Hogwarts Legacy’s big gameplay trailer reveals holiday 2022 release date

polygon.com:

Hogwarts Legacy, the open-world Harry Potter adventure set at the famed wizarding school, will launch during the 2022 holiday season on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. Avalanche Software and Sony Interactive Entertainment showed about 15 minutes of gameplay on Thursday afternoon, during a State of Play livestream devoted to Hogwarts Legacy.

Players got a glimpse of Hogwarts Legacy’s character creation, some of the activities they’ll encounter inside and outside the school, and a brief introduction to the story tying it all together. Hogwarts Legacy is set in the late 1800s, about 100 years before Harry Potter enrolls.

In Hogwarts Legacy, the player character is a new wizard or witch, except they’re starting as a fifth-year student. So the introduction will bring players up to speed on the game’s systems and controls, as well as bring the character into the present story. That involves some sort of intrigue involving goblins and dark wizards. The tutorial stages appear to involve investigating a goblin rebellion with the all-new NPC, Professor Figg. Later in the 15-minute trailer, a “darker path” was hinted at, if players choose to pursue it.

Hogwarts Legacy alsoappears to touch all the familiar traits of an action RPG, including crafting (of both potions and magical items), skill and perk trees, and friend and follower parties, where NPCs add special talents to the adventuring group. Hogwarts’ secret Room of Requirement can be found inside the academy, and it serves as a customizable hub area between story missions.

Though the game fits into the overall Harry Potter canon, creator J.K. Rowling is not involved in Hogwarts Legacy’s creation. Immediately after announcing Hogwarts