A new update on the official Wizarding World website has re-confirmed a 2022 release date for Hogwarts Legacy, contradicting recent reports the open-world action-RPG had been delayed.
Word of a delay for Hogwarts Legacy first surfaced over the weekend, when Sacred Symbol podcast host Colin Moriarty revealed he’d been “hearing behind-the-scenes that [the] game isn’t coming out this year” and that “it’s in some sort of trouble”.
Publisher Warner Bros. didn’t immediately issue comment on the claims, leaving the status of Hogwarts Legacy uncertain, but a new update on the Wizarding World website – the official home of all things Harry Potter related – has effectively dismissed reports of a delay, reiterating “2022 is also the year when… Hogwarts Legacy, is set to be released”.
Hogwarts Legacy, which is being developed by Avalanche Software, was officially announced in September 2020 – although footage of the title leaked online in 2018 – when it was touted for release the following year. However, just as 2021 was getting underway, Warner Bros. pushed the game into 2022, saying, “Creating the best possible experience for all of the Wizarding World and gaming fans is paramount to us so we are giving the game the time it needs.”