Hogwarts Legacy Purchase Simulator Makes Fun of People That Bought the Game

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Someone has created a satirical chat-based game that simulates purchasing Hogwarts Legacy despite the controversy surrounding it. In countries like the United States, Hogwarts Legacy has been massively successful, but the game remains highly controversial because of Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling's actions and comments meant to harm the transgender community.

While there has been an attempt to distance Hogwarts Legacy from J.K. Rowling, the comments and actions taken by publisher Warner Bros. Interactive and developer Avalanche Software have not been received well. Many trans people and trans allies have felt as though they had simply been low-effort attempts to appeal to the community while not directly addressing the harm Rowling is attempting to perpetuate as well as her profiting from the royalties generated by the game's sales.

Hogwarts Legacy Players Want New Game+ Option

When it comes to the individual experience of purchasing Hogwarts Legacy, a developer boycotting the game created a satirical piece aptly titled Hogwarts Legacy Purchase Simulator. The game is told from the point of view of a potential buyer who receives a message from Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav, urging them to purchase the game to support its developers before someone named Ashley counters him, citing that Rowling directly profits off of the game.

Afterward, the player buys however many copies of Hogwarts Legacy as they please, with Ashley protesting and another person called «That Gamer Friend» chiming in to say they are buying it also because they heard Twitch streamer Asmongold say that «woke snowflakes» were trying to cancel the game. It concludes with J.K. Rowling herself proclaiming that the player is «defending sex-based rights» or