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Hogwarts Legacy Switch update

Hogwarts Legacy is about to make its debut, but the Switch version will have to wait a bit longer. In fact, we actually don’t really know much about the game on Nintendo’s console. It should have just about all of the same content as other platforms, but some ports on the system can be hit or miss when it comes to technical performance.

Troy Johnson, a designer on the game, does at least seem to have high hopes. Johnson was asked about the Switch version of Hogwarts Legacy in an interview with Italian site Multiplayer, and shared the following:

Hogwarts Legacy cinematic

A new trailer has arrived for Hogwarts Legacy that’s purely cinematic. Warner Bros. has given an overall look at the world with its latest video.

Here’s some information about the game:

Hogwarts Legacy voice actors

Warner Bros. Games and Avalanche Software today revealed some of the well-known voice actors for Hogwarts Legacy, which is highlighted by Simon Pegg, Sebastian Croft, Amelia Gething, Lesley Nicol, Kandace Caine, Sohm Kapila, Luke Youngblood, Asif Ali, and Jason Anthony.

Here’s a quick rundown of each of their roles:

The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy

Retailers have listed The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy, a new book for the upcoming Switch title. It contains over 200 pages delving into the creation of the game.

Going into more of the specifics, the book goes over how the settings, characters, costumes and creatures of the game were conjured, and allows players to pore over the details of this magical new realm of the Wizarding World. It has developer interviews, concept sketches, renders, illustrations.

Hogwarts Legacy release date

Hogwarts Legacy now has a final release date on Switch. The game will launch for the console on July 25, 2023, publisher Warner Bros. Games and developer Avalanche Software announced today.

Hogwarts Legacy was previously planned for this holiday before being delayed to 2023. The game is now having a staggered launch in February (for current-gen platforms), April (for last-gen platforms), and July (for Switch).

Hogwarts Legacy music

Warner Bros. Games and Avalanche Software shared today a behind the scenes video, “Making the Music,” for “Overture to the Unwritten” and other compositions featured in Hogwarts Legacy.

The team of composers and audio producers take fans behind the scenes into some of their decision-making process and the complexity of creating new orchestral pieces set in the 1800s wizarding world. Composer chuck e. myers “sea” talks about his experience working on Hogwarts Legacy over the last four years as a project while audio Producer Nathan Ayoubi delves into how the music enhances the overall experience for the player, being simultaneously new and fresh while also nostalgic. We also get to hear from composer Peter Murray about how the team balanced this new original composition with the music of the films. Lastly, composer J. Scott Rakozy describes the music as childlike awe and wonder.

Hogwarts Legacy gameplay showcase

Hogwarts Legacy will have a new gameplay showcase tomorrow, November 11, Warner Bros. and Avalanche Software have announced. The event will showcase “a small tour of Hogwarts Castle, a deep dive into the character creator system, a first look at the UI, and an introduction to combat.”

Here’s some information about the game:

Hogwarts Legacy Quiddich

The official website for Hogwarts Legacy has updated its FAQ page, and one of the big takeaways is that Quidditch won’t be playable.

Although Quidditch isn’t in, the use of brooms is still a big part of the game. Broom flight for traversal and broom race challenges are included, and players can fly brooms to explore new and familiar locations surrounding Hogwarts Castle. There’s even a Flying class in which players can master their broomstick flying skills.

Here’s the full FAQ:

Several new videos have emerged for Hogwarts Legacy, including a “Back to Hogwarts” featurette plus House Common Room tours for Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.

Here’s the latest on the game from Warner Bros. and Avalanche Software:

Hogwarts Legacy Sebastian Sallow

In celebration of Gamescom 2022, Hogwarts Legacy has received a new “Sebastian Sallow’s Dark Legacy” trailer. The video provides a glimpse at the forbidden curses and difficult dilemmas players will face as they learn more about the Sallow family’s mystery and decide whether to engage with, or even embrace, the dark arts.

Here’s an overview of the game:


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