Hogwarts Legacy has a super secret third ending, and I feel robbed

Hogwarts Legacy fans have uncovered a third ending for the game with major repercussions that'll likely be ignored by a potential sequel.

As impressive as Hogwarts Legacy is, plenty of fans would call it a missed opportunity in many ways. Exploring the famous School Of Witchcraft and Wizardry, finding out what house you belong to, and zapping people and creatures with magic is a lot of fun, but it could have been so much more.

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In fact, some fans would go a step further and say the game is empty. Once you beat the main story, there’s very little to do except raid caves, and many are saying Avalanche Software made promises about the game that weren’t kept in the final release.

This is clear when you look at the game’s cut content, like the idea of there being a system of punishments for misbehaving in Hogwarts, with hilarious repercussions for straight-up killing another student.

The topic of today’s discussion though is a hard-to-get ending which many fans fear may be ignored by a potential sequel. Reddit user waterspring5808 shared the ending in a post, with an excerpt from The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy book, which outlines the game’s development and how the Harry Potter world was converted into video game format.

The excerpt reads: “By the end of the game, the player decides either to use the power they have gained for themselves, share it with the world or keep it hidden - this being affected by their journey in one of at least three ways.”

The 'keep the power for yourself' option is the hardest to get, with most players choosing between releasing the power or hiding it. If you choose to keep the power, it triggers a rare cutscene showing the main character's eyes glowing red as they give a menacing stare. The problem is, this ending has been described as “a disappointment,” especially since a sequel will likely canonise a “good ending” making the choice pointless in the first place.

A sequel is almost definitely on the way, especially after the $1 billion in revenue the first game amassed across its platforms. Where it takes the story next is anyone’s guess, but fans are hoping it’s a vast improvement over the original.

Hogwarts Legacy is playable on Xbox, PlayStation and PC platforms, joined by Nintendo Switch next month.