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Hogwarts Legacy Patch Notes (March 2023): Update Changes For PS5, PC & Xbox

Rabia Sayal
Rabia Sayal
Published: Mar 9th, 2023, 11:40
The latest Hogwarts Legacy updates and confirmed developer patch notes for the game.
Hogwarts Legacy Patch Notes (March 2023): Update Changes For PS5, PC & Xbox

Hogwarts Legacy has already become the most popular title of the year 2023 within a week of its release.

While the gameplay experience is amazing, players are getting a bit frustrated by some existing bugs in it, and WB Games wants to address them in the next couple of updates. Further down we're keeping track of these updates and patch notes in a handy collapsible section so you can see everything that's been changed, improved and fixed.

To see the full list of changes from the games most recent update as detailed by the developers, read on!

Latest Hogwarts Legacy Patch Notes

Just below you'll find an up-to-date list of the latest patch notes for Hogwarts Legacy on PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S.

9 March 2023 - New Hogwarts Legacy PC Patch Notes

General

Build Version – 1126182
Developer Note - This patch addresses overall gameplay, performance, and stability as
well as online connection improvements.

Online

  • Improve player account network registration and tracking.
  • Fixed DLC-related issues in the pause menu and gear menu.
  • Fixed DLC flying mount inventory issue potentially disappearing during a mission.

Gameplay

Missions

  • Fixed blocker issue when unlocking the bandit camp cage before starting the mission. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-437
  • Fixed not being able to complete a quest during a specific conversation with Madam Kogawa missing from her desk. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-1173
  • Fixed avatar getting stuck between barrel and furnace by jumping or opening the tool wheel.
  • Fixed a duplication collision next to one of the store entrances.
  • Fixed issue with waypoints being in the air instead of the ground within Hogsmeade.
  • Fixed objective maker being over Fig properly after the waiting period.
  • Fixed missing exit prompt on some doors within Hogwarts.
  • Fixed opening butterfly chests other than the intended chests for a quest doesn't count toward mission progression. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-5620
  • Fixed butterflies not appearing at the specified area to progress the mission again. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-4807
  • Fixed incorrect merge mission progression.
  • Fixed stability issue in the Spoons in the Potions classroom.
  • Fixed stars being present when focusing telescope during Astronomy class on low settings. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-3032
  • Fixed stars brightness and pop issues with Astronomy mini-games.
  • Fixed shields not displaying correctly during Crossing Wands missions.

Broom Flight

  • Fixed player getting trapped while mounting a broom while on or rotating a statue.
  • Fixed not landing on the Viaduct bridge.
  • Fixed mesh breaking when avatar mounts broom after teleporting in an open area.
  • Fixed flash and shuttering when mounting any broom.

World Events

  • Fixed wagon carts clipping into one another while avatar is blocking them.
  • Fixed occasional respawning duplication of One-Man Band in Hogsmeade.

Characters

  • Fixed issue with characters that do not have hair.

VFX

  • Fixed broom speed parameters.
  • Fixed enemy shields not displaying correctly during Cross Wands missions.
  • Fixed enemy shields disappearing after being hit several times.
  • Fixed visibility of constellations at the astronomy table.
  • Fixed Dark Wizard Extortionist AOE lightning VFX attack remaining on screen.

Audio

  • Fixed audio of waterfall in the cliffside based on avatars proximity.
  • Update the latest audio sound banks.
  • Resolved localization and VO selection properly playing correctly.

UI

  • Updated localization strings
  • Fixed female avatar face appearing different from the creation preview during gameplay. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-543
  • Fixed transition between UI purchase window and forced conversation with vendors.
  • Fixed map showing the wrong path to the map chamber.
  • Fixed damage being represented when an enemy is hit with transformation and Ancient Magic Throw. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-4810
  • Improve tracking for Room of Requirement.
  • Fixed Ansel issue when FOV is set too high.
  • Fixed UI controller icons displaying correctly based on controller platform type.

Cinematics

  • Updated facial animations.
  • Fixed NPC treadmilling during the House Cup.
  • Fixed blurred texture and LOD pop.
  • Fixed Avatar robes appearing before Fig makes them appear before the sorting ceremony.

Raytracing

  • Improve stability and performance after long play-throughs.
  • Improve VFX performance while raytracing.
  • Improve performance by batching and caching raytracing buffers.
  • Removed fog volumes for better BVH performance.
  • Fixed RTAO making decals black.
  • Fixed directional light shadows.
  • Fixed shadows on trees.
  • Fixed performance of the culling of lights in the front end.

Save Game

  • Fixed not being able to talk to Vendors during sequential saves after the issue was patched. Resolves the following reported issues: HL-412, HL-494, HL-590, HL-5260
  • Fixed streaming in and out after getting the 'Dung Bomb' field guide and loading a manual save.
  • Fixed an issue when turning off the title and loading an auto-save during final credits causing an infinite loading screen.
  • Fixed voice pitch setting save issue with avatar.

