As we draw ever nearer to the Hogwarts Legacy launch date, Warner Bros. has revealed that gamers won’t be able to pre-load the Harry Potter RPG recreation on Steam or Epic, that means you’ll must obtain Hogwarts Legacy on the day.
An alleged screenshot from a dialogue with the Warner Bros. assist group has made it onto the story recreation‘s official Reddit. In response to a query relating to pre-loads, a consultant known as Viola has nailed the coffin shut fairly tightly.
“There’ll not be a pre-load operate accessible for Steam or Epic Video games,” they write. “Nevertheless you must be capable of obtain it on early entry on February 7 when you have the Digital Deluxe Version or bodily Collector’s Version.”
On condition that the sport will dissipate 85GB of storage in accordance with the official Hogwarts Legacy system necessities, that is fairly disappointing. You’ll have to sit down and watch your web expire attempting to obtain the sport (I’m from Scotland, we don’t have quick wi-fi up right here) and cross your fingers that you just get the prospect to play it that very same day.
To be able to confirm this info, PCGamesN has reached out to Warner Bros. for remark, and can replace this text as we be taught extra.
Pre-load or no pre-load, although, there’s lots of thrilling issues that you just’ll need to examine earlier than you embark in your wizarding world journey. Now we have an inventory of all the Hogwarts Legacy characters, in addition to all the presently recognized Hogwarts Legacy spells so you’ll be able to channel your interior Hermione. We even have a group of the perfect PC video games on the market to maintain you occupied till your Hogwarts letter arrives.
The creator of the Harry Potter collection, JK Rowling, has made a variety of transphobic remarks on social media lately. Warner Bros. has the licence to make video games based mostly on Harry Potter. Whereas the main points of that deal aren’t publicly recognized, and WB Video games says “J.Ok. Rowling is just not instantly concerned within the creation of the sport”, it’s doubtless that, because the creator and proprietor of the Harry Potter IP, she’s going to earn royalties from its gross sales. In the event you’d prefer to be taught extra about transgender equality or lend your assist, listed below are two vital charities we encourage you to take a look at: the Nationwide Heart for Transgender Equality within the US, and Mermaids within the UK.