Hogwarts Legacy delayed to 2023, Warner Bros. confirms

Hogwarts Legacy, open-world adventure set in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, originally given a holiday 2022 release window, is now a 2023 game. On Friday, publisher Warner Bros. and developer Avalanche Software announced a delay and new release date for Hogwarts Legacy: Feb. 10, 2023.

“The team is excited for you to play, but we need a little more time to deliver the best possible game experience,” Warner Bros. said on the official Hogwarts Legacy Twitter account. The new date is only for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox One versions. Hogwarts Legacy — the Nintendo Switch version does not have a new release date.

Hogwarts Legacy It takes place in late 1800s about 100 years prior to Harry Potter’s enrollment. The player character is a new wizard or witch, except they’re starting as a fifth-year student at Hogwarts, where they’ll learn advanced magic techniques like brewing spells and casting spells, make friends, and contend with rivals and dark wizards at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Although the game is part of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling was not involved. Hogwarts Legacy’s creation. The announcement was immediately followed by announcing Hogwarts Legacy September 2020 last Warner Bros. Games distanced the project from her in light of Rowling’s public, and transphobic, remarks on gender identity.

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