"Don't stab us in the back": Controversy surrounding Hogwarts Legacy and Rowling continues as pre-order information goes live
Amidst the ongoing issues surrounding Hogwarts Legacy's pre-order details, Collector's Edition, and Sony exclusives, the controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling and her problematic stances continue to affect the upcoming wizarding RPG and the conversations surrounding it. Calls for a boycott of the game remain strong.
In 2020, when the reveal trailer of the title was released, Hogwarts Legacy had to contend with the controversies regarding comments made by Rowling that inevitably affected all of Harry Potter and the works based on it. The issue has only been exacerbated over the years.
While the conversation regarding Rowling's involvement with the wizarding RPG and her gains from it has happened over the years, it was with the dedicated March State of Play that it burst forth and spread across all social media channels.
The State of Play was the first time players were given an in-depth fresh look at the game's world. The developers passionately talked about how they were bringing the wizarding world of 1890 to life. Yet, after the event, a large section of the conversation was regarding the morality of purchasing and playing the game.
@Inez666_'s recent opinion on Twitter regarding the matter seems an apt culmination of whatever has been said before. She asked people not to buy the game as trans people are more critical than a wizard school.
She also clarified that those who worked on the project have already been paid and would not need the support of player purchases.
It has been repeatedly mentioned since March that playing or purchasing Hogwarts Legacy results in financial gain for Rowling and provides her cultural capital with which she could further espouse her problematic and harmful opinions.
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