Hogwarts Legacy: Transgender characters can be created

Hogwarts legacy will give players a chance to create transgender characters. The news comes from sources close to the development of the game that remained anonymous, as they did not have the authorization to talk about it with the press. The title based on the universe of Harry Potter, in fact, it will allow during the creation of the character to select any type of voice, regardless of whether the avatar is male or female. However, the choice of gender will still be binary, allowing you to choose only between "witch" and "sorcerer", a factor that will determine which dormitory the player's avatar will be assigned to and how the NPCs will address the latter.

The news comes after a scandal linked to one of the developers of Avalanche Software. Reporter Liam Robertson revealed that Troy Leavitt, senior producer of the software house, has made a whole series of videos against feminism and "social justice". He also supported the proponents of the Gamergate, a scandal linked to a community of gamers harassing journalists and developers who expressed progressive political views. The Harry Potter series is not new to this type of situation, in fact the author of the books Jk rowling he had made comments deemed offensive towards the transgender community, also finding opposition from Daniel Redcliffe (Harry Potter interpreter) ed Emma Watson (actress of Hermione Granger).

Recall that Hogwarts Legacy will be an action RPG set in the Harry Potter universe, in which the player will play the role of a character who will have to learn all the secrets of magical art, including potions, spells and magical beasts. The title published by Warner Bros., will not see the supervision of Jk rowling. The game is expected to come out in the course of 2022 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One e Xbox Series X / S. We remind you that a detailed preview is available on our site, accessible from this link.