Hogwarts Legacy has finally been revealed After years of rumors, the name and trailer for the Harry Potter RPG have finally been released While a more precise release date would be interesting to know, we have a much better idea of what the game will be about and whether or not we will be able to meet Professor Potter and his classmates

Yes, Hogwarts Legacy will be set in the Hogwarts of yesteryear, so you will be treated as a new student However, you don't need to be a new student, as you will be heading to your Sorting Hat, taking classes, and much more There even seem to be bad guys wearing masks

Here's everything we know about the Harry Potter RPG, including release dates and trailers

Turns out we Muggles will have to wait a little longer for the Hogwarts Legacy to begin

As shared by the official Hogwarts Legacy Twitter account, the game will be released in 2022 This is industry-speak for "we need to make sure it doesn't become a buggy mess where the joke is bigger about how unstable it is than the game itself," as happened with Cyberpunk 2077

Originally, as we learned from the first trailer at Sony's PS5 event, and confirming what Bloomberg had already reported, "Hogwarts Legacy" was scheduled for release in 2021 (Bloomberg specified late 2021) The game was supposed to be shown to the public at E3 in the summer of 2020, but that event was canceled

In that Bloomberg article, Jason Schreier confirmed the existence of a Harry Potter RPG to two people currently working on the game - Avalanche Software, a studio under Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment and is being developed by Avalanche Software, a studio under Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment

The Hogwarts Legacy trailer, which does not confirm whether the game is a PS5 exclusive or not, shows the students engaging with every magical beast they can point their wands at, taking classes, casting spells, and engaging in their own drama with the other students The masked students appear to be misbehaving, or maybe they are in a nasty clique

While we didn't see any gameplay today, we did learn a few details from the original Harry Potter game rumors These date back to 2018 and may have changed, as a video of a very early version of the game (which has since been taken down) was posted on Reddit; according to Variety, the video included character creation scenes and a young wizard exploring the Great Hall of Hogwarts The visuals included

There were also some RPG staples, such as making potions and casting spells Players could also choose their alignment (good or evil), which affected their abilities and the list of available spells

At the time the video was leaked to the Internet, BBC writer Lizo Mzimba said that the game was to be called "Harry Potter" Magic Awakened and that "Harry Potter" Magic Forever was also being considered: Harry Potter Magic Forever" was also considered

Bloomberg reports that Harry Potter games are being developed for several platforms, including the PS5 and Xbox Series X

The Harry Potter games are also in the works for the PS5 and Xbox Series X

According to the Bloomberg report confirming the existence of a Harry Potter RPG, there is discomfort within the studio over the stance taken by Potter author JK Rowling in public Such was the case last December when she expressed support for Maya Forstater, a tax specialist who was fired for her transphobic behavior

Even if she did not see it with her own eyes on Twitter, Rowling's remarks have outraged many in the transgender community These statements have led Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson to publicly explain their disagreements with the author

According to Schreier, "The situation made several members of the team uncomfortable and sparked private discussions among staff members in the pandemic water cooler of Slack, a workplace communication app"

This, the article notes, could water down the potential success of the game, with fans saying they no longer support Harry Potter or anything Rowling-related The Bloomberg article notes that Rowling has "very little direct involvement" in the game