Hogwarts Legacy News
2025
April 2
⚫︎ Hogwarts Legacy is set to enchant Nintendo Switch 2 players on June 5, 2025. This new version promises enhanced graphics and seamless world transitions, leveraging the Switch 2's advanced hardware for a more immersive experience in the magical world. A highlight of this release is the introduction of full Joy-Con mouse support, enabling players to cast spells with greater precision and control.
Read more: Hogwarts Legacy Magically Makes Its Way to The Nintendo Switch 2 (Game8)
March 28
⚫︎ According to Bloomberg, Warner Bros. Discovery has canceled a planned expansion for Hogwarts Legacy amid a company-wide restructuring, citing concerns about content value. The expansion, initially slated for a Definitive Edition
release this year, was being developed by Avalanche Software in collaboration with Rocksteady Studios. Despite this setback, fans can look forward to a sequel currently in development.
Read more: Warner Bros. Cancels Planned ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Game Expansion (Bloomberg)
January 28
⚫︎ Chandler Wood, the Hogwarts Legacy community manager, announced that official PC modding support will be available starting January 30 as a free update. This update introduces the Creator Kit and Mod Manager, facilitating seamless mod creation and installation through CurseForge. This feature, however, is PC-exclusive, leaving console players without official modding capabilities. While this opens up new creative avenues—such as transforming broomsticks into dragons and crafting custom quests—it has disrupted existing unofficial mods, rendering many outdated and affecting character designs and gameplay tweaks.
Read more: Hogwarts Legacy PC Mod Support Comes as Part of Free Update (Game8)
January 20
⚫︎ Hogwarts Legacy continues to enthrall fans, boasting sales of over 30 million copies since its 2023 launch. With a sequel likely years away, 2025 could be pivotal for the franchise, potentially seeing an enhanced version released on the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. The original Switch version was limited by hardware constraints, but a rumored definitive or director’s cut for the next-generation console might offer a vastly improved experience, including additional content to enrich the game further.
Read more: Nintendo Switch 2 Might Hold The Answer To Hogwarts Legacy’s 2025 Plans (Screen Rant)
2024
January 9
⚫︎ In a 2024 interview with Variety, Warner Bros. Interactive president David Haddad discussed the monumental success of Hogwarts Legacy, emphasizing its role in allowing fans to deeply engage with the Harry Potter universe. At the time, players had crafted 819 million potions, saved 593 million magical creatures, and vanquished 4.9 billion dark wizards. Haddad also revealed Warner Bros.' plans for more Harry Potter games, including Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions, which was in beta testing, and teased other projects in the pipeline.
Read more: Hogwarts Legacy's Massive Success Helps Greenlight More Harry Potter Games in the Future (Game8)