Performance and Stability

  • Fixed streaming issues throughout Hogwarts.
  • Fixed crash when the common room is being shown to the player.
  • Fixed crash with skeletal mesh.
  • Fixed crash with deflection impacts.
  • Fixed crash when reading dictionary files.
  • Fixed performance when using ancient magic squash finisher on elevated Thornback Ambusher in Rune Door arena. Improve rendering performance of translucent objects.
  • Fixed crash during a story graph.
  • Fixed streaming of plants in the Slytherin Common Room.
  • Fixed several memory leaks.
  • Fixed crash with map icon state.
  • Fixed crash with invalid UI.
  • Fixed streaming out of the Great Hall while navigating Hogwarts. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-71
  • Fixed crash during audio occlusion checks around the player.
  • Fixed crash when using explosive barrels.
  • Fixed crash when using Incendio spell.
  • Fixed crash when using Accio, Confringo, or Stupefy.
  • Fixed crash when updating gear items.
  • Fixed crash recursive crash with Solomon's shields.
  • Fixed crash with mount zones.
  • Fixed crash during combat cursed lifetime.
  • Fixed crash during and spawning race on a broom.
  • Fixed occlusion culling with doors opening and closing.
  • Fixed occlusion culling issue.
  • Fixed a crash when traveling to Professor Fig’s classroom.
  • Fixed crashes related to Niagara and destructible-related VFX.
  • Fixed a crash with damage over time not registering correctly.
  • Fixed crash spawning actor not being stored correctly.
  • Fixed crash with spawning actors correctly.
  • Fixed crash during character creation. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-232
  • Fixed optimization animation instancing.
  • Fixed crash with moving stairs.
  • Fixed crash with VFX after prolonged play-throughs.
  • Fixed crash-related transformations in Overland.
  • Fixed crash dealing with object state.
  • Fixed crash with parrying in combat.
  • Fixed crash with VFX AOE.
  • Fixed crash with hints.
  • Fixed crash with achievements with an invalid online user id.
  • Fixed crash while speaking to Rackham.
  • Fixed crash when using Wingardium.
  • Fixed performance drops experienced during the longevity of the game.
  • Fixed performance drop in the Divination classroom.
  • Improve VRAM usage, especially for video cards with reduced memory.
  • Fixed raytracing lighting performance in the front end.
  • Fixed using Ansel while a spell is being cast.
  • Fixed using Ansel while the avatar is riding a broom.
  • Updated shader compilation with the latest PSO cache.
  • Fixed lighting optimization with Nvidia drivers.

Display

  • Resolved 32:9 aspect ratio issue when using an Ultrawide monitor. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-260
  • Fixed Ansel issue when FOV is set too high.

Miscellaneous

  • Updated “Special Thanks” credits and legal lines.
  • Updated minimum Nvidia and AMD video driver recommendations.
8 March 2023 - New Hogwarts Legacy PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Patch Notes

General

Build Version – 1125348
Developer Note - This patch addresses overall gameplay, performance, and stability as
well as online connection improvements.

Online

  • Improve player account network registration and tracking.
  • Fixed DLC-related issues in the pause menu and gear menu.
  • Fixed DLC flying mount inventory issue potentially disappearing during a mission.

Gameplay

Missions

  • Fixed blocker issue when unlocking the bandit camp cage before starting the mission. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-437
  • Fixed not being able to complete a quest during a specific conversation with Madam Kogawa missing from her desk. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-1173
  • Fixed avatar getting stuck between barrel and furnace by jumping or opening the tool wheel.
  • Fixed a duplication collision next to one of the store entrances.
  • Fixed issue with waypoints being in the air instead of the ground within Hogsmeade.
  • Fixed objective maker being over Fig properly after the waiting period.
  • Fixed missing exit prompt on some doors within Hogwarts.
  • Fixed opening butterfly chests other than the intended chests for a quest doesn't count toward mission progression. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-5620
  • Fixed butterflies not appearing at the specified area to progress the mission again. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-4807
  • Fixed incorrect merge mission progression.
  • Fixed stability issue in the Spoons in the Potions classroom.
  • Fixed stars being present when focusing telescope during Astronomy class on low settings. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-3032
  • Fixed stars brightness and pop issues with Astronomy mini-games.
  • Fixed shields not displaying correctly during Crossing Wands missions.

Broom Flight

  • Fixed player getting trapped while mounting a broom while on or rotating a statue.
  • Fixed not landing on the Viaduct bridge.
  • Fixed mesh breaking when avatar mounts broom after teleporting in an open area.
  • Fixed flash and shuttering when mounting any broom.

