Hogwarts Legacy has received its first major patch that resolves a range of bugs and performance issues. The update comes just days after the video game – set within the world of Harry Potter – went on general sale on Friday.
Gamers on Xbox Series X and PC can benefit from the update now, while those on PlayStation 5 will have to wait until later this week as the patch has been delayed due to “unforeseen issues.” Warner Bros. Games – who published Hogwarts Legacy under its Portkey Games label alongside developer Avalanche Software – announced the patch via a tweet.
It read: “Xbox Series X and PC players, expect a patch today that resolves a number of bugs and performance issues! PS5 players, due to some unforeseen issues, we’re targeting later this week to get your patch to you. Thanks for your patience!”
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Warner Bros. has released the full patch notes on its website. It includes a fix for several instances of the game crashing, issues with the game’s autosave feature, and audio issues.
Perhaps the most notable fix is for a bug affecting the game’s Collector’s Edition trophy. An issue has prevented players on PS5 from earning the trophy after collecting Hogwarts Legacy’s hundreds of collectibles, in turn preventing completionists from achieving the game’s platinum trophy, earned by completing everything the game has to offer.
Xbox Series X and PC players, expect a patch today that resolves a number of bugs and performance issues!
PS5 players, due to some unforeseen issues, we're targeting later this week to get your patch to you. Thanks for your patience! https://t.co/hPF39oNyGz— WB Games Avalanche (@AvalancheWB)
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Warner Bros. complete patch notes are as follows:
Bug Fixes:
General
Online
- Fixed issues with achievement data being properly pushed to Wizarding World portal after linking.
Gameplay
Owl Mail
- Fixed an issue with mail not properly triggering sequential mission.
World Events
- Fixed rare crash around certain locations where in-game World Events spawning.
NPC
- Fixed a rare crash when respawning NPCs in the world.
- Fixed crash with some NPC schedules.
Characters
- Fixed issues with flickering occurring with a transparent head while hair is still present.
UI
- Updated localization text for additional content items.
- Added Build version to first time EULA.
- Fixed rare occurrence of mission descriptions not being displayed correctly.
Cinematics
- Corrected VFX presentation of robe transformation.
- Fixed a stability issue when skipping cutscenes.
- Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics.
Save Game
- Fixed error of rewriting last autosave slot.
- Fixed an issue when restarting from last save around not being able to talk to a vendor after initial conversation. Resolves the following reported issues: HL-412, HL-494, HL-246, HL-1063, HL-590, HL-542, HL-976, HL-965, HL-1158, HL-1184, HL-1089, HL-1240, HL-1031, HL-1490, HL-1433, HL-89, HL-1930, HL-1086, HL-1636, HL-1585, HL-1028, HL-1933, HL-2606, HL-2062, HL-1587, HL-488, HL-498, HL-162, HL-1706, HL-2626, HL-2865, HL-2888, HL-2804, HL-2910, HL-2944, HL-3000, HL-3043, HL-3024.
Performance and Stability
- Improved performance on Fidelity mode.
- Fixed rare crash around hovering over the map.
- Fixed issue with wind causing distortion and stretching of world assets.
- Fixed a rare occurrence with material swapping.
- Fixed a rare crash with map assets state.
- Fixed Rare crash occurring with in-game world events.
- Fixed a memory leak with global lighting system HL-313.
XSX
Performance and Stability
- Improved crash collection to help chase rare crashes.
PC Steam/PC Epic Games
Cinematics
- Fixed audio issues missing or not properly playing.
Controllers
- Switch Pro controller support updates HL-346.
Upscalers
- Enable frame generation while DLSS is disabled.
- Anti-Aliasing and Screen resolution settings disabled when using DLSS and not Super Resolution.
Raytracing
- Fixed issue with RTAO looking worse than SSAO.
- Adjusted default setting to Medium Quality.
Performance and Stability
- Shader type compilation optimization.
- Shader compilation performance updates and functionality enhancements.
- Fixed a crash affecting Text2Speech usability.
- Resolved issues with world assets abruptly being stretched which resolves the following reported issues: HL-305, HL-265.
- Resolved an issue with Nvidia GPUs having lower frame rate compared to AMD.
DirectX Version 12
- Please note DirectX Version 12 is required to run Hogwarts Legacy on PC. We do not suggest attempting workarounds to run the game with DirectX Version 11 as this can cause stability issues with launching the game and the player experience.
Despite calls for a boycott of the game over Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s controversial comments regarding the transgender community, Hogwarts Legacy has broken sales records just days after its launch. GamesIndustry.biz, citing consumer data from GfK, reports the game has had the biggest launch of any Harry Potter video game in the UK, breaking a record set by Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in 2001.
Hogwarts Legacy’s physical sales are also 80 percent higher than hit role-playing-game Elden Ring, released last year.
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