Hogwarts Legacy players on PlayStation will be getting some exclusive content, and some Potterheads who are looking forward to the new game are wondering why. Hogwarts Legacy has had its fair share of controversy since it was announced, and while this development won't be a dealbreaker for the vast majority of players, it will leave some feeling left out.
Exclusive content is nothing new, often taking the form of items or skins that form part of a pre-purchase or deluxe edition, but sometimes players will find themselves missing out on interesting extras that are exclusive to certain platforms. One example is the Dark Arts Battle Arena which appears to be exclusive to the Deluxe Edition of Hogwarts Legacy. Fortunately, in this case, the Deluxe Edition is available on all platforms at launch.
Some fans, including a Reddit user known as awais142, have been wondering why PlayStation owners will be getting exclusive content for Hogwarts Legacy called "The Haunted Hogsmeade Shop," which includes a dungeon, a shop, and some cosmetic items. This extra content seems to have both feet planted firmly in the horror genre and was announced at September 2022's PlayStation State Of Play. The exclusive content will eventually make its way to other platforms one year after the release of Hogwarts Legacy. This is a long time to wait in the context of video games, far too long to avoid spoilers at any rate.
There are likely Harry Potter fans who are not avid gamers that will be purchasing hardware purely to play Hogwarts Legacy, which is easily the most ambitious foray into the Wizarding World yet. Even a small piece of content that sweetens the pot on one end can make the difficult choice between PlayStation and Xbox much easier. It's understandable that those playing the Xbox and PC versions of the game will be somewhat annoyed that they won't get to experience the extra content for a full year, by which time there may well be other DLC content for Hogwarts Legacy. Unless, of course, they buy a PlayStation.
For many gamers, timed exclusives have been and will continue to be a puzzling phenomenon that evidences the struggle between console manufacturers looking to one-upping each other. Others might argue that it is simply the nature of the industry. Nevertheless, the platform-exclusive content has done little to quell the excitement for Hogwarts Legacy as it tops the sales charts on Steam in spite of the fact that it hasn't even been released yet.
Hogwarts Legacy is scheduled to release on February 10, 2023, on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, with a PS4 and Xbox One release on April 4 and a Switch release on July 25.
