Hogwarts Legacy developer announced today that the game has been delayed on previous-generation devices and Nintendo Switch to a later date, while keeping the next-gen and PC versions on their previously announced release date.
The game was supposed to release on all home platforms and PC on February 10, 2023. However, with this delay, the next-gen versions will remain on the same date, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions will be delayed until April 4, 2023. The Nintendo Switch version will be delayed until July 25 of the same year.
The developer did not comment on the reason for this sudden delay, except that he confirmed They try to provide the best possible experience across all platforms.
We believe that the delay of the next-gen version and the Nintendo Switch for so long is due to the limited capabilities of these devices. Whereas all modern games are developed to be basically compatible with new-gen devices, which creates many obstacles when porting them to the previous generation.
This reminds us of the game Cyberpunk 2077, which faced fatal problems in the last-gen version, almost ending the title forever. Perhaps the developers of Hogwarts Legacy do not want to make the same mistake, so the decision was made to postpone the next-gen version and the Nintendo Switch to another date in order to get more time to adjust it to look as good as these devices can offer.
Hogwarts Legacy is set in the famous Harry Potter universe from the book and film series. Previously, the game's director and another member of the development team were invited to talk about the game and reveal information about the gameplay. Additionally, the character customization, combat system, and user interface were discussed and reviewed in a video, which you can watch above.
The game will use a lot of Harry Potter music to immerse the player in the atmosphere. As for character customization, the game will allow you to do several things, which we will list below:
- You will get a complete body model and modify it at any time.
- The player will be able to choose the face, its color and whether or not, for example, he wants to wear glasses.
- You will control the color of your hair and the way it is styled.
- You can also choose “scars” on the body and others.
- You will be able to choose the color and size of the eyes.
- You will be able to choose the character's voice, the difficulty of the story, the type of house to follow and choose whether you want your character to sleep with boys or girls!!
