Hogwarts Legacy update first patch notes for Xbox and PC

Within a week of its release, Hogwarts Legacy became the most popular game title of 2023. While the gameplay experience is great, players also experience some bugs in the game, and WB Games wants to address them in an update released on February 14.

Hogwarts Legacy first patch notes for Xbox and PC details :

Bug Fixes:

  • General
    • Online
      • Fixed issues with achievement data being properly pushed to Wizarding World portal after linking.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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
    • Controllers
      • Switch Pro controller support updates HL-346.
    • 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-305HL-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 the player experience.

Hogwarts Legacy wiki :

Hogwarts Legacy
Developer(s) Avalanche Software
Publisher(s) Warner Bros. Games
Director(s) Alan Tew
Producer(s) James Cabrera
Artist(s) Jeff Bunker
Writer(s) Moira Squier
Composer(s) Alexander Horowitz
Series Wizarding World
Engine Unreal Engine 4
Platform(s)
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 5
  • Windows
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X/S
  • Nintendo Switch
Release
  • PS5, Windows, Xbox X/S
  • February 10, 2023
  • PS4, Xbox One
  • April 4, 2023
  • Nintendo Switch
  • July 25, 2023
Genre(s) Action role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player