. The team is looking forward to bringing you the game and we want to deliver the best possible game experience across all platforms.- Hogwarts Legacy December 13, 2022 Hogwarts Legacy will launch on Apfor PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and on Jfor Nintendo Switch. 'The team is looking forward to bringing you the game and we want to deliver the best possible game experience across all platforms,' the tweet said.

The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions of Hogwarts Legacy are unaffected and will launch as planned on February 10. The game's official Twitter account posted the update (alongside the Switch date reveal, below) but didn't give a reason as to why the last-generation version had been delayed.

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