Hogwarts Legacy will arrive on PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles in vacation 2022. Hogwarts Legacy was introduced in late 2020 and it was initially attributable to come out in 2021, however was later delayed to 2022. The “vacation” timeframe is one step nearer to an precise launch date.
And that is not all — throughout as we speak’s State of Play livestream devoted to the open-world RPG, WB Games Avalanche dropped a trailer providing the primary actual have a look at how this sucker will look and play.
Hogwarts Legacy is a derivative of the Harry Potter universe, but it surely takes place lengthy earlier than the occasions of the books. It’s set within the 1800s, and locations gamers of their fifth 12 months at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the place they will study spells, brew potions, develop magical vegetation, tame wild beasts and attend lessons. Players have a singular capacity to control historical magic, and with that, they maintain the important thing to saving the wizarding world from darkish forces.
As acquainted as that sounds, this can be a recreation crammed with unique storylines and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling (She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named) is not straight concerned in its growth. Hogwarts Legacy options recent professors, college students, villains, mentors and creatures, plus some acquainted ghosts. Players will be capable to fly on broomsticks, achieve mates who will be a part of them on quests and improve their talents primarily based on how they prefer to play. It’s not all contained to Hogwarts, both — the outlets at Hogsmeade are additionally out there to discover.