During a PlayStation State Of Play live stream on 18 March 2022, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Avalanche Software announced that Hogwarts Legacy will release for the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC sometime in Holiday 2022.

Hogwarts Legacy is a single-player open-world action RPG. While you can have NPC companions join you on your adventures, the story is about your own legacy.

They showed off almost 20 minutes of gameplay from the upcoming game and here’s what we know so far. Players can create their own character and assume the role of a new student who has to enroll into a fifth-year curriculum immediately. The game is set in the 1800s, and so it is set even before the events of the Fantastic Beasts films, and of course, the Harry Potter movies.

You start out the game by getting sorted into your house of choice via the Sorting Hat (Ravenclaw, please!). Then, you’ll be able to attend classes at Hogwarts, including Defense Against The Dark Arts, Potions, Herbology and more. The live stream also reveals that players will be able to explore beyond just Hogwarts, including iconic Wizarding World locations like Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest and inside the Gringotts bank.

Players will be able to make difference combos and use different playstyles according to their choice of spells. The gameplay footage also teases that players can learn Unforgivable Curses like Avada Kedavra, the iconic death spell used by Voldemort. Do you go in wands-blazing by using Accio to pull an enemy close before blasting them with Incendio? Or do you cast the Disillusionment Charm to take a stealthier approach, finishing off enemies with a silent Petrificus Totalus takedown? Different techniques will be required to counter enemy strengths and weaknesses that should make every encounter feel engaging.

The storyline seems to involve a goblin rebellion and some dark wizards/witches, but not much has been revealed. Besides that, players will be able to cultivate plants and magical beasts, as well as do side quests and complete dungeons. And yes, you can fly broomsticks and even Hippogriffs over the open world of the game.

In the meantime, check out the Hogwarts Legacy trailer below: