Hogwarts Legacy reviews are in, early access unlock times announced

We are just days away from the launch of Hogwarts Legacy, with pre-order buyers set to get early access starting tomorrow. Ahead of the early access period, the first reviews have now gone live and so far, the scores are looking pretty good. 

There are roughly 40 scored pre-release reviews for Hogwarts Legacy so far. On Metacritic and Open Critic, the game is currently averaging an 86 overall score, with the majority of reviewers recommending the game.

Hogwarts Legacy is launching on the 10th of February, but those who pre-ordered the deluxe edition on PC or console will get three days of early access, starting tomorrow, the 7th of February. While on consoles the game will unlock at midnight in your time zone, and you can pre-load the game ahead of time, those of us on PC will not be able to pre-load the game and early access won't unlock until 6PM UK time.

If you are planning to pick this up on PC, here are the system requirements:

Minimum (720p, 30FPS, Low Quality settings)

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 (3.3 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
• RAM: 16GB
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 4GB
• DirectX Version: DX 12
• Storage 85 GB HDD

Recommended (1080p, 60FPS, High Quality settings)

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• CPU: Intel Core i7-8700 (3.2 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
• RAM: 16GB
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, AMD Radeon RX 5700 or Intel Arc A770
• DirectX Version: DX 12
• Storage 85 GB SSD

Ultra (1440p, 60FPS, Ultra Quality settings)

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K (3.80 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 5800X
• RAM: 32GB
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
• DirectX Version: DX 12
• Storage 85 GB SSD

Ultra 4K (4K, 60FPS, Ultra Quality settings)

• OS: 64-bit Windows 10
• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K (3.80 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 5800X
• RAM: 32GB
• GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
• DirectX Version: DX 12
• Storage 85 GB SSD

Hogwarts Legacy is launching for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles first. Later in the year, the game will also head to Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch.

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