An updated FAQ on the official Hogwarts Legacy website has confirmed the popular wizarding sport Quidditch won't be playable in the game. You'll still be able to get about the school of witchcraft and wizardry aboard a broomstick, but the flights won't get competitive with a Quaffle and Golden Snitch.
In the sport's place, you will be able to take Flying classes and compete in broomstick races. The full response explains that "Quidditch is not playable in Hogwarts Legacy. 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." It had been hoped Quidditch matches would be playable in Hogwarts Legacy, but once the title was revealed as single player only, dreams of online bouts were dashed. Now we know we won't be putting up with Beaters and Bludgers at all.
The Quidditch pitch at Hogwarts has been part of a few pre-release trailers, so perhaps your custom character will at least be able to watch the sport from the stands in cutscenes. If the game chooses to stick to the canon set up by supplementary book Quidditch Through the Ages, though, then you shouldn't expect the broomsticks in the game to travel at too high a speed.
As previously pointed out by Screenrant, broomstick travel wasn't known for its speed until the 1920's when the Cleansweep Broom Company came along. Prior to its formation, brooms were generally made by hand and said to be quite uncomfortable. They were quite slow too, and since Hogwarts Legacy takes place in the late 1800's, we shouldn't be expecting to travel from Hagrid's hut to the castle entrance in a matter of seconds.
[source hogwartslegacy.com, via videogameschronicle.com]
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That's to bad. Sounds like a winner for future DLC.
@Martijn87 Bet that’ll cost a few quidditch.
@nessisonett unfortunately that will most likely be the case.
Ngl, I was hoping this would have been a thing 😭
Seems like a missed opportunity, but I suppose the scope of the game is big enough as is.
People can always go join one of those IRL quidditch teams and run around with a broom between their legs.
Ngl, this really is a shame
Did quidditch actually exist canonically in the 1850s? IIRC it was canonically invented in the 1900s.
Dang it! That's honestly the first thing about this game that has deflated my hype just a bit. Still looking forward to it though.
Edit: At least there's a good lore reason for it though.
@Ralizah Don’t tell JK about people running around with brooms between the legs, she’ll write a whole 1000 page book about it.
Ahhh, that's a shame!
I survived without Quidditch in the PS2 Prisoner of Azkaban game, so should survive without it in Hogwarts Legacy.
I remember back in 2018 I asked WB Games in London if they would make a Quidditch game and they said it was being looked into (All online ofc like a rocket league style). So maybe there's a separate game in the works? or the person was just lying to me xD
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Gamescom' trailer left me wondering why do students need forbidden spells... Otherwise looks good, I'll be waiting for this one.
@darkswabber The Harry Potter wiki says the first Quidditch World Cup was hosted in 1473, so it was definitely around for when Hogwarts Legacy takes place. Can't find a definitive year when it started, though.
https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Quidditch
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@LiamCroft according to some WHSmith product blog post I found:
"The name ‘Quidditch’ came from the location of the first ever recorded game, said to have taken place on Queerditch Marsh around the year 1050"
What’s a Quaffle?
@Vacuumator The big ball used to score points through the three hopes at each end of the field.
@LiamCroft yeah found the same. Although brooms pre 1920s being slow implies the sport was very different.
@Vacuumator A vegan waffle.
I’m sure they’ll add it as DLC
That's a bit of a shame, but not a deal-breaker for me. As long as there's a good mix of other side-activities, I'll be happy.
It’s a shame but if they’re sticking to canon, and it sounds like they are, it was to be expected. Maybe a DLC or possibly for a sequel could feature quidditch
Jeez, this game is already selling me on potential dlc… lord help me…
...BAH! PRE-ORDER CANCELED.
...Kidding. Would have been nice, but no big deal.
I like the new pinned first post. Not sure why it needs to be pinned as you guys work here, should be easy enough to get first post, but I do like the idea of it being the first comment rather than last paragraph in the article, nobody reads those.😂
You know, I thought quidditch had changed it's name, but then I realized "in world" it would still be quidditch, just the people trying to play a real world version changed their name. Quadball sounds ok. It's no pickle ball, but I dig the college "quad" reference. Why all colleges seem to have a quad I have no idea.🤷
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/quidditch-becomes-quadball-sports-bodies-change-name-2022-07-20/#:~:text=LONDON%2C%20July%2020%20(Reuters),Rowling's%20views%20on%20transgender%20issues.
Maybe WB could strike a deal with EA for a spin- off sports franchise with Quidditch Ultimate Team? lol
Well that sucks😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 oh well still my most anticipated game regardless ^__^
@Ralizah Eh, when there is silly stuff like building and decorating your own house, which feels much more out of place than Quidditch, I start to wonder if maybe they got their priorities wrong.
This is quite disappointing. I dont care if it was only against the CPU. I would have really enjoyed Quidditch being included.
That´s really a bummer. I´d rather want them to further delay it to add that tbh. I hoped to have the option to join my houses team and play against other houses to win the friggin trophy for me and my peeps Slytherin.
It's disappointing not having Quidditch. Didn't think it would be in the game as we haven't seen it but I did have some hope for them to surprise us with it. Who knows, maybe one day if they make a sequel they could add it to push the sequel further. Would really love to have the Triwizard Tournament too.
Hey that’s too bad, but I’m still stoked for this game and life at Hogwarts.
While that suck... I'm actually glad that we won't get to play. Our character in coming to hogwarts as a fifth year, and there no information on if our character will stay at the school after the events of the game.
Let them save quidditch for a sequel where we can experience all seven years, and work our way up to being the team captain.
This is such a big miss. They had the best mini-game all lined up. But they dropped the ball. I’d buy a sports game based on Quidditch at this point. It’d be a home run.
Get the core game done with a few bugs as possible then bring it on.
That's abit rubbish but if it sells really well maybe they might add it in a post release patch
Jeez.. people acting like all they really wanted was a Quidditch game 🤷♂️
I'd rather they focus on solid mechanics and story first and save Quidditch for the sequel.
I didn't realise I wanted Quidditch playable in the game until I found out it wasn't. Proper ignorance would have been bliss moment...
@Would_you_kindly @Teddie-bear @somnambulance @Richi-388 @thefourfoldroot1 @nessisonett @Martijn87 I could easily see them adding Quidditch as paid/free DLC.
Though I'd also be okay if they saved it for a hypothetical sequel. Only time shall tell, we still need to experience Legacy from beginning to ending.
@Korgon do you know if devs decided to include multiplayer or not? Thts a big letdown for me honestly...
@KidBoruto That would be nice. I don't think they would do it though. Quidditch would be something they would put in the story as a tutorial and then allow us to freely go to games throughout the game.
The game already looks impressive for their first so I think they will just add it to a sequel someday to make it even better. They probably just don't have the time to add everything but a sequel would be easier to develop for now that they have most of the asset created
Seems more n more like Bully 2 with magic.. can’t wait for this friggin game.. been rewatching all the movies (finally at OoP) in anticipation of this.. hope they have a Harry Potter special edition PS5 by the time it comes out.. probably gonna be my first game for PS5 when I get it early next year!
I don't understand why you put this up top "As such, while we respect many of you will have your own opinions about the views and values of some of the creatives involved with the Harry Potter universe, we’d kindly ask you to focus your discussion on Hogwarts Legacy and not the wider issues at play here." and yet not remove a post that needlessly flames the original author with a stupid non game comment about brooms between the legs. And yes I did report the post. Do some users on here get a free pass?
@Teddie-bear I would be there day one for a sequel, or even just a standalone Quidditch game.
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