Hogwarts Legacy, the forthcoming
Harry Potter game, is set to feature trans-inclusive character creation, but fans aren’t having it.
Many gamers plan to boycott the game owing to explosive comments on trans lives and healthcare from
Harry
Potter author JK Rowling. WB Games studio Avalanche, who are developing the game, state on its website that the author is “not directly involved in the creation of the game”, yet fans remain undeterred.
Developers on the game reportedly “pushed hard” to include trans representation in the game, uncomfortable with Rowling’s comments.
Yet while the character creation is a step in the right direction for representation, the game is already tarnished in the eyes of fans.