Hogwarts Legacy sparks exclusive DLC duel between PlayStation and Xbox By Kes Eylers-Stephenson, 14 Sep 2022 FollowtopicsAssassin's Creed OdysseyUbisoftPlayStation 5PlayStation 4Kes Eylers-Stephenson Hogwarts Legacy is about to help us get our Harry Potter vibes back on for PS5 and PS4 on February 10th, 2023. However, one of those horrible DLC exclusivity deals has been made for a Hogsmeade mission leaving Xbox in the cold.Sony has wrangled an exclusive deal for Hogwarts Legacy's DLC quest pack Haunted Hogsmeade's Shop; the kind of deal that should really be as banished from the library as information on Horcruxes. While the content doesn't look like much, it continues the tradition of PlayStation and Xbox duelling over exclusive rights to multiplatform game DLC. Phil Spencer... come to die?The Hogsmeade's Haunted Shop will be available to PS5, PS4 players onlyThere is no doubt that hype is ramping up over Hogwarts Legacy and at State of Play Sony announced that the Wizarding World game will be getting a singular quest exclusively in a new trailer. It doesn't sound particularly game-altering in the PlayStation Blog description: "Cassandra Mason has a shop to sell you in Hogsmeade, but all is not as it seems in this run-down establishment. What sinister secrets lie beneath Madam Mason’s shop and why was she so keen to sell it?"An interesting mystery to solve, then, but one sadly only available on PlayStation. A little more reading suggests that it's not just story content, however. "Overcoming these challenges will reward you with a shop of your own where you can sell items and gear at better rates than anywhere else," as well as a unique outfit. Whether this dramatically alters the in-game economy we will have to wait and see — we would suggest not — but regardless it gives us those Assassin's Creed Odyssey time skip vibes even if the comparison isn't one-to-one. The trailer itself features cool visuals and the game itself looks like a really strong early 2023 release for your PlayStation console. However, we all know money talks and we cannot fathom the amount Sony must have forked out to take content away from Xbox. This continues in the vein of the Call of Duty series deals for early maps. Did Dumbledore teach us nothing? Love conquers all, so make sure multiplatform games get content equilibrium. 10 points from Warner Bros. There is plenty more Hogwarts Legacy content on the site, including the release date announcement, its presence at Gamescom 2022, and our rather hilariously titled article Hogwarts Legacy fans spy chamber of HUD secrets in PlayStation trailer. If you want something else to look at, check out our Assassin's Creed games ranked article and see why we have Odyssey in 13th. Do you think this 'exclusive DLC' method of marketing is fair? Let us know in the comments!Related stories: Best PS5 RPG games - top 16 role-playing games ranked (February 2025) Assassin's Creed Mirage might get PS5 DLC it desperately needs Dynasty Warriors Origins’ PS5 debut falls shy of PlayStation Top 40 2025's first big PS Plus hit is a 14-year-old Need for Speed game Marvel Rivals now has 390% more PS5 players than its biggest influence DLCVideoPlayStation 5PlayStation 4 ProPlayStation 4 Written by Kes Eylers-StephensonEditor-in-Chief Kes is our resident expert in PlayStation and Sony news. He writes about PS5 games like The Witcher IV, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and Kingdom Come Deliverance II using experience from years of PlayStation gaming. He also covers PS Plus news and some of the best PS5 games — Uncharted, God of War, and The Last of Us — before an evening swim.