First Major Hogwarts Legacy Update is Here, PS5 Patch Delayed

The first major patch for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Legacy is here… if you’re playing on PC and Xbox Series X|S. PS5 owners will have to wait a little longer for the update due to an “unexpected issue.”

Warner Bros. has released patch notes on its official website with fixes for performance, cinematics and saved games.you can find Full patch notes here.

Xbox Series X and PC players will be releasing a patch today that fixes many bugs and performance issues!

Dear PS5 players, we have encountered an unexpected issue and will be rolling out a patch later this week. Thank you for your patience! https://t.co/hPF39oNyGz

— WB Games Avalanche (@AvalancheWB) February 14, 2023

Bug fixes:

• Universal
  • online
    • Fixed an issue where achievement data was properly pushed to the Wizarding World portal after linking.
  • gameplay
    • owl mail
      • Fixed an issue where emails were not properly triggering sequential missions.
    • world event
      • Fixed a rare crash in certain locations where in-game world events occur.
    • NPCs
      • Fixed a rare crash when respawning NPCs in the world.
      • Fixed a crash that occurred with some NPC schedules.
    • character
      • Fixed a flickering issue that occurred with transparent heads when hair was still present.
  • UI
    • Updated localized text for additional content items.
    • Added Build version to initial EULA.
    • Fixed rare mission description not displaying properly.
  • cinematics
    • Fixed the VFX representation of the robe transformation.
    • Fixed stability issues when skipping cutscenes.
    • Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics.
  • save the game
    • Fixed an error rewriting the last autosave slot.
    • Fixed an issue when resuming from the last save where you could not speak to the vendor after the first conversation. Resolve 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 in fidelity mode.
    • Fixed a rare crash when hovering over the map.
    • Fixed wind issues causing distortion and stretching of world assets.
    • Fixed a rare issue with material swapping.
    • Fixed a rare crash in map asset states.
    • Fixed a rare crash that could occur during in-game events.
    • Fixed memory leak in global lighting system HL-313.
• XSX
  • Performance and stability
    • Improved crash collection to track rare crashes.
• PC Steam/PC Epic Games
  • cinematics
    • Fixed an issue where audio was missing or not playing correctly.
  • controller
    • Updated support for Switch Pro controllers HL-346.
  • Upscaler
    • Enable frame generation when DLSS is disabled.
    • Antialiasing and screen resolution settings are disabled when using DLSS instead of super resolution.
  • Ray tracing
    • Fixed an issue where RTAO looked worse than SSAO.
    • Adjusted the default setting to medium quality.
  • Performance and stability
    • Compilation optimizations for shader types.
    • Shader compilation performance updates and enhancements.
    • Fixed a crash affecting Text2Speech usability.
    • Resolved an issue where world assets were suddenly stretched. This resolves the following reported issues: HL-305, HL-265.
    • Resolved an issue with lower frame rates on Nvidia GPUs compared to AMD.
  • DirectX version 12
    • DirectX version 12 is required to run Hogwarts Legacy on your PC. We do not recommend trying workarounds to get your game running on DirectX version 11. This is because it can cause stability issues with game launch and player experience.