Hogwarts Legacy's Rumored DLC Has Me Excited For One Key Reason

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launched to pretty positive reviews, and those who bought it likely found it to be a fun, albeit somewhat shallow experience. That, at least, was my experience, as while I thoroughly enjoyed exploring Hogwarts — and what a recreation it is — I found the story to be a little lackluster. But who cares about the story? What I really wanted was to feel like a student and not a hero, and I know I'm not alone.

Well, apparently the game sold well enough that is rumored to be getting DLC, and a pretty hefty expansion at that. It's reportedly adding 10 to 15 hours of extra content to the game in what is being referred to as the Definitive Edition, which is all incredibly exciting (if true). However, there's one part about this rumored DLC that has me particularly excited, and that's the potential to see finally become the school sim it should have always been without using mods.

The initial report about rumored DLC by has a bunch of promising tidbits, such as the fact that it'll supposedly be around 15 hours long, feature new story content, and cost around $30. That all sounds great, but there's one particular detail that got me excited, and that's the bit about adding new activities. If there was one thing is sorely missing, it's activities. Of course, there were the Merlin trials and a handful of secrets to uncover, but there weren't any immersive minigames or activities that players could engage with.

The Harry Potter prequel is a unique wizarding experience, but there are other games like Hogwarts Legacy that can give players even more to enjoy.

Sure, one could stumble across other students playing Wizard Chess or Gobstones in the courtyard, but where's the fun in that? I want to play Wizard Chess, not watch some random kid play it instead. Naturally, there are plenty of mods that make it more immersive, but those on console don't really have access to those mods. So, if I'm right in thinking that these "" are actually minigames like the fanbase has been asking for