Changing the language in Hogwarts Legacy for PS4, PS5 and Xbox consoles means a lot more work than you would expect from a 2023 game. Here's a step-by-step guide for you to play the Harry Potter game in another language.
Seeing you here, you've probably checked the settings of Hogwarts Legacy (our review) in order to change the games' language and you found...nothing. Don't worry, you're one of many players with this problem. If you want to experience Hogwarts Legacy in your language, so that the texts and dubbing of the characters are changed, you'll have to take a detour. We have successfully tested a way that will allow you to play the game in your preferred language.
| Hogwarts Legacy: Quick Facts | |
| Release: | February 10, 2023 |
| Platforms: | PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC – Nintendo Switch (November 14) |
| Developer: | Portkey Games |
| Sales: | More than 15 million copies worldwide |
Hogwarts Legacy: Change Language on PS4 / PlayStation 5
In order to change the language of Hogwarts Legacy on the PlayStation, you need to get out of the game and into the console's settings. There, in the language settings, you will need to change the console language to the exact language you want to have in the game.The following path will take you to the necessary setting on your PS5. The way on PS4 may be slightly different, but should be quite similar:Settings → System → Language → Console language
How To Change Language Settings For Hogwarts Legacy On Xbox One / Series X/S
To change the language of Hogwarts Legacy on your Xbox One or Xbox Series X/S, you also have to go to the console settings. There you can adjust the language and the language region in the language settings. You can find this as follows for both Xbox generations:
Settings → System → Language & Location → System: Language & Language Region
Unfortunately, there is no easier way to change the language in Hogwarts Legacy right now (well, there is, but only on PC). Changing it in the system settings of course means that also other games may now run on the new language as will – so if you don't want this to happen, you will have to change the system settings back before starting the game.
If you encounter any issues with changing the language in-game, you may want to try deleting and reinstalling the game with your preferred language settings applied.
Hogwarts Legacy: What You Need To Do After You Changed The Language
One last important step after changing the language: First close your game completely (e.g. no Quick Resume should be running in the background) and restart the console. If you are too impatient for this, it might happen that the newly set language is not adopted.