If You Want To Support The Hogwarts Legacy Devs, Help Them Get A Union

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I’m not going to buy Hogwarts Legacy, even though I’ve always loved Harry Potter, because I think the harm that JK Rowling is doing to trans people is unconscionable, and I can’t contribute to the size and strength of her platform anymore. There are people out there - many, unfortunately - who agree with Rowling’s positions and will likely buy this video game to support her and their love of the Wizarding World. I will fight those people at the voting booths, because I don’t expect reasonable words will ever reach them.

My thoughts are with a different group - those who oppose Rowling’s campaign of hate yet intend to buy Hogwarts Legacy anyway. Our own Stacey Henley did a marvelous job addressing the morally conflicted in her recent piece, Should You Play Hogwarts Legacy If You Care About Your Trans Friends? Read it if you want to understand why supporting Harry Potter means supporting JK Rowling.

But what of the developers at Avalanche Software? Surely they’re innocent casualties in all of this. They worked for years on Hogwarts Legacy, not knowing who Rowling really was. Many are arguing that boycotting the game punishes the developers for Rowling’s behavior. They are going to buy the game despite everything because they want to support the developers.

Related: TheGamer's Stance On Hogwarts Legacy

On the surface, it's an empathetic position to take. It’s true that many developers at the studio oppose Rowling’s views. She wasn’t directly involved in the game, and Avalanche has made a noticeable effort to distance itself from her. It’s certainly not their fault that Harry Potter has been poisoned.

Those things are all true, but what does that have to do with you buying the game? I’ve seen quite a few people claim they