Well ahead of Hogwarts Legacy‘s launch early next year, developer Avalanche Software released an unboxing video for the Collector’s Edition on Tuesday. It’s full of nifty do-dads from the wizarding world, but fans are too keen on the pricing.
In terms of physical contents, the Hogwarts Legacy Collector’s Edition comes with a decorated display box, steelbook case, and an ultra gaudy magic wand that floats on top of a massive tomb. Of course, it’ll come with the Deluxe version of Hogwarts Legacy, which contains in-game ‘Dark Arts’ costumes and a Threstral mount. Check out the official unboxing video below to see everything.
If it looks appealing, pre-orders for Hogwarts Legacy go live on Aug. 25, 2022, at 8:00 A.M. PDT // 11:00 A.M. EDT // 3:00 P.M. GMT at most outlets. It won’t be cheap, though.
According to GamesRadar, the Hogwarts Legacy Collector’s Edition costs around $300 for the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions.
There was some confusion after Australian retailer EB Games briefly listed the price at $500 AUS ($350 USD), but it seems it’ll be slightly cheaper. As you probably expect, fans are not happy about it.
$300 USD for that? Yikes.
— Mat 🇨🇦 (@MathewHyland) August 24, 2022
I was so ready to spend too much money but I guess I won't. Would've been better if it was a real book. This feels.. well, real fake. An artbook and a map woul've been simpler and more effective for me. But if you loves it? Go for it and enjoy, I'm just a bit disappointed 😉😅
— 🐢Melo🐢 (@InkMelo) August 24, 2022
300€ for this?
LOL
You must be completely drunk. For that price I'd expect a ton of a lot more than just a plastic moulded book with magnets inside to make the wand float.
Thanks for reinforcing my decision of not pre-ordering the game thanks to the constant postponements.— David ✠ (@DBaptistaSilva) August 24, 2022
It’s all slightly confusing since none of the official brand accounts for Hogwarts Legacy have confirmed pricing details in each region. However, that information will be publicly available once pre-orders open.
At least Hogwarts Legacy won’t have any microtransactions, if nothing else. The PS5 version is getting some platform-exclusive features too.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
