Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Avalanche Software announced yet another delay of the release of the upcoming game, Hogwarts Legacy, moving the date of release up to February 10, 2023, for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Hogwarts Legacy Now Has a Release Date but has been delayed for the second time, until February 10, 2023, the developers shared on Friday.
Announced further notes that February 10th applies to only PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X versions of Hogwarts Legacy there is no new release date for the Nintendo Switch version. The changes push the game’s release date a couple of months beyond its Holiday 2022 release window. In addition to revealing the release date, Hogwarts Legacy developers have shared which platforms the game will be released on.
While the developers gave the release window of Holiday 2022 in the March trailer, Hogwarts Legacy now launches on February 10, 2023, for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC although they did not state whether consoles will only be current-gen.
A Nintendo Switch release date is coming up shortly, according to reveals. Warner Bros is still in deciding the release date of the Nintendo Switch according to announced. While its upcoming Harry Potter-based role-playing game does not have a firm launch date, Warner Bros has previously pegged its release as somewhere during the holiday season of 2022.
Hogwarts Legacy will launch on February 10, 2023 for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. The Nintendo Switch launch date will be revealed soon. The team is excited for you to play, but we need a little more time to deliver the best possible game experience. pic.twitter.com/zh0EsOvDb7
— Hogwarts Legacy (@HogwartsLegacy) August 12, 2022
Developer Avalanche Studios made the announcement via Twitter, saying the upcoming Harry Potter title needed a bit more time, having previously planned a late-2022 release. In addition to being released on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, The upcoming Harry Potter title is set to release on the Nintendo Switch.
The developer Warner Bros. Games also confirmed players would be able to create transgender characters in Hogwarts Legacy, further distancing themselves from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. Despite the Portkey Games team’s best efforts to distance themselves from Rowling and choosing to incorporate transgender representation into Hogwarts Legacy’s character creation process – some fans feel that damage has been done, and urged players to boycott Hogwarts Legacy.
Developed by Avalanche Software and published by WB Games, this action RPG was initially set for release as early as 2021, then delayed, along with numerous other games, because of the pandemic. With recent triple-A games being delayed due to giving the game polishing before release fans of “Hogwarts Legacy” are probably okay with the extended waiting period, as long as it means the game is better when it does come out.
