The long rumoured Harry Potter RPG coming to PlayStation 5 is one of Push Square Towers' most hotly anticipated games. We still have some questions surrounding the sort of structure it'll take, but we'll be playing it no matter what happens. It looks like budding wizards and witches across the globe will still have to wait quite some time until they get their hands on it though, as a new report states that the Harry Potter RPG is currently scheduled to launch in late 2021.
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier has spoken to members of the team at Avalanche Software anonymously as part of a new article detailing the team's fears of being associated with author J.K. Rowling. "The studio’s management has not addressed recent comments from the author J.K. Rowling that were widely viewed as transphobic, the people said. The situation made some members of the team uncomfortable and sparked private discussions among staff over the pandemic water cooler, the workplace communication app Slack." The controversial figure is said to have "very little direct involvement" in the development of the game.
Schreier then goes on to state that the Harry Potter RPG will launch late next year with an official announcement planned for after the DC FanDome event on 22nd August. These plans were made before J.K. Rowling's comments were made, one person close to the project claims.
Are you still excited about this upcoming Harry Potter project despite the comments made by the series' author? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
[source bloomberg.com]
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I still remember the leaked footage from a few years ago. I hate WB Games with a passion, but I can't deny this Harry Potter game has my attention.
Is it PS5 exclusive? I’ll admit this one is on my radar too.
I tried reading a Harry Potter book when I was in hospital once. I ended up just listening to the old bloke snoring in the bed across from me because it was more entertaining.
Nobody cares what Rowling said in relation to whether or not to buy this game.
@ApostateMage
Oh man! That was so clever AND edgy!
@NorrinRadd I know right! Can’t teach good taste I guess.
Good news is J.K. spoke her fact-based opinion and that's it. People can choose to agree or disagree. If what she said was "transphobic" then that word means nothing because there was nothing hateful or fearful about it.
Excited for the game though 👍 👍
@NorrinRadd But it's a true story. I think Harry Potter is a load of *****!
Worried about facts lol. Welcome to clown world people.
@ApostateMage You are entitled to your opinion brother. I hated it for the longest time, but through my sons I came to love it. Its not Tolkein good but its world is full of possibilities.
I dislike Rowling's comments and general however I don't believe that this should affect what amounts to a piece of fiction set within that universe by a very different team.
This COULD be great, let's see...
@Nah900 I’m not sure we do, it’s just you tend to hear about it because the media plays it up. Let’s say 1000 complain about something, the media plays it up like it’s a big deal, but even in the UK alone 1000people is such a small number. There are a lot of sane reasonable people out their but their opinions don’t get clicks.
I'm looking forward to the game. Not going to get into JK Rowling's comments, but I love this universe and I imagine lots of people are working very hard on the title.
Can't wait to see it, feels like I've been waiting a lifetime for this. Hope it can deliver.
worried about facts ridiculous! It will be interesting to see how it turns out.
I dont give a damn if shes transphobic. I hate this oversensitive world we live. Shes still an amazing author and I can't wait to play this game.
@ApostateMage
You act like a 2 year old.
@Flaming_Kaiser Says the one who always posts silly gifs.
Well I have no idea what she said and dont want to know.
There's nothing 'factual' about imaginary rapists and 'think of the children' appeals - anybody old enough to have lived though the Satanic Panic in the US can can surely recognize what nonsense Rowling's arguments are. Still, Harry Potter belongs to the world now, and if we can embrace Cthulhu without Lovecraft's mega-racism, I'm sure we can all find a way to engage with Hogwarts without Rowling's incoherent ideology.
If Rowling’s involved, I’m not buying it, simple as that. That being said, I love Harry Potter and if this is a completely different team then I’m really looking forward to it. It’s hard when somebody’s responsible for a piece of art that really defined your childhood but turns out to be one of the most infuriatingly terrible people in recent history.
@WexMajor You using the words fact-based automatically discredits what you have to say. Look at her comments, research her claims and they’re absolute bullsh*t. It’s all well and good having an opinion but her mouthing off about stuff she doesn’t know about when those books are beloved by so many young trans people? That’s just entirely unnecessary.
Can't say I'm excited for this yet, but I'm willing to get hyped up for this once they show off an in-game trailer. There's so much potential with a Harry Potter RPG, hope they deliver on that.
@Flaming_Kaiser That's what the Deathly Hallows director said to Daniel Radcliffe
"Studio worried by Rowling comments"
We all are.
Very interested to see more of this game. It sounds like a fun premise.
@nessisonett "turns out to be one of the most infuriatingly terrible people in recent history"
Quite the exaggeration. Most people would agree with her and they can't all be "the most infuriatingly terrible people in recent history". She's also been a great ally to the LGBTQ+ community, has helped countless people, so you can't only see the (arguably) bad and ignore everything else.
I gotta agree with you @ApostateMage, my mates wife tried to get me into Harry Potter years ago by giving me the whole collection of books to read.I said I wasn't interested but she said 'Read the first book and you will be hooked I swear'..so I got less than half way into the first book and gave up.Just was not my thing at all.
Went to see two of the films with my ex and hated them both.
Lego Harry Potter however is awesome.
@naruball Perfectly said!
How incredible is it that in these current times, a simple statement of biological and linguistic facts can "cancel" all the good you've done before! Quite frightening when you stop 2 seconds to think about it...
@nessisonett Darn, I guess I'm discredited then. What a shame, I could've been so great.
@Olmaz Cancel culture is as toxic as it gets. I still find it hilarious when these holier than thou people are exposed to have been just as "bad" as the people whom they've been attacking.
Case in point: James Gunn.
@LN78 that's not how it works with cancel culture these days.😅
There gonna have to start giving out free boxes of tissue with every newborn.
I don’t see how her comments would affect this game in the slightest if she has no involvement. Complete non-issue. If she wants to say dumb ***** on Twitter, by all means go ahead. But I still want to see what this game is.
@naruball She’s a TERF. Saying she’s an ally to the LGBTQ+ community is a misnomer since she’s no ally to the T.
Thanks, but no thanks. Being accused of being a sexual predator by the author on the basis of existing puts a foul taste in my mouth. This is up there with Dragon Quest in terms of franchises I will not touch in the foreseeable future.
I get she is transphobic but she is still entitled to her opinion, it is in their constitution. I hate this cancel culture we are currently living in.
If the developers feel so strongly against her comments they can drop the game, there are tons of developers who would be willing to overlook her opinion to make that game.
@NorrinRadd The bar for being edgy os getting pretty low it seems. Now people can't say they didn't enjoy a young adult book without being edgelords.
I love it when people throw around terms like "fact based" when their comments reveal they have no idea what constitutes a "fact."
With that said, I find it easy to separate the art from the artist in all but the most egregious cases, so I'll still happily buy this game if I hear positive things from people whose opinions I trust.
She said nothing that wasnt true, my only complaint was that she was overly apologetic for sharing her opinion
I'm still excited for this game despite the J.K. Rowling drama. I still remember the first time I got introduced to the books and fell in love with them.
You can enjoy the art without liking the artist or their views/opinions, as @LN78 said.
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