There’s been quite a bit of buzz surroundingHogwarts Legacysince its initial reveal, but there’s also been a bit of confusion.Hogwarts Legacywas first revealed during the PlayStation Future of Gaming Showcase, which led many to incorrectly believe that the game was going to be a PlayStation exclusive. It was later clarified thatHogwarts Legacywould be coming to PC and Xbox platforms as well as PlayStation, and now yet another system has been added to the list.
Shortly after theHogwarts LegacyState of Play presentation, Warner Bros. Interactive confirmed that not only is the game coming to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X, but it’s also coming to the Nintendo Switch.Hogwarts Legacyseems like a fairly sizable and demanding game, so how exactly it will run on the Switch remains unclear at this point. However, there was no mention of the Switch version only being playable through the Cloud, so it seems that the developers were somehow able to make a proper native Switch version that will presumably be available as both a download and as a physical cartridge.
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TheHogwarts Legacyplatforms weren’t the only things that fans have been confused about. There was also some confusion about ifHogwarts Legacywould have microtransactions after fans spotted numerous timers in the State of Play presentation reminiscent of timers seen in mobile games. TheHarry Pottermobile games have some infamously egregious microtransactions, so it’s understandable that some would assume that the new game would use them to let fans speed up the timers. However, it was later clarified thatHogwarts Legacywill not have microtransactionsof any kind
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Along with confirming that there would be no microtransactions in the game, Avalanche Software also cleared the air about the possibility of multiplayer. As confirmed by the developers,Hogwarts Legacywill not have multiplayerand will instead be a strictly single-player gaming experience when it launches later this year.
Unfortunately, aspecificHogwarts Legacyrelease datehas yet to be announced. Some fans were hoping to get one at the State of Play presentation, and while one didn’t come, they were at least told the release window. Barring any delays,Hogwarts Legacyis expected to be out at some point this holiday season, likely sometime within the October through December months.
Hogwarts Legacygameplaylooks promising so far, so it will definitely be interesting to see if it lives up to the hype. Fans will be able to find out for themselves later this year.
Hogwarts Legacywill launch holiday 2022 for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