World Events

  • Fixed wagon carts clipping into one another while avatar is blocking them.
  • Fixed occasional respawning duplication of One-Man Band in Hogsmeade.

Characters

  • Fixed issue with characters that do not have hair.

VFX

  • Fixed broom speed parameters.
  • Fixed enemy shields not displaying correctly during Cross Wands missions.
  • Fixed enemy shields disappearing after being hit several times.
  • Fixed visibility of constellations at the astronomy table.
  • Fixed Dark Wizard Extortionist AOE lightning VFX attack remaining on screen.

Audio

  • Fixed audio of waterfall in the cliffside based on avatars proximity.
  • Update the latest audio sound banks.

UI

  • Updated localization strings
  • Fixed female avatar face appearing different from the creation preview during gameplay. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-543
  • Fixed transition between UI purchase window and forced conversation with vendors.
  • Fixed map showing the wrong path to the map chamber.
  • Fixed damage being represented when enemy is hit with transformation and Ancient Magic Throw. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-4810
  • Improve tracking for Room of Requirement.

Cinematics

  • Updated facial animations.
  • Fixed NPC treadmilling during the House Cup.
  • Fixed blurred texture and LOD pop.
  • Fixed Avatar robes appearing before Fig makes them appear before the sorting ceremony.

Raytracing

  • Improve stability and performance after long play-throughs.
  • Improve VFX performance while raytracing.
  • Improve performance by batching and caching raytracing buffers.
  • Removed fog volumes for better BVH performance.

Save Game

  • Fixed not being able to talk to Vendors during sequential saves after the issue was patched. Resolves the following reported issues: HL-412, HL-494, HL-590, HL-5260
  • Fixed streaming in and out after getting the 'Dung Bomb' field guide and loading a manual save.
  • Fixed an issue when turning off the title and loading an auto-save during final credits causing an infinite loading screen.
  • Fixed voice pitch setting save issue with avatar.

Performance and Stability

  • Fixed streaming issues throughout Hogwarts.
  • Fixed crash when the common room is being shown to the player.
  • Fixed crash with skeletal mesh.
  • Fixed crash with deflection impacts.
  • Fixed crash when reading dictionary files.
  • Fixed performance when using ancient magic squash finisher on elevated Thornback Ambusher in Rune Door arena. Improve rendering performance of translucent objects.
  • Fixed crash during a story graph.
  • Fixed streaming of plants in the Slytherin Common Room.
  • Fixed several memory leaks.
  • Fixed crash with map icon state.
  • Fixed crash with invalid UI.
  • Fixed streaming out of the Great Hall while navigating Hogwarts. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-71
  • Fixed crash during audio occlusion checks around the player.
  • Fixed crash when using explosive barrels.
  • Fixed crash when using Incendio spell.
  • Fixed crash when using Accio, Confringo, or Stupefy spells.
  • Fixed crash when updating gear items.
  • Fixed crash recursive crash with Solomon's shields.
  • Fixed crash with mount zones.
  • Fixed crash during combat cursed lifetime.
  • Fixed crash during and spawning race on a broom.
  • Fixed occlusion culling with doors opening and closing.
  • Fixed occlusion culling issue.
  • Fixed a crash when traveling to Professor Fig’s classroom.
  • Fixed crashes related to Niagara and destructible-related VFX.
  • Fixed a crash with damage over time not registering correctly.
  • Fixed crash spawning actor not being stored correctly.
  • Fixed crash with spawning actors correctly.
  • Fixed crash during character creation. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-232
  • Fixed optimization animation instancing.
  • Fixed crash with moving stairs.
  • Fixed crash with VFX after prolonged play-throughs.
  • Fixed crash-related transformations in Overland.
  • Fixed crash dealing with object state.
  • Fixed crash with parry in combat.
  • Fixed crash with VFX AOE.
  • Fixed crash with hints.
  • Fixed crash with achievements with an invalid online user id.
  • Fixed crash while speaking to Rackham.
  • Fixed crash when using Wingardium.
  • Fixed performance drops experienced during the longevity of the game.
  • Fixed performance drop in the Divination classroom.

Miscellaneous

  • Updated “Special Thanks” credits and legal lines.

PlayStation 5

Gameplay

Characters

  • Fixed character lip-sync animation when “Original Audio” is set.

Cinematic

  • Fixed localized VO not playing correctly when set to “Original Audio”
     is set.

Controllers

  • Improve LED effects.

Activities and Game Help

  • Improve Activities performance update and memory usage.
  • Update to Game Help hints and videos.

Xbox Series X

Cinematics

  • Fixed black flickering on characters face.
  • Fixed graphical glitches with Fig’s head when he first opens the door. Resolves the following reported issue: HL-29
  • Fixed shadow flicker in tea cup.

