{"id":127224,"date":"2022-08-12T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-135915"},"modified":"2022-08-12T16:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T16:15:00","slug":"hogwarts-legacy-release-date-announced-just-not-for-the-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/12\/hogwarts-legacy-release-date-announced-just-not-for-the-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Hogwarts Legacy Release Date Announced, Just Not For The Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ea2cba66c9fc9\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ea2cba66c9fc9\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Hogwarts Legacy\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ea2cba66c9fc9\/hogwarts-legacy.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/ea2cba66c9fc9\/hogwarts-legacy.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"498\" alt=\"Hogwarts Legacy\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/hogwarts_legacy\">Hogwarts Legacy<\/a>, the upcoming action RPG based on the world of <strong>Harry Potter<\/strong>, has bagged a firm release date&#8230; Just not for the Switch.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re on PlayStation, Xbox, or PC, you&#8217;ll be playing Hogwarts Legacy on February 10th, 2023. It seems, however, that developer Avalanche Software needs a bit more time with the Switch version to &#8220;deliver the best possible game experience&#8221;, though this statement could potentially have applied to all versions of the game given it had a projected launch window of &#8220;Late 2022&#8221; until today.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hogwarts Legacy will launch on February 10, 2023 for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. The Nintendo Switch launch date will be revealed soon. The team is excited for you to play, but we need a little more time to deliver the best possible game experience. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zh0EsOvDb7\">pic.twitter.com\/zh0EsOvDb7<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Hogwarts Legacy (@HogwartsLegacy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HogwartsLegacy\/status\/1558121248814759939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>So, the release date for Switch is up in the air for now, and it almost begs the question: will Hogwarts Legacy for the Switch be a Cloud Version? Hmm&#8230; Food for thought. <em>[Update: As pointed out in the comments, a physical box release has been announced, but hey \u2014 stranger things have happened!]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, we&#8217;re still looking forward to seeing how this one turns out, and delaying a game with a goal of improving upon its overall quality is a win in our minds.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"BsC-Rl9GYy0\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>When do you think Hogwarts Legacy will launch on the Switch? Let us know in the comments!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming action RPG based on the world of Harry Potter, has bagged a firm release date&#8230; Just not for the Switch. If you&#8217;re on PlayStation, Xbox, or PC, you&#8217;ll be playing Hogwarts Legacy on February 10th, 2023. 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