Never mind all the ferocious debates on whether you should buy or boycott Hogwarts Legacy, the latest game in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter that allows you to live out all your Hogwarts fantasies. After the Avalanche title started trending on Twitter again, the younger Potterhead generation proved that it has not exactly grown up on the books.
Recommended VideosThe open-world RPG game is coming out in less than a month, so the hype train from Platform 9 3/4 has officially left the station and is en route toward either failure or acclaim in the entertainment industry. To that end, Warner Bros. has also doubled down on the marketing scheme, releasing a flurry of gameplay videos that highlight some of the things you can do in this immersive experience.
But regardless of where we stand in the J.K. Rowling debate — or more specifically, her ties to Hogwarts Legacy — we can’t help but roll our eyes and sigh when the one trending hashtag for the game doesn’t even get the spelling right.
Indeed, there have been hundreds of tweets going up with #HogwartLegacy, though whether the wizarding school has suddenly turned into a gross growth of some sort or the plant that probably inspired its name, we can’t tell.
For instance, one user takes a rather controversial ethical stance on the game but fails to escape online grammar nazis, as they say.
No you don't NEED to play #HogwartLegacy but you don't NEED to play any other game either. All those games were developed with coerced labor. The hardware they're on wasn't ethically sourced. The electricity used contributes to climate change. There is no ethical consumption.
— Leslie (@Leslie_Hope1990) January 25, 2023And then, there’s the exact opposite viewpoint.
stop saying "boycotting #HogwartLegacy is harming the devs".
i am a dev in the video game industry and let me tell you how it works : if the game is out, the devs have been poorly and completely paid already. it's a false narrative to avoid a complete boycott.
— witch-captain nakou – "nice" jobu 🥯 tupaki era (@nakou) January 25, 2023Fantastical indeed, if semantically vexing.
Fantastical screen shots from reviews #HogwartLegacy pic.twitter.com/WoC7BeIlBG
— Lam0rak (@Lam0rakWasGone) January 25, 2023You can find dozens and dozens of other tweets here, most racking up views in the tens of thousands. It looks like spelling is one topic they don’t teach aspiring arcanists in the world’s most dangerous and eventful magical school.
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