<s>
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2023	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Avalanche	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Games	O
under	O
its	O
Portkey	O
Games	O
label	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
marks	O
Avalanche	O
's	O
first	O
release	O
since	O
their	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
some	O
delays	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
10	O
February	O
2023	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
May	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
July	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
early-access	O
period	O
of	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
resulted	O
in	O
record-breaking	O
viewership	O
on	O
streaming	O
platform	O
Twitch	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
most-watched	O
single-player	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
combat	O
,	O
world	O
design	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
source	O
material	O
,	O
but	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
technical	O
problems	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
innovation	O
as	O
an	O
open-world	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1800s	O
,	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
several	O
Wizarding	O
World	O
locations	O
such	O
as	O
Hogwarts	O
castle	O
,	O
Hogsmeade	O
and	O
the	O
Scottish	O
Highlands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Avalanche	O
Software	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
from	O
Disney	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
world	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
utilizing	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
its	O
fourth	O
generation	O
in	O
particular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
of	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
are	O
absent	O
in	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
some	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Nearly	O
Headless	O
Nick	O
and	O
Peeves	O
the	O
Poltergeist	O
make	O
appearances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
give	O
fans	O
the	O
"	O
wizarding	O
world	O
experience	O
"	O
they	O
always	O
desired	O
while	O
reading	O
the	O
books	O
or	O
watching	O
the	O
movies	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
particular	O
agenda	O
or	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Artists	O
Jeff	O
Bunker	O
and	O
Vanessa	O
Palmer	O
explained	O
that	O
,	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
they	O
kept	O
five	O
specific	O
tech	O
pillars	O
in	O
mind	O
:	O
4K	B-Architecture
graphics	O
and	O
visuals	O
,	O
3D	B-Application
audio	I-Application
,	O
activities	O
and	O
game	O
help	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
DualSense	I-Device
controller	I-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
fast	O
loading	O
times	O
and	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
referenced	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
computing	O
and	O
rendering	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Niagara	O
visual	O
effects	O
system	O
to	O
deliver	O
visual	O
effects	O
for	O
spells	O
and	O
magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
behind-the-scenes	O
video	O
,	O
composers	O
Murray	O
and	O
Rakozy	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
happen	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
two	O
digital	O
double	O
albums	O
totalling	O
75	O
tracks	O
,	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
(	O
Original	O
Video	O
Game	O
Soundtrack	O
)	O
and	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
(	O
Study	O
Themes	O
from	O
the	O
Original	O
Video	O
Game	O
Soundtrack	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
any	O
official	O
statement	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
or	O
release	O
of	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
gameplay	O
footage	O
leaked	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
event	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
also	O
delayed	O
twice	O
from	O
its	O
February	O
2023	O
launch	O
to	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
port	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
25	O
July	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
made	O
several	O
lists	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
anticipated	O
games	O
of	O
2023	O
:	O
CNET	O
,	O
CNN	B-Architecture
,	O
Den	O
of	O
Geek	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
PC	O
Games	O
,	O
NPR	O
,	O
Polygon	O
,	O
Time	O
,	O
VentureBeat	O
,	O
and	O
VG247	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amid	O
the	O
controversy	O
,	O
he	O
resigned	O
from	O
his	O
roles	O
at	O
both	O
Avalanche	O
Software	O
and	O
the	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
website	O
was	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
sole	O
purpose	O
of	O
targeting	O
Twitch	O
streamers	O
who	O
played	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
the	O
most-watched	O
single-player	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
peak	O
viewers	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
became	O
a	O
subject	O
of	O
contention	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Rowling	O
's	O
controversial	O
views	O
on	O
transgender	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
felt	O
that	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
could	O
be	O
separated	O
from	O
the	O
views	O
of	O
its	O
universe	O
's	O
creator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
the	O
transgender	O
YouTuber	O
Jessie	O
Earl	O
wrote	O
that	O
those	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
debate	O
should	O
come	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
conclusions	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
wrong	O
to	O
want	O
to	O
play	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
those	O
who	O
did	O
should	O
not	O
claim	O
to	O
be	O
supportive	O
of	O
the	O
trans	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Dark	O
Arts	O
Pack	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
either	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Deluxe	O
and	O
Collector	O
's	O
editions	O
or	O
as	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
regular	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
consists	O
of	O
an	O
exclusive	O
mount	O
,	O
a	O
clothing	O
set	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
battle	O
arena	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
21	O
reviews	O
for	O
PC	O
,	O
94	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
20	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
performance	O
was	O
affected	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
technical	O
issues	O
,	O
including	O
slow	O
loading	O
of	O
textures	O
,	O
frame	O
rate	O
inconsistencies	O
,	O
visual	O
glitches	O
,	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
objects	O
and	O
inconsistent	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
controversy	O
surrounding	O
Rowling	O
,	O
some	O
publications	O
chose	O
not	O
to	O
cover	O
or	O
review	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
internet	O
forum	O
ResetEra	O
banned	O
all	O
discussion	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
reached	O
a	O
peak	O
of	O
over	O
489,000	O
concurrent	O
players	O
during	O
its	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
second-highest	O
player	O
count	O
peak	O
for	O
any	O
single-player	O
game	O
,	O
behind	O
only	O
Cyberpunk	B-Application
2077	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
rules	O
on	O
separating	O
pre-orders	O
and	O
official	O
releases	O
,	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
occupied	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
spots	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
's	O
sales	O
chart	O
at	O
some	O
point	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Analysts	O
compared	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
sales	O
to	O
Elden	B-Application
Ring	I-Application
,	O
noting	O
that	O
physical	O
and	O
digital	O
sales	O
are	O
up	O
by	O
80%	O
and	O
88%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Hogwarts	B-Application
Legacy	I-Application
debuted	O
atop	O
the	O
software	O
sales	O
chart	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
selling	O
67,196	O
physical	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
