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Players will be able to customize their character’s voice, gender placement for the school’s house dormitories and body type and choose whether they are referred to as “witch” or “wizard,” sourcestoldBloomberg.
The labels “witch” or “wizard” will determine the dormitories to which characters will be assigned, but the look and sound of the player don’t have to match the binary definition of the fictional label.
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There is no specific mention regarding the video game being trans-inclusive on the Hogwarts Legacy website.
The homepage does, however,sayusers can “customize your character and craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents, and become the wizard you want to be.”
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc. and developer Avalanche Software’s choice to allow for transgender characters – something other video games have done – comes months afterHarry Potterseries creatorJ.K. Rowlingmade transphobic remarkson social media.
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That backlash prompted many Hogwarts Legacy developers to push for character inclusivity, which was initially met with resistance, Bloombergreported.
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc. did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
