Due to the hectic nature of video game development, combined with complications brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, many of the games announced years ago during the lead up to the launch of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles have not received any public updates from their developers. Games likeFinal Fantasy 16,Fable, andPragmatahave seen little to nothing in regard to news since their reveals in 2020, however one game to break this curse isHogwarts Legacy. Out of nowhere, PlayStation has revealed that a State of Play presentation forHogwarts Legacywill be held this Thursday.
Hogwarts Legacywas first leaked in 2018 byoffscreen footage of a pitchedHarry PotterRPG, revealing character customization options and showing players exploring dungeons and fighting monsters using spells and magic. This sparked major fan interest online, which later resulted in fans discovering that Avalanche Software is developing the title. The game was officially revealed during the PlayStation Future of Gaming Showcase in September 2020, with a planned 2021 release window. It was later revealed that the game will not be a PlayStation console exclusive.
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In early 2021 however, it was revealed thatHogwarts Legacywould be delayed until 2022. This was just as reports began to circulate that Avalanche’s staff’s morale was at an all-time low after controversial remarks made byHarry Pottercreator JK Rowling regarding the transgender community. This forced publisher Warner Bros. Interactive to double down that Rowling will have no influence overHogwarts Legacyother than her original novels acting as the game’s source material. After this, updates onHogwarts Legacywent absolutely silent bar froma few leakers claiming thatHogwartgs Legacywas meant to be presented at events such as The Game Awards.
Now Sony has announced a new showcase centered entirely around Avalanche’s upcomingHarry PotterRPG. In a post on the PlayStation Blog, WB Games Avalanche’s community manager claims that the presentation will run for roughly 20 minutes, 14 minutes of which will feature gameplay ofHogwarts Legacyrunning on PlayStation 5 hardware. The presentation will be aired on March 17th at 2pm PT/5pm ET/ 10pm CET.
This is the first State of Play presentation to focus entirely on a single third-party game and also the first to ever focus on a non-PlayStation console exclusive, unless it’s announced during the show that Sony has acquired timed-exclusivity over the game. The game will likely receive a release date announcement during the showcaseas just last week WB Games announced the release date forGotham Knights, another of its big 2022 games.
Hogwarts Legacywill release on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in 2022.
