Hogwarts Legacy is based on the open world Harry Potter game, is releasing next year to PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC

Hogwarts Legacy is another Harry Potter open world game delivering one year from now over every significant stage, Warner Bros. declared on Wednesday as a component of Sony’s PlayStation 5 cost uncover live stream occasion. The game, created by Disney Infinity designer Avalanche Software, is set during the 1800s at the notorious Hogwarts from the book arrangement, however given its timeframe it won’t include playing as the arrangement’s nominal character. Rather, the trailer gives the feeling that players will make their own character and take part in all way of wizard and witch-related exercises.

In an official statement, Warner Bros. portrays the game as an “open-world, single-player, action role-playing video game set in the 1800s wizarding world,” where “players will experience life as a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry like never before, as they live the unwritten and embark on a dangerous journey to uncover a hidden truth of the wizarding world.” The release says players will “grow their magical abilities by mastering spells, brewing potions and taming fantastic beasts,” including that the game will incorporate natural areas like the Forbidden Forest and Hogsmeade Village.

The uncover affirms long-running gossipy tidbits, following a gigantic 2018 break, of an open world game set in the Harry Potter universe. Warner Bros. has affirmed the game will deliver some time in 2021 for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/Series S. It’s being distributed and administered by Warner Bros.’ Portkey Games, the game improvement group shaped in 2017 to shepherd new game sections in the Harry Potter establishment.

In a blog entry presented on Sony’s site, Avalanche uncovered its inclusion with Hogwarts Legacy. “The Portkey Games label gave us a unique opportunity to return to Hogwarts during a different era. We are always asking ourselves how we can draw from the rich library of characters, creatures, and themes – and imagine how those details would influence the school more than a century before Harry Potter’s arrival,” writes Avalanche’s story head Adrian Ropp. “Who was the headmaster? What challenges did students face? What influenced their society before Tom Riddle, before Newt Scamander? I like to say that what we are giving fans is something familiar in a way they have never seen.”