Hogwarts Legacy won t include quidditch TechRadar Skip to main content TechRadar is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. Hogwarts Legacy won t include quidditch By Callum Bains published 3 September 2022 Put that broomstick away (Image credit: Warner Bros. Entertainment) Audio player loading… Upcoming Harry Potter RPG Hogwarts Legacy won't feature quidditch, but will still let you fly around on a broomstick. The fictional fantasy sport has been a staple of the Harry Potter franchise since the first novel, and fans have been eagerly waiting to see whether it would appear in Hogwarts Legacy. A new FAQ post (opens in new tab) on the game's website confirms players won't get to try their hand at the sport when the game releases next year. "Quidditch is not playable in Hogwarts Legacy," the FAQ page says. "However, broom flight for traversal and broom race challenges are part of the game. Players can also fly brooms to explore new and familiar locations surrounding Hogwarts Castle." A big ask Yeah…obviously you'll have a broomstick! 🧹🧹🧹 #HogwartsLegacy pic.twitter.com/ULnZfuiAW6July 24, 2022See more Quidditch has long been a fan-favorite part of the Harry Potter universe, even inspiring a real-life sport that imitates the magical game. It featured heavily in the original novels and film series and appeared in some of the older Harry Potter video games from the last few decades. But its omission from Hogwarts Legacy isn't too surprising. Recreating an entire fictional sport within an already large RPG is a tall order. Between designing all the additional gameplay mechanics, creating unique animations, producing new dialogue, passing it all through quality assurance testers, and then finding a way to integrate it into the main game without having it feel like a tacked-on aside, adding quidditch would be no quick job. Not that you'll be totally broomless in the final game. Pitched as an open-world RPG, Hogwarts Legacy will have you exploring the titular wizarding school, the nearby village of Hogsmeade, and the Forbidden Forest. Gameplay snippets (opens in new tab) have already shown that you'll be able to tour those locales on the back of a flying hippogriff or a magical broomstick. It's possible, although not confirmed, that larger expansions for the game will be released after launch. Developer Avalanche has also created several DLC cosmetic packs as pre-order bonuses. Given the popularity of quidditch among Harry Potter fans, and its strong association with the brand, we wouldn't be surprised if the fictional sport was added in some form through post-launch DLC. Hogwarts Legacy will release on February 10 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series XS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. But if quidditch isn't turning up, don't expect wizard chess to appear either.Xbox Game Pass family plan officially launches with a pretty agreeable price tag Callum BainsGaming News WriterCallum is TechRadar Gaming's News Writer. You'll find him whipping up stories about all the latest happenings in the gaming world, as well as penning the odd feature and review. Before coming to TechRadar, he wrote freelance for various sites, including Clash, The Telegraph, and Gamesindustry.biz, and worked as a Staff Writer at Wargamer. Strategy games and RPGs are his bread and butter, but he'll eat anything that spins a captivating narrative. He also loves tabletop games, and will happily chew your ear off about TTRPGs and board games. See more Gaming news TechRadar Newsletter Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals! Thank you for signing up to TechRadar. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST POPULARMOST SHARED1The iPhone 14 Pro is made of the wrong stuff; the Pixel 7 proves that to me2Stop saying Mario doesn't have an accent in The Super Mario Bros. Movie3Google Pixel Tablet is what Apple should've done ages ago4Blizzard made me explain Overwatch 2 smurfing to my mum for nothing5Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti reportedly canned due to sky-high power consumption1Logitech's latest webcam and headset want to relieve your work day frustrations2Best offers on Laptops for Education – this festive season3Apple October launches: the new devices we might see this month4Google's AI editing tricks are making Photoshop irrelevant for most people5Best laptops for designers and coders Technology Magazines (opens in new tab)● (opens in new tab)The best tech tutorials and in-depth reviewsFrom$12.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab) Other versions of this page are available with specific content for the following regions:DeutschlandEspaña