The beta is still the first week of October. They need to move that up first.

Gotta farm as much Vbucks as possible before GTA 6 takes 90% of the player base in May.

i’m here for the mess

Gotta beat the collapse of the dollar.

They scared

If Avalanche can optimize the engine and have the game looking good, then I really don't mind this.

Games like Ninja Gaiden 2 Black or Sonic Racing Crossworlds show that it's the companies using the engine that are the problem, not the engine itself since they both look and run well (Crossworlds is apparently also gonna be only 15GB on launch somehow).

Oh god dammit . Please no

UE5 is shit for lumen and lighting conditions, you lose FPS like crazy for no reason whatsoever, and that applies to all games created within it. And in a game like HL we know that that atmosphere with the correct lighting is ESSENTIAL.

nooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

So, characters will be all ugly and the game will run like sh*t.

Good to know.

I'll save the money, then.

Can something without a release date actually be delayed?

With MK1 effectively dead in the water as a promotional tool, I feel like they were banking on releasing this around the same time as the new movie to actually get a little brand synergy going, and now that it’s been delayed, this is up in the air. Doesn’t seem likely, but there’s the off chance they heard the feedback and are working on putting MK Gold into the pack and that’s why they haven’t locked in a date yet

Nope. Just no rush to have a date far out. We know the physical edition releases December 12th. So the digital game will be sometime between now and December 12th

No. You're giving into click bait from MK youtubers. Never, ever, under any circumstances listen to them. Digital clips have already said the December date for the physical release is 100% set in stone, and they also posted recently that a 2025 release is 100% confirmed.

I think the movie delay affected it. They want them somewhat close. I predict March of 2026.

Two hours almost We're sooooooooo close

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Same bro, I'm hyped af too

I’m with you, to me HP is an autumn/winter story and experience and the idea of it being spring/summer feels very disjointed in my mind! I’ll have to get used to the idea I guess!

It’s not gonna happen. HBO shows of this scale have about 8-9 months of post and promo once they’re wrapped on the season. S1 wraps in May of next year.

So, even if we say 8 months that takes us to January 2027. But also big shows tend to avoid January premieres because the industry is slowly creakily waking back up after the holidays and everyone is also like ‘I can’t focus on anything till I’ve had my Sundance.’

So I think February-March 2027 is the most likely premiere window. But it’s def not gonna be releasing in late 2026. That is, unfortunately, wishful thinking.

All the official announcements on the Harry Potter website say 2027. It's not gonna get moved forward.

I suspect they'll try to tie it into the 30th anniversary of the franchise.

They’ve only just started filming. And with them having a 2 season filming schedule and all the work that goes into post-production, I think it’s coming out in spring/summer 2027. Even fall 2027 wouldn’t surprise me.

You can always rewatch it at Christmas. Why would you want it to release later just so it fits a certain window? I want them to release it when it’s ready.

That is not going to happen. They’re not going to sit on a much anticipated finished show for six months just to release it in a season that feels like it fits the show more. Nor would I want them to do it.

I just hope they won’t follow Stranger Things’ filming schedule because 10 years for 5 seasons only is absolutely ridiculous

No thanks lol, the sooner the better. December ‘26 would be perfect but unfortunately it doesn’t sound possible.

all I want from HL2 is to move into 6th year and actually have consequences for my actions.

if it ties in with the upcoming show, i hope it’s just through small easter eggs like the nods to the books and movies in the first game. it makes no sense to release a full game adaptation of a show that’s already been adapted into movies which themselves were adapted from books. and to mention that there were also harry potter games released in the past that lined up with the movies.

i just don't see it being a smart move on their behalf

Whaaat? :(  But Sebastian's and Anne's storyline is so unresolved... and also the MC's end choice didn't have any consequences in HL, I assumed they would tie it all up in a sequel...

I’m more disappointed that it’s supposedly going to be a live service game.

I’m slightly disappointed to be honest, if we could continue with year 6 and do year 7 as well that would be great, as well as finding out what happens to Anne, Sebastian, and every other character we’ve come into contact with since last game, more spells, more side quests, missions, more of the map to explore, a lot of new things would be nice 😊

Let’s hope not. We know the original story, we have experienced it so many times, and we will experience it again with the new show. Makes no sense. Tell new stories. Give us new experiences.

There will 100% be a sequel, the game was a massive critical and financial success. I think the 1980's would be a cool time but I'm just happy there will be a sequel. A different wizarding school would be a nice change too. Hogwarts is cool, but there's wizarding schools the world over and it would be fun to explore a totally new setting.

Based on the time frame of part 1 and then the time frame of the beasts movies I would like to see you main character from legacy go on to help the British government in a secret alliance department to help win world war 2 fighting dark wizards working for hitlers occult department. Trying to stop them from gaining the upper hand for Germany by gaining occult artifacts. It’s like Indiana jones meets wizarding world. It’s got every thing I mean using spells to fight nazis with machine guns instead of poachers with spells.

Idk why I thought the sequel was confirmed.. now I’m sad

I would love an Auror-themed detective like one. Which is kind of what Hogwarts Legacy leaned toward anyway lol. And I kind of feel like the theme would have to be different because we've already experienced Hogwarts Castle, it'll get old after a while. It's the problem Tears of the Kingdom had to deal with since it was set in exactly the same land as the first game. But it also wouldn't make sense for Hogwarts Legacy to be the only game with the castle... I think they can make it work without being repetitive somehow. Goodness knows I grew up with several versions of the castle playing the original game series based on the movies.

The platform is incredible. I love it so much more than any other virtual world I've played in.

If they make it based on the upcoming show, I really, really hope we do not get to play as Harry. We already played as Harry nonstop while growing up. I hope the MC is just a new random student you get to create like in the first HL, and you just get to encounter/interact characters from the books that we already know. Even that isn't ideal I guess because you're already going to know the plot.

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There is no confirmation they are basing on the HBO show……

Don't forget that David Haddad is gone, the current project could take another turn...

I read a story recently that it’s going to be at least a few more years. Lead developer said they’re trying to add at least 15 more balloon based challenges and a longer unskipable cutscene to the Merlin trials.to the sequel, apparently it’s added a lot of time to the development cycle.

Honestly as long as they flesh out the mc and the character choices a bit more Im very happy for a sequel. I played through twice and I might do a 3rd with my gf

Probably next year since they want to release it with the HBO series.

We're probably years away. Game dev takes a long time.

I'd say the game is still a few years away but who knows honestly