Summary
With only a month left beforeHarry Potter: Quidditch Championshits consoles and PC, a new trailer has finally given players a good look at what the gameplay experience will be. The game, which will focus solely on playing Quidditch at Hogwarts, will launch on Sept. 3 –andHogwarts Legacyplayers have good reason to pick up this game.
Though the controversial title that took players back to Hogwarts many years before the famous book series didn’t give players the option to play Quidditch,Harry Potter: Quidditch Championswill offer the chance to play the popular fictional sport. The game features an online multiplayer mode, pitting players against each other, or they can work through the game on their own in career mode.Those withHogwarts Legacyalready in their game librarywill get a little bonus when the game launches.
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Edition Differences & Pre-Order Bonuses
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions has two different versions for players to purchase, and a pre-order bonus for those who buy before release.
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Will Have Bonus Items For Hogwarts Legacy Players
The Bonus Legacy Pack Is Only Available To Hogwarts Legacy Players
Those who have already ventured through Hogwarts inHogwarts Legacywill get a couple of extra goodies if they decide to pick upHarry Potter: Quidditch Champions. So longas the player has connected theirHogwarts Legacygame to a WB Games account, they’ll automatically receive the Bonus Legacy Packin the new fantasy sport game upon sign-in. This pack is exclusive toHogwarts Legacyplayers, giving them a couple extra cosmetic items to deck out their character with before their first match.
The Bonus Legacy Pack includes the Moontrimmer Broom Skin, as well as the option to play as the infamous Slytherin Sebastian Sallow.Both Sebastian’s skin and wand will be available toHogwarts Legacyplayers– don’t think too hard about how a Hogwarts student who was born in the 1870s can exist at the same time as those from the popular fantasy books. In this pack, they’ll also receive the Ancient Magic Emblem and the Ancient Magic Celebration to go along with these exclusive items.
Hogwarts Legacy Players Have Been Asking For Quidditch Since The Game Released
Rumors Of Unconfirmed DLCs Have Periodically Sparked Hope For Quidditch Add-Ons
SinceHogwarts Legacylaunched in 2023, players have beenbegging for a DLCfor the game that would allow them to take to the skies and get some real time on the Quidditch field. Unfortunately,no such DLC (or any DLC, for that matter), has been unveiled for the game;when the developers added new features to the title in the summer of 2024, players were sorely disappointed in the lack of new content, and even more upset that Quidditch was once again passed up as a possible new feature.
Though there are some in-game clues that point to moresinister reasons for the Quidditch season being canceledinHogwarts Legacy, that particular storyline wasn’t expanded on in the game.It seems there was plenty of content already in the game that could’ve set players up to start the season back up, though the developers decided not to explore it. It continued to be one of players' biggest sticking points for the title.
Harry Potter: Quidditch Championswill be the closest thing players get to actively participating in matches of the fantasy sport, though with the option to play recognizable characters from the base franchise,it puts the focus back on the original novel series by J.K. Rowling. Whether or not it’ll satisfyHogwarts Legacyplayer’s Quidditch desires remains to be seen, but for some, it may just do the trick.
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Editor’s Note: Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling has been accused of transphobia by those in the LGBTQ+ community. Although not directly involved in the development of Hogwarts Legacy, Rowling does stand to earn royalties from the game. We would like to reiterate our support for trans rights and that trans identities are valid. Support services are listed below for trans people impacted by discussions of transphobia.
