Harry Potter fans will soon be able to realize their dream of becoming a professional Quidditch player with the upcoming Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions for PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Nintendo Switch. While the digital version of the game will be available on PC and consoles on September 3, Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions will also be available as a $40 physical version on PS5 and Xbox Series X on November 8 Version.
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Pre-Order Bonuses
All Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions pre-orders include the Firebolt Supreme Broomstick skin. This bonus is included in the Digital Standard Edition as well as the Physical and Digital Deluxe Editions.
$40
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions Deluxe Edition comes with the base game and a host of bonus content, including
- Gryffindor House Pack
- Hufflepuff Academy Pack
- Slytherin House Bag
- Ravenclaw house bag
- 2,000 gold coins
Each Academy Pack contains a unique broomstick skin, away team uniforms and the Academy emblem used in the game. If you pre-order a copy before launch, you’ll also receive a Firebolt Supreme Broomstick skin pre-order bonus. You can pre-order physical Xbox and PS5 copies now at Best Buy. Nintendo Switch pre-orders will be available at a later date. Digital reservations are also available.
If you don’t want to wait for a physical copy and just want the base game, you can also purchase the Digital Standard Edition of Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions for $30.
Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions allows players to create their own professional Quidditch player and join one of the many teams in the universe as a Seeker, Beater, Chaser or Keeper. The game features a single-player career mode, exhibition matches, and online multiplayer with teams of up to three people. Think Madden or EA Sports FS, but for Quidditch.
Like all Harry Potter-related media, Quidditch Champions has been criticized for its association with the series’ creator, J.K. Rowling, whose transphobic rhetoric and political activism have actively damaged the world. Transgender community. Although Rowling did not directly contribute to the Quidditch championship, she received monetary benefits from the sales of the game. In 2022, American Quidditch and the American Quidditch League, a real-life sports league inspired by the fictional game, changed their names to Four-Ball in response to Rowling’s transphobic comments. For more on this topic, we recommend reading GameSpot’s detailed explanation of Rowling’s history of making transphobic comments, as well as our roundup of charities helping the trans community.
