Hogwarts Legacydeveloper Avalanche Software says that it has no plans to release any post-launch content for theHarry Pottergame, despite its initial success. WhileHogwarts Legacyis a game that manyHarry Potterfans grew up wanting, significant controversies surrounding the project have made it’s future a more complicated subject than once thought. Whether DLC is the right choice forHogwarts Legacyis something even Avalanche Software may not know.
It was in 2018 thatHarry Potterauthor J.K. Rowling first drew accusations of bigotry after liking posts on Twitter denigrating transgender women. At this point, Avalanche Software had already been working onHogwarts Legacyfor some time. Gameplay from theHarry Pottergame even leaked around the same time. Since then, thecontroversies surrounding Rowlinghave grown. Further, Avalanche has faced its own problems, including a GamerGate-supporting designer leaving the company and accusations of antisemitism written intoHogwarts Legacy’s Goblin Rebellion storyline.
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It’s perhaps unsurprising then that Avalanche Software is now confirming that the studio is unsure at this point whether it will be releasing any post-launch content forHogwarts Legacy. Speaking with IGN as part of its Fan Fest event, game director Alan Tew said explicitly there are no current plans forHogwarts LegacyDLC. As an explanation, Tew says that Avalanche has been busy “bringing [Hogwarts Legacy] to life.”
The statement from Tew doesn’t necessarily mean thatHogwarts Legacywon’t receive any DLC in time. That there are no current plans forHogwarts LegacyDLC doesn’t mean that Avalanche Software won’t make plans soon. As Tew said, the studio has been busy, but now it has time to think about what’s next.Hogwarts Legacywill still receive robust post-launch supportaddressing performance issues and quality-of-life problems, of course. And Avalanche Software is by no means disconnecting itself from its work on theHarry Potterfranchise.
If Avalanche’s decisions were related in any way to the ongoing controversies surroundingHarry Potterauthor J.K. Rowling or theHarry Potterfranchise, it certainly wouldn’t mention it publicly. But if Avalanche Software does end up entirely forgoing DLC for its game, it would be near undeniable that the controversies played a role in that decision. Major projects likeHogwarts Legacy, especially successful projects, rarely go without robust post-launch DLC.
The possibility ofHogwarts Legacyeventually getting DLC or an expansion certainly remains, of course. It’s perhaps even likely, regardless of whether Avalanche Software takes issue with continuing to work onHarry Potteror not.Harry Potterremains a massively successfulfranchise even as J.K. Rowling’s controversies stretch on,Hogwarts Legacyincluded.
Hogwarts Legacyis available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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