In a month it’s time. At the Tuesday 07 February 2023appears with Hogwarts legacy the long-awaited role-playing game, the scene of which is the legendary Harry Potter’s Wizarding World is. However, this only applies to players with PC, Xbox Series X & S or Playstation 5. Anyone who still owns one of the older consoles will have to wait much longer. owners of the PS4 as well as the Xbox One only come on Tuesday April 04, 2023 enjoy the Harry Potter RPG.
One waits even longer for the version for Nintendo switch. Hogwarts legacy (buy now / €53.99 ) will on Tuesday July 25, 2023 appear for the hybrid console, almost half a year later. With the delayed release, you want to ensure that everyone involved has the best possible gaming experience. But for many Harry Potter fans, the question arises as to whether the game should be bought at all. Based on anti-trans statements by JK Rowling, bestselling author and creator of Harry Potter, quite a few are considering a boycott.
Is Harry Potter author JK Rowling directly involved in the creation of Hogwarts Legacy?
Because of the ongoing debate surrounding JK Rowling’s anti-trans statements, the publisher of Hogwarts Legacy felt compelled to clarify to what extent the creator of Harry Potter was involved in the development of the role-playing game at all. In a statement from Warner Bros. is it[called:“JK Rowling was not creatively involved in the making of the game – however, her exceptional writing skills are the cornerstone of all projects based on The Wizarding World. This is not a new story by JK Rowling.” So it only found one species “Quality Control” on the part of the author.
How much does Harry Potter author JK Rowling make from The Wizarding World?
Nevertheless, in the case of Hogwarts Legacy, a lot of money is likely JK Rowling flow. The 57-year-old Brit sold the marketing rights to Harry Potter to Warner in 2000, but retained the publishing rights to the brand and secured a full say in any adaptations of the wizard’s student tale. Every time any officially licensed product from the world of Harry Potter walks across a store counter, JK Rowling takes his share.
According to forbes earned the Brit in 2020 around the $60 million and was the #2 highest-earning author in the world. In addition to her books, she mainly made a profit with the films and the attractions in the amusement parks of Universal Studios. JK Rowling is a billionaire and is considered one of the wealthiest people in Great Britain.
In the debate about the pros and cons of a boycott, some fans argue that JK Rowling shouldn’t care if Hogwarts legacy flops. A failure of the role-playing game would hit the hard-working developers in the first place. Hogwarts Legacy will be out in a month. And no matter how well the game will perform in tests and how many times it will sell, the debate will continue JK Rowling will always be present in the future. Everyone will have to decide for themselves in four weeks whether they will ultimately win the title.
