Hogwarts Legacyhas taken the established world of theHarry Potterfranchise and expanded it. The game’s canon may take place a hundred years prior to the birth of the boy who lived, but it manages to create an engaging story despite the exclusion of the franchise’s titular character. Despite its strengths,Hogwarts Legacyisn’t without oddities.
As a magical world, it makes complete sense for fantastical elements to occur in-game. After all,flying around on brooms inHogwarts Legacyand seeing ghosts aren’t features found in the real world. Thinking too hard about magic in any franchise can leave a person’s head spinning, andHogwarts Legacyis no exception.
But one inclusion, in particular, feels distinctly bizarre, and it isn’t an aspect ofHogwarts Legacy’s storyor game mechanics. Rather, eyebrows are raised at an unassuming button featured in the game’s main menu.
The lack of DLC forHogwarts Legacyhas been frustrating for fans of the game. Many have begged for new additions to gameplay,with features like Quidditchat the top of wish lists. This frustration is likely spurned by teasing from the game itself, for inHogwarts Legacy’s main menu is a button for “Additional Content”.
Hogwarts Legacy Boasts Additional Content Despite Lackluster DLC
Currently, the only DLC available forHogwarts Legacyisthe Dark Arts Pack. The pack’s measly inclusions are a Thestral Mount, a Dark Arts Cosmetic Set, and the Dark Arts Battle Arena. Many fans have noted that the gameplay included in the pack constitutes about twenty minutes in total. Retailing at $19.99, this small pack hardly counts as a true expansion to the game.
Additionally, players could initially only receive the Dark Arts Pack by pre-orderingHogwarts Legacyon PlayStation or bypurchasing the game’s Deluxe Edition. For players who purchasedHogwarts Legacythrough these avenues, the Dark Arts Pack has not acted as additional content, but rather as part of the game with no distinct novelty.
The “Additional Content” button is also featured in the main menu, regardless if a playerowns the Dark Arts Pack. Players that don’t own the pack receive a pop-up advertising the pack and can view details about the minute amount of DLC. This makes the “Additional Content” button feel like false advertising and cements it as one of the oddest features inHogwarts Legacy.
New DLC May Be Headed to Hogwarts Legacy
Rumors of DLC and a Definitive EditionforHogwarts Legacyhave been circulating and enticing fans. Not only would the DLC option in the game’s main menu serve a larger purpose if these rumors were true, but fans would finally be able to exploreHogwarts Legacy’s world further.
News ofthe alleged DLC and Definitive Editionare sourced from a leak by Insider Gaming. In the leak, Insider Gaming alleges that this new DLC will add ten to fifteen hours of additional gameplay content including “a new story quest, side quests, activities, and outfits.” No release date was given alongside this information, but the DLC and Definitive Edition will supposedly release sometime in 2025 and feature a price tag between $20 to $30.
Of course, time will only tell if Insider Gaming’s report of thenewHogwarts LegacyDLC and Definitive Editionis accurate. Until an official announcement from Avalanche Software or Warner Bros., fans who have yet to purchase the game’s Dark Arts Pack can find out more about it by clicking the random “Additional Content” button onHogwarts Legacy’s main page.
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Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. For the first time, experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Now you may take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it.Explore an Open WorldThe wizarding world awaits you. Freely roam Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the surrounding Overland area.Be the Witch or Wizard You Want to beLearn spells, brew potions, grow plants, and tend to magical beasts along your journey. Get sorted into your house, forge relationships, and master skills to become the witch or wizard you want to be Experience a New Wizarding World AdventureExperience the wizarding world in an unexplored era to uncover a hidden truth from its past. Battle against trolls, Dark Wizards, goblins, and more as you face a dangerous villain threatening the fate of the wizarding world.
