The developer of the game Hogwarts Legacy announced today that the game has been delayed on previous-generation devices and Nintendo Switch to a later date, keeping the new-generation version and PC at its previously announced 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 the long delay of the next-gen version and the Nintendo Switch is due to the limited capabilities of these devices. All modern games are developed to be essentially compatible with newer-gen devices, which creates many obstacles when porting them to the previous generation.
This reminds us of Cyberpunk 2077, which faced fatal issues on the last-gen version, nearly killing the title forever. Perhaps the developers of Hogwarts Legacy don't want to make the same mistake, so they decided to delay the next-gen version and the Nintendo Switch to a later date to give them more time to fine-tune it to look as good as those devices can.
Hogwarts Legacy is set in the famous Harry Potter universe from the book and film series. Previously, the game director and another member of the development team were invited to discuss the game and reveal gameplay details. Additionally, the character customization, combat system, and user interface were discussed and reviewed in a video, which you can watch above.
The game will feature extensive Harry Potter music to immerse the player in the atmosphere. As for character customization, the game will allow you to do several things, including:
- 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!!
