Why is there no Quidditch in Hogwarts Legacy?

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In Hogwarts Legacy, made by Avalanche Software and WB Games, players assume control of a fully customizable protagonist. They explore the castle grounds and iconic surrounding areas, such as Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley, amid a conspiracy that threatens to tear down the wizarding world.

Since the game itself is based on the Harry Potter series, players naturally expect references and additions, which are delivered for the most part. Unfortunately, one of the most anticipated additions has been confirmed to be not present—Quidditch.

Note: Minor spoilers for Hogwarts Legacy will follow. Reader discretion is advised.

Hogwarts Legacy made it clear right out of the gate in the first few hours of the game that Quidditch will not be available.

Headmaster Nigellus Black announces that Quidditch season will be canceled for the rest of the term due to an unfortunate accident involving a student during a session, much to the students' and protagonist's dismay.

However, there is a slight silver lining to this rather bleak state of affairs. Players can, at the very least, use brooms as means of travel, freely exploring the castle grounds of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and, in several other locations, in the form of time trials.

Players can later find out during the events of the game's extensive single-player campaign from a nurse on duty at the time of the accident that the Quidditch ban was perhaps banned due to petty circumstances.

According to this note, the nurse remarks that the injured student had a minor injury that did not constitute an outright ban. Rather, she believed that the injured student, being a pureblood, was the cause of the cancellation. It is assumed that the Headmaster approved a blanket ruling