The Switch version is particularly hard-hit. | Image: Warner Bros.
Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming Harry Potter-themed game, is being delayed yet again ā the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game are being pushed back to April 4th, 2023, while the Nintendo Switch wonāt be getting it until July 25th, according to a tweet from the developers. On the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S and X, and PC, the game is still scheduled to release on February 10th.
This partial delay is the gameās third ā it was announced in September 2020, set to be released the next year. But it wasnāt long before the team behind it announced that it would be coming out in 2022 instead, saying that theyād be āgiving the game the time it needs.ā The second delay, and the February 10th release date that was originally meant for all systems, was announced in August.
Hogwarts Legacy will launch on April 4, 2023 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and on July 25, 2023 for Nintendo Switch. The team is looking forward to bringing you the game and we want to deliver the best possible game experience across all platforms.
ā Hogwarts Legacy (@HogwartsLegacy) December 13, 2022
The digital deluxe edition of the game included 72-hour early access as a perk, letting people pay a bit extra to play it before everyone else. If you ordered it for a system where itās releasing on February 10th, that perk will still apply, but early access will no longer be available for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of the game, according to an FAQ on the gameās site.
If you want to get a feel for what the game will be like, you can watch the 14-minute gameplay demo released earlier this year.