Name: Hogwarts Legacy: Everything added since launch
Uploaded: 2025-12-23T13:56:07.878Z
Duration: 7 min 30 s
Description: Nearly three years after release, Hogwarts Legacy has received a surprising number of meaningful free updates, and this video breaks down everything that’s been added since launch.

Nearly three years after release, Hogwarts Legacy has received a surprising number of meaningful free updates, and this video breaks down everything that’s been added since launch.

Hogwarts Legacy has seen a range of substantial updates since its initial release, including the introduction of Arachnophobia Mode, expanded access to previously exclusive content, and new quality of life features such as talent point resets and additional cosmetic options. The game now also supports official modding tools, allowing PC players to create and access new content more easily.

Platform-specific improvements have been implemented, including enhanced graphics and performance for PlayStation 5 Pro and Nintendo Switch, as well as expanded ray tracing options for PC. These updates aim to provide a more immersive and customizable experience for players across all supported devices.

Hogwarts Legacy: Everything added since launch

You belong in Ravenclaw! It's been nearly three years since Hogwarts Legacy's initial release, and over that time, Avalanche Software has added a few substantial free updates to the game. Though every patch comes with bug fixes, there are some notable changes for players to fully immerse themselves in the magic of the wizarding world. Let's take a look at everything added to Hogwarts Legacy since launch. Avalanche. Excellent! Let the games begin! The first major update to Hogwarts Legacy added Arachnophobia Mode, with a fun nod to the Harry Potter series. Just like when Ron casts Ridiculous on his Boggart, you too can change the look of all enemy spiders. And they're much less menacing while wearing roller skates. Toggle on Arachnophobia Mode in your settings to change spider appearances, reduce spider skitter and screech noises, and put an invisibility cloak on all spider corpses out in the world. Just note that if you're browsing through the field guide, the spider images don't change. Arachnophobia Mode also does not change gameplay or difficulty of encounters, so you can still battle and absconder and expect a good challenge. Remember those PlayStation launch exclusives? Well, now everyone can enjoy them. This includes the Felix Felicis potion recipe, also known as Liquid Luck, which reveals the locations of large loot chests on your mini-map for one in-game day. You'll also get access to a spooky Hogsmeade adventure. The Haunted Hogsmeade shop mission, called Minding Your Own Business, takes you on one of the most extensive side quests in the game, where you purchase and manage a mysterious shop, and try not to die by flying furniture or swarms of mannequins trapped in a hellscape maze run by a poltergeist. To access the Haunted Hogsmeade quest, you'll need to first complete Professor Weasley's assignment in the main story. Then, travel to Hogsmeade and find a house elf named Penny standing outside an abandoned shop. When you complete this side quest, you'll be rewarded with shopkeeper cosmetic gear and an in-game shop where you can sell gear for 10% more gold than other vendors. As 2023's most played game of the year, Hogwarts Legacy players have had lots to say about changes they'd like to see to improve the game. One major quality of life addition allows for a reset of your talent points from the field guide. Now you can more easily test out different builds with a simple respec of all talents, or you can manually remove individual talent points without having to load up a new save from scratch. This does cost you 200 gold per talent point, so you'll need to be mindful of how you spend those galleons. What's an open world full of witches and wizards without a bit of magical fashion? More cosmetic options were added to the game, including an outfit that lets you roleplay as an Azkaban escapee. This Azkaban prisoner's outfit and coat match perfectly with that one Hufflepuff house-specific quest that gave me the tiniest glimpse of dark witch life. On the other hand, if you're an aspiring noble wizard, you can sport the classic taped-up Harry Potter glasses to emulate the boy who lived. And with the transmog system, customizing your cosmetic look is easy to do. To change your appearance, go to the gear menu and hover over the gear type. You'll see a pop-up to let you know which button to select to change your appearance. This allows you to apply these new cosmetics while keeping your equipped items' stats. Take a quick fit check in the skies with more flying options, the new Lavender Borealis broom, and the Onyx Hippogriff mount. Brooms are cosmetic in Hogwarts Legacy and don't impact your flying ability. However, you can upgrade your broom by visiting Spintwitch's sporting needs in Hogsmeade and completing a questline for Albie Weeks. To change your mount or broom, head to your gear menu and select from the panels on the right-hand side. The environmental design in Hogwarts Legacy is top-notch, and photo mode lets you capture the magic in every season. Taking in-game screenshots with photo mode provides you with basic features like tilt, depth of field, and zoom, along with tools to apply house-themed filters and frames for customized Hogwarts flair. Change the time of day and season, or hide characters in the way of your perfect shot. You'll also have character poses to choose from, including multiple where you're fighting, standing, and the people ask for it, sitting. Modders have been at work on Hogwarts Legacy ever since Ignatia Wildsmith decided to pester players with her commentary. What are you up to now? But now, modders can use the free Hogwarts Legacy Creator Kit on the Epic Game Store to make their creations more accessible instead of relying on third-party platforms. This means PC players can explore even more fan-made content thanks to official mod support. Dive into new dungeons, quests, and browse custom cosmetics to tailor your wizarding journey. To play with mods, link your Steam or Epic Game Store account with your WB Games account. This lets you access the official mod manager on the PC version. Load up Hogwarts Legacy and select Play Mods from the main menu. Choose from a selection of mods for characters, fashion, mounts, gameplay, and more. Achievements are disabled when playing a mod-enabled save, but it's still a fun way to spend more time as a Hogwarts student while we await a sequel. There are more ways to experience Hogwarts Legacy, especially if you want to play on the go. Nintendo Switch players have been able to wield ancient magic since November 2023, but an improved version of the game is available on Nintendo Switch too, which includes better graphics, reduced loading screens as you roam the world, and Joy-Con 2 mouse controls. Full support and compatibility was also recently added for the ROG, Xbox Ally, and AllyX handhelds. Thanks to the power of the PlayStation 5 Pro, more players get to see the beauty of Hogwarts with improved framerate and graphics. PC players now also benefit from new ray tracing options that provide more toggles for customization. Rather than turning on or off ray tracing, there are settings you can adjust for each feature. Reflections, shadows, ambient occlusion, and geometry equality. Ray traced reflections are more detailed and have been enabled on bodies of water. So play around with the settings to get the look you want. That's everything added to Hogwarts Legacy since launch. If you're still hunting down every demiguise statue and field guide page, we've got you covered on our 100% completion wiki guide at IGN.com. And for everything else video games, keep it here on IGN. The bees around here can sleep a bit easier now.

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