Publisher postpones Harry Potter rpg Hogwarts Legacy to 2022 – Gaming – News

Portkey Games has postponed Hogwarts Legacy to 2022. This RPG set in the Harry Potter universe should actually be released sometime this year. It is not entirely clear why the game has been postponed.

In a statement shared on Twitter Portkey Games indicates that the company wants to give Hogwarts Legacy ‘the time it needs’. The company does not provide any further explanation, even when the game should appear in 2022. Portkey Games is a label of publisher Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment. This label is responsible for the Harry Potter games. Avalanche Software is the developer of the game and has mainly made Disney games in recent years.

Hogwarts Legacy was announced in September and is an open world RPG set in the Harry Potter universe of the 1800s. Gamers take on the role of a student who learns more environments, potions and spells along the way. The player according to the game’s website the key to an ancient secret that has the potential to tear the wizarding world apart. The student can handle Ancient Magic, an unusual talent in the wizarding world. In the game, players can choose whether to embrace this or keep it secret.

The game is largely set in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, although according to the trailer below, players can at least explore the immediate area as well. At the announcement, Portkey Games said the game will be available for the Xbox One, the Series consoles, the PlayStation 4, the PlayStation 5 and for PC.

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