Hogwarts Legacy is adding DLSS 5 support on PC on November 5, 2026, with Avalanche Software tuning the integration itself. In Japan, a budget package version, Hogwarts Legacy BEST PRICE, launches for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 on August 27 at 3,990 yen.
Two announcements in 2026 cover different ends of the Hogwarts Legacy business. In May, Sega set a budget package version for Japan: Hogwarts Legacy BEST PRICE, for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, at 3,990 yen including tax. That replaces the existing package version on both platforms and cuts the price from the regular edition's 8,778 yen. Pre-orders opened the same day at retailers nationwide. The game itself is unchanged: the open-world action RPG released in February 2023, set in the 1800s Harry Potter universe, with players as a fifth-year Hogwarts student wielding ancient magic across Hogsmeade and the Forbidden Forest.
In October, NVIDIA said the PC version will add DLSS 5 support on November 5, 2026. Avalanche Software used the DLSS 5 SDK to tune the integration and, according to the announcement, preserved the game's artistic intent and style. DLSS 5 adds 3D-Guided Neural Rendering, which generates lighting and material detail in real time on top of already rendered frames. The update reaches GeForce RTX 50 series, GeForce NOW, and RTX Spark users, and the other DLSS features move to their latest versions alongside it. NVIDIA named Avalanche Software as the first studio to exercise DLSS 5 controls on a shipping game, following criticism of a March 2026 technical demo in which faces looked completely different.
Together the stories show a 2023 release still being maintained and repackaged more than three years on: a lower Japanese retail price for two consoles, and a PC rendering update handled by the developer rather than by NVIDIA alone. The stories give no sales figures beyond the 40 million copies cited in the DLSS announcement.
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Oct 14
NVIDIA announced on October 14 that the PC version of Hogwarts Legacy will add DLSS 5 support on November 5, 2026. Avalanche Software, the developer, used the DLSS 5 SDK to tune the integration itself, and the announcement states the studio preserved the game's artistic intent and style. DLSS 5 introduces 3D-Guided Neural Rendering, which uses AI to generate lighting and material detail in real time on top of already rendered frames. The update reaches GeForce RTX 50 series, GeForce NOW, and RTX Spark users. Hogwarts Legacy is the open-world action RPG set in the wizarding world of the 1800s, published by Warner Bros., released in 2023 with more than 40 million copies sold. The PC version already supports DLSS multi-frame generation and ray reconstruction, and the other DLSS features will move to their latest versions alongside the new one. NVIDIA also said DLSS 5 support arrives for Where Winds Meet in late November and for RTX Remix on October 23.
May 29
Sega announced on May 29 that a new budget-priced package version of Hogwarts Legacy, titled Hogwarts Legacy BEST PRICE, will launch for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 on August 27 in Japan. The price is set at 3,990 yen including tax, a sharp reduction from the regular edition's 8,778 yen. Pre-orders opened the same day at game retailers nationwide. The open-world action RPG, originally released in February 2023, is set in the 1800s Harry Potter universe. Players take the role of a fifth-year Hogwarts student who wields ancient magic, exploring locations such as Hogsmeade and the Forbidden Forest, learning spells, making friends, and confronting threats to the wizarding world. The new price edition replaces the existing package version for both platforms.