“Not really into it,” Valkyrae explains why playing Hogwarts Legacy isn’t in her cards

Valkyrae does not plan to play Hogwarts Legacy but she does not think that those who play it are transphobic.


“Not really into it,” Valkyrae explains why playing Hogwarts Legacy isn’t in her cards

Valkyrae does not wish to play Hogwarts Legacy

Hogwarts Legacy has been able to live up to its hype despite the boycott calls raised by some streamers and gamers. The Harry Potter game is all that YouTube and Twitch streamers can talk right now, but Rachell ‘Valkyrae’ Hofstetter is an exception.

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Rae recently hosted a baking session with Blaire ‘QTCinderella’ to announce that she is going to be the co-host for Streamer Awards 2023. Following that, she was back to play some video games with her fellow streamers.

She later described why she might not play Hogwarts Legacy as her viewers were curious to know. “I’ll not be playing Hogwarts Legacy,” the YouTube gaming streamer asserted. Few moments later, she explained that on a personal note, she will feel ‘icky’ to play the game.

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Valkyrae doesn’t think playing Hogwarts Legacy makes you ‘transphobic’

"Not really into it," Valkyrae explains why playing Hogwarts Legacy isn't in her cards
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The primary reason for boycotting the video game by Avalanche Software, is its connection to Harry Potter. The action RPG is designed while focusing on the iconic franchise. While the game might look nostalgic to play, gamers are refraining to play it due its creator, J.K. Rowling’s comments on transgenders.

J.K. Rowling has time and again expressed her opinion that transwomen should not be considered as women. On other hand, she actively follows pages that critical of the transgender community. As a consequence, people have decided to boycott the video game.

While several streamers believe that playing Hogwarts Legacy might make them appear as a transphobic person, Valkyrae believes the contradictory. “I do not think you’re a transphobic if you play the game, I think that if you wanna play the game, play the game,” she stated.

Adding further she said that if people are playing the game, it does not necessarily imply that their views are aligning with the creator of Harry Potter. “The two do not co-relate,” explained the content creator while explaining that people are playing Hogwarts Legacy due to nostalgia.

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Fan reactions

Redditors more or less agreed with Valkyrae’s opinion as they claimed that playing the game has nothing to do with the creator of Harry Potter. Here are some relevant comments that you should check out-

As the early access of Hogwarts Legacy has begun, several streamers have started playing the game. As for its complete release, the RPG will go live on servers at February 10, 2023.

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