Performance and Stability

  • Improved frame rate performance issue when dismissing the contextual menu.
  • Improve fidelity mode performance for a smooth 30 FPS experience.
17 February 2023 - Hogwarts Legacy PS5 and PC Patch Notes

Developer Note - This patch addresses overall gameplay performance and stability as well as online connection improvements primarily for PS5. 

  • Online
    • Fixed issues with achievement data being properly pushed to the Wizarding World portal after linking
    • Added additional retry connections to WB Games server in the event session expired
  • Gameplay
    • Trophies
      • Fixed a trophy cap limit resolving the Collector's Edition trophy not updating correctly and retroactively unlocks and displays all earned trophies earned by the player. This resolves the following reported issues: HL-1191.
    • Owl Mail
      • Fixed an issue with mail not properly triggering the sequential mission
    • World Events
      • Fixed rare crash around certain locations where in-game World Events spawning
    • NPC
      • Fixed a rare crash when respawning NPCs in the world
      • Fixed crash with some NPC schedules
    • Characters
      • Fixed issues with flickering occurring with a transparent head while hair is still present
  • UI
    • Updated localization text for additional content items
    • Added Build version to first time EULA
    • Fixed rare occurrence of mission descriptions not being displayed correctly
  • Cinematics
    • Corrected VFX presentation of robe transformation
    • Fixed a stability issue when skipping cutscenes
    • Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics
  • Save Game
  • Performance and Stability
    • Improved performance on Fidelity mode
    • Fixed rare crash around hovering over the map
    • Fixed issue with wind causing distortion and stretching of world assets
    • Fixed a rare occurrence with material swapping
    • Fixed a rare crash with map assets state
    • Fixed Rare crash occurring with in-game world events
    • Fixed a memory leak with global lighting system HL-313
    • Fixed a crash when trying to solve a Flying Key mini-game

PC Steam/PC Epic Games

  • Save Game
    • Fixed rebuilding of Save Game list if manually deleted.
  • Performance and Stability
    • Improved crash collection to help chase rare crashes.
 14 February 2023 - Hogwarts Legacy Xbox Series X|S and PC Patch Notes

Developer Note - This patch addresses overall gameplay performance and stability as well as online connection improvements.

Bug Fixes:

  • General
    • Online
      • Fixed issues with achievement data not being properly pushed to Wizarding World portal after linking.
    • Gameplay
      • Owl Mail
        • Fixed an issue with mail not properly triggering sequential mission.
      • World Events
        • Fixed rare crash around certain locations where in-game World Events spawning.
      • NPC
        • Fixed a rare crash when respawning NPCs in the world.
        • Fixed crash with some NPC schedules.
      • Characters
        • Fixed issues with flickering occurring with a transparent head while hair is still present.
    • UI
      • Updated localization text for additional content items.
      • Added Build version to first time EULA.
      • Fixed rare occurrence of mission descriptions not being displayed correctly.
    • Cinematics
      • Corrected VFX presentation of robe transformation.
      • Fixed a stability issue when skipping cutscenes.
      • Fixed a crash when playing cutscenes and cinematics.
    • Save Game
    • Performance and Stability
      • Improved performance on Fidelity mode.
      • Fixed rare crash around hovering over the map.
      • Fixed issue with wind causing distortion and stretching of world assets.
      • Fixed a rare occurrence with material swapping.
      • Fixed a rare crash with map assets state.
      • Fixed Rare crash occurring with in-game world events.
      • Fixed a memory leak with global lighting system HL-313.
  • XSX
    • Performance and Stability
      • Improved crash collection to help chase rare crashes.
  • PC Steam/PC Epic Games
    • Cinematics
      • Fixed audio issues missing or not properly playing.
    • Upscalers
      • Enable frame generation while DLSS is disabled.
      • Anti-Aliasing and Screen resolution settings disabled when using DLSS and not Super Resolution.
    • Raytracing
      • Fixed issue with RTAO looking worse than SSAO.
      • Adjusted default setting to Medium Quality.
    • Performance and Stability
      • Shader type compilation optimization.
      • Shader compilation performance updates and functionality enhancements.
      • Fixed a crash affecting Text2Speech usability.
      • Resolved issues with world assets abruptly being stretched which resolves the following reported issues: HL-305, HL-265.
      • Resolved an issue with Nvidia GPUs having lower frame rate compared to AMD.
    • DirectX Version 12
      • Please note DirectX Version 12 is required to run Hogwarts Legacy on PC. We do not suggest attempting workarounds to run the game with DirectX Version 11 as this can cause stability issues with launching the game and impact the player experience.
Rabia Sayal

Written by Rabia Sayal

Rabia is a Gaming, and Esports journalist focused on covering PC and mobile games. Along with being a gamer, she also loves playing with numbers and is a Master of Mathematics. You can reach out to her via Twitter, @rabiasayal86.