Discover how Hogwarts Legacy, the upcoming open-world RPG set in the wizarding world of Harry Potter, has been inspired by successful franchises like Star Wars and Ubisoft, and how it promises to offer players a truly immersive experience in one of the most beloved fictional universes of all time.
Hogwarts Legacy on Nintendo Switch 2 delivers performance close to the PS4 Pro version with faster loading times.
I mean, did anyone think the Switch 2 would be comparable to current-gen? Yea, I’m pretty sure it’s going to give you PS4 quality looking/playing games and in a couple years we’ll be onto PS6 and most third-party games will either be downgraded to hell or just not be available on Switch 2 🤷♂️.
I was never under any illusion it would compare to series s imagine the battery life
It’s doing exactly what I expected and what it needed to do base Xbox One settings in most games upscaled to 2x the resolution with DLSS when docked, and running with better performance. What more can you ask for out of a 10w - ~57w~ platform
Current-gen AAA Games (SX/PS5): 540p @ 30-40fps most games upscaled to 1080p @ 30-40fps
Last-gen AAA Games (XBO/PS4): 720p @ 30-60fps most games upscaled to 1440p @ 30-60fps
PS360/Switch AAA Games: 1080p @ 30-60fps most games upscaled to 1440p-4K @ 30-60fps
Rare cases the PS360/Switch games at 1080p@120fps games like Metroid
And that’s perfectly fine, except docked mode on AAA games could become fairly blurry on large 4K displays.
Sorry, I disagree with this sentiment. The Switch 2 is a current gen machine and well above the PS4 Pro. It goes toe to toe with the Series S due to great DLSS and a modern architecture in many games. This game (Hogwarts Legacy) has always been the poorest example of what the Switch 2 can do and appears to simply be a bad port. Cyberpunk 2077 is on the other hand a great port.
for a handheld it's quite nice, but don't go in expecting a serious console. Keep your PS5 and/or PC. You can tell a huge difference in those long distance shots w the foilage/grass. But again on an 8 inch screen, I bet it looks and plays decent enough.
the way I look at it, the PS4 Pro still had some gorgeous games. If I could have games that looked like TLOU2 on the system, would I really care about what it would look like on a PS5? No.
Only on my 55" 4k do I care for that extra oomph. I would be blown away to have a game on par graphically w the PS4 Pro version of TLOU II on a handheld!
Switch 2 is around $450 to $700 depending on the country. Let that sink in. Get that nice '280p' Cyberpunk...
They are comparing the S to the PS4. HA!
Hogwarts Legacy 2 is years away at this point, but the sequel could be the perfect game to make use of the Switch 2's features.
Hogwarts Legacy 2 could benefit from an expansion of the first game's enemy roster, and luckily, it has a large pool of creatures to draw from.
Couldn't go 2 sentences without bringing up JK Rowling's viewpoints (which are now acknowledged and supported by the UK Supreme Court). Time for all the "progressive" whiners to latch back on to reality.
To be honest outside of the opening act of Hogwarts Legacy which was great, the rest of the game feels like a Ubisoft game just a coat of Harry Potter world.
This game has no difficulty scaling, all the enemies are pushovers easily dispatched.
The opening world is boring with the same thing that you would find in a Ubisoft game.
I would have liked Hogwarts Legacy more if it was more like Bully from Rockstar. At least then it would have felt more immersive.
Nice preview! I can't wait until this game comes out and... Whoa... Wait a minute...
Hogwarts Legacy is a nice game but personally I wouldn’t put it on a very high pedestal.
It’s a fun game, I went in with no expectations & I got a lot of fun out if it. Loved Hogwarts, I’ve only seen the movies & I could feel it was very well realized though I would’ve liked a few more secrets, & the world traversal was great, they really captured the essence of "brooming" around, also Hogsmeade is great, the streets & shops are nice.
I feel though that they could’ve done a bit more with the wands in terms of leveling it up or sthg like the gear, & its creation in the beginning doesn’t matter even in terms of looks since we barely look at it while playing…
Another issue is with the mounts I never felt like I needed any other than the broom (even in speed), though the last one is nice when you get it, then I went back to the broom.
Then there’s the activities spread all over the map, after repeating them for the nth time I got Ubisoft flashbacks & got annoyed.
The vivarium was nice, I did like the arenas & races though.
Lastly the side quests, did all of them, there were only a few I felt interested in in terms of story & unfolding, the rest just didn’t grab my attention, I’m not sure if it were the characters or their issues that I just didn’t care about.
Imo overall it’s not an amazing game but I feel it’s a very good Harry Potter game. It’s a good start, I hope they’ll get to do a 2nd one with less repetitiveness, more interesting side stories, & deeper gameplay mechanics.