Summary
It’s been confirmed that the long-awaited summer update forHogwarts Legacywill officially drop on Thursday, June 6 across all platforms. Avalanche Software announced months ago that it was planning to release a big new update forHogwarts Legacy, though it stopped short of revealing exactly what said update would entail.
When Avalanche Software first announced the game’s summer update, it let fans know that it would see the release of theHaunted Hogsmeade Shop questto all players, but kept everything else a secret. Now Avalanche Software has finally pulled the curtain back on theHogwarts Legacysummer update, revealing everything fans can expect when it launches on Jul 03, 2025.
As announced by Avalanche Software, thefreeHogwarts Legacyupdateon June 6 will be adding the fan-requested photo mode, the ability to reset Talent Points, the aforementioned Haunted Hogsmeade Shop quest, and a batch of cosmetics. These include The Glasses That Lived, which are glasses styled after Harry Potter’s, the Felix Felicis Potion Recipe, the Azkaban Prisoner’s Outfit and Coat, the Lavender Borealis Broom, and the Onyx Hippogriff Mount. Some of this content was previously available to PlayStation gamers who pre-ordered the game, but now it will be available to allHogwarts Legacyplayers, regardless of platform or pre-order status.
What’s Coming in the Hogwarts Legacy Summer Update?
ManyHogwarts Legacyfans are excited about the update, particularly the photo mode, though some PlayStation gamers are understandably underwhelmed. After all, a lot of this was previouslyPlayStation-exclusive content, and so they’ve had access to it for over a year now. Still, it’s nice thatHogwarts Legacyis getting a new update at all, and hopefully, this isn’t the end of updates for the open world action-RPG.
One big feature that manyHogwarts Legacyfans have been hoping to see is the ability to change seasons.Hogwarts Legacy’s story takes place over an entire school year at Hogwarts, and so when the game ends, players are stuck in spring. There are those who would rather explore Hogwarts and the surrounding areas as they appearduring the Halloween seasonor winter, but unfortunately, that feature will still be missing after the June 6 update.
While someHogwarts Legacyfans may be underwhelmed by the June 2024 update, others will be happy to know that chances are good that Avalanche Software is working on theHogwarts Legacysequel.Hogwarts Legacy 2has not been officially announced at the time of this writing, but the game’s existence has been outed by credible leakers.
Hogwarts Legacy
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Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. For the first time, experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it.Explore an Open WorldThe wizarding world awaits you. Freely roam Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the surrounding Overland area.Be the Witch or Wizard You Want to beLearn spells, brew potions, grow plants, and tend to magical beasts along your journey. Get sorted into your house, forge relationships, and master skills to become the witch or wizard you want to be Experience a New Wizarding World AdventureExperience the wizarding world in an unexplored era to uncover a hidden truth from its past. Battle against trolls, Dark Wizards, goblins, and more as you face a dangerous villain threatening the fate of the wizarding world.
