![]() ![]() The primary argument against buying Hogwarts Legacy is also simple: The game is based on Rowling’s work and made with her blessing, so supporting it also supports her, however indirectly. ![]() The argument for boycotting Hogwarts Legacy In short, not buying a game may punish the developers more than it punishes Rowling, and she’s not going to be affected by your decision, one way or another. She’s going to be a powerful, influential, wealthy author whether or not you buy the game, and she’s unlikely to learn anything from a boycott, even if it picks up incredible steam - which video game boycotts rarely do. Even if Hogwarts Legacy absolutely tanks, Rowling will almost certainly still make money off of it, as it costs money to use the Harry Potter license in the first place. Rowling has had plenty of opportunities to retract her comments and become more sympathetic to the transgender community. Even if the employees don't earn sales-related bonuses, a studio with a game that doesn't sell is often a studio that disbands. If you boycott Hogwarts Legacy, you could be hurting them an awful lot more than you’ll be hurting Rowling. Their bread and butter is creating video games. The employees who work at these studios don’t have hundreds of millions of dollars to their names, as Rowling does. Portkey Games, as the name suggests, is a Warner Brothers-owned publisher focusing exclusively on Harry Potter games.Īvalanche Software has hundreds of employees Portkey’s size is not clear, but it’s probably not small, considering it’s also published the popular Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite on Android and iOS. Avalanche Software is the game developer behind titles like Disney Infinity, Dragon Ball Z: Sagas and Tak and the Power of Juju. The development and publishing teams at Avalanche Software and Portkey Games are. While the game would not exist without Rowling, she’s not the driving force behind it. Tolkien with Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. In other words, while Hogwarts Legacy uses Harry Potter as a foundational text, Rowling had no more to do with the game’s development than did J.R.R. Rowling is not directly involved in the creation of the game, however, her extraordinary body of writing is the foundation of all projects in the Wizarding World. The primary argument for buying Hogwarts Legacy is simple: Rowling herself had nothing to do with the game. ![]()
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