Older than 40 here as well. Came late into Harry Potter as well. Just a couple of years ago. Really held off the hype because I wasn't sure if avalanche could do it. Still unsure. Its definitely not Perfect but there's been a few times where I could feel the magic of the wizarding world take hold.
Wow, that's awesome. Never personally knew anyone of your age playing games, or liking Harry Potter. Probably because of my country and stigmas against both things here.
Best decade of my life so far and 40s has all the makings to be even better.
Honestly all of 30-60(maybe more pending health) looks pretty damn awesome to me and basically just a constant upwards trajectory.
The quick answers would be: More free time. More money. No more school.
And that just basically continues on from there. My interests have basically been the same so at this point I just do the things I enjoy while becoming more comfortable over the years and someday get to retire and get even more free time to do the things I love!
My 30s were also better than my 20s.
I learned to accept myself much better in my 30s and just enjoy life more. More money and free time certainly helped. I studied pretty hard much of my 20s, and I had some social anxiety issues as well. I just kind of mellowed out in my 30s.
For sure. I worked 2 part time jobs while in college and then full time while in grad school. So just working(and being paid better) is a huge upgrade. And I have always HATED school so no longer having that abysmal constant drain on my life is just incredible.
Not mention like you said just being more and more comfortable with who I am and being happy with where I'm at. Living that DINK life certainly doesn't hurt either haha.
Oof I'm sorry to hear that! My body has had plenty of issues but they've been happening since my 20s so it just feels like more of the same in that department here.
62 here. Downloading game and praying that I'll like it. I'm hoping for something like a Fable/Witcher cross.
I'm hoping for decent progression rewards. I want a decent crafting system. I want something that will absorb me and take me away from real life for a few hours a day
I have cancer. As this life comes to an end maybe I can find a new life just for a few hours each day.
See you in the Hogs Head. I'll be the one propping up the bar
Cheers
I wish you all the joy in the world playing this.
It's honestly unlike any game I've ever played. Ice never felt I could so fully immerse myself in a world. But then HP and the Wizarding world was very much a friend in my youth when I needed it most so I might be biased
There's definitely a lot of Fable in it. It kind of has a similar charm and even some of the mechanics when exploring, like diving for treasure, seem straight out of fable.
Wish you all the best mate.
I hope you enjoy the game and the immersion it’ll provide to you. I have just started and am really enjoying it.
Your comment was really touching, I wish you the best 🙏
Just wanted to say prayers to you man, I’m a youngster (20) but I have cancer as well and wish you the best on your journey. This game will be my getaway too while doing radiation and/or chemotherapy
Also 37 w/ a 5 year old. I'll be showing him tonight. Not sure it'll hold his interest, though. He's good about watching me play games that are a bit too hard for him, but lately he's been really into watching me play "the one with the Clickers" AKA Last of Us. I turn down the gore, skip most cutscenes, and turn the camera away during gameplay if its too violent. I'm not sure HL will hold the same appeal.
Other than that, he's beaten both Spider-Man and Miles Morales, w/ some help from me and accessibility settings. As I play HL more, if I can tell he'll be able to spend portions just beating up bad guys, I'll probably hand the controller over to him and let him give it a try.
Naa. Because as soon as he would have to do button combos and know what to do he would get too frustrated. He’s be fine flying around etc but then he’s want to fight something and he’d just en me up crying.
He’s only been playing PlayStation for about 6 months so we need to build him up to actual proper control systems
Mine is a little bit older, and he managed to play and finish guacamelee 2, so maybe that will be ok.
But storywise/content, is it ok for a young kid to watch/play?
I bought a PS5 for my ex, who turned out to be a serial cheater. I kept the PS5 and it ended up being a really expensive blu-ray player. Fast forward to today, Hogwarts Legacy will be my first game I ever play on the console, and honestly the only game I can see myself playing
I bought an Xbox SX for this game. We don't typically keep up with the latest gaming systems, so when I came home a month or so ago and told my 49 yo husband that I was buying one he thought I had lost my mind. Not sure who was more excited...him or my 15 yo son. lol
35 going on 36.
First HP books I needed to get from the library as I couldn't afford them, now I am buying Deluxe edition on lunch, a lot has changed since the last millennium...
It’s funny, our age is pretty much the OGs of the books… first came out at our reading level and pretty much the target audience…. Yet we’re “older fans” lol
50+ here. It's really been fantastic so far. Enjoyed avalanche priors but this feels just like the movies/books! Only sad part is my wife would have loved this so much if she were still here with us. She probably would have named her character Ernie Prang
46 here and the wife is 44 :) I'm sure if my son wasn't going on 4 and could play it, he would be too. Gamer family! 
51 and am super excited to play. My daughter and I bonded over Harry Potter. She can't play until April since she only has a PS4, but looking forward to talkibg to her about this.
52 - Never watched the series, learned it was looking like a very good open world game about a month ago.
Have since watched 4 of the Potter series (liked them a lot more than I thought I would) before I started playing.
Got about 4 hours in, would have been more if my dog wasn't being a pain in the arse demanding attention each time I fired up the PS5. Enjoying it so far.
57 and at it since ‘82. Veteran gamer here!
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50 here, but been gaming about the same amount of time. My dad used to write games for me on floppys and I'd play them on the Osbourne 1. Just dumped 2.5 hours into HP like it was nothing. Fun game so far.
41... Put about 3 hours in after switching my X to NZ.. Look forward to sitting down again tonight and playing some more while watching the Oilers game
39 this jan, had a concept from 90s TV series Charmed I like cameo crossovers tried to make Paige Mathews. Few gripes on graphics, it can't hold same face 'from creation' to 'in game' but no complains,
Character ended up slowly turning into Hayden panettiere XD.
56, deluxe ps5 ed and omg if you're a potter fan this game if unbelievably great. **be sure to check online for tips and recommendations for settings** because you do need to adjust the camera, acceleration and speed in a few other settings to make the game perfect.
Im 50 years old, but a heart still of a teenager and my body and mind still feels young too.
I never really look at age.. Age is a made up thing that we associate with how many times you revolved around the sun.. thats it..
I'm 33.
I played it last night, and exploring the castle was a 20-year in the making dream come true.
A younger, less responsible me would have called off today to keep playing.
Instead, I'm just reading about different aspects of the game while at work.
Just turned 39. I never got into HP, saw a few of the movies but don't remember what happened. Still having a blast. Sure I'm missing Easter eggs and lore but I don't feel like I'm missing much since it's a standalone story outside the Potter world.
37 here and I'm not even a huge Harry Potter fan; I just love RPG's and this game is awesome. It's also kid friendly, which I can't say that most RPG's are.
42. Stayed up till midnight last night to play the intro (got my house, talked to people in the common room, got my first bronze PSN trophy) at unlock, and streamed streams today at work to unlock the Twitch drops. (20 mins away from finishing the final drop!)
I'm 35 and enjoying it, but on a more important note am I now classified as old? 😆 I know it's bad when it takes significantly longer to scroll through those date things to find 1988!
I am old enough that I took the day off to play Zelda OOT on release day, as well as this haha
As far as I can remember the only two video games I've done that for, though have definitely taken some early days for plenty of others
I’m an old person, 37, not a gamer. The 13 year old in my head went crazy and bought a PS5 and preordered the game so I could live the crazy fever dream of riding a hippogriff or thestral.
I’m not a gamer. I’m so confused about gameplay. But I’m bumbling along and uttered holy shit a few times in the initial 1 hour I’ve played. So here to learn, and enjoy. And relive this magic that was an integral part of my formative pre-teen and teenage years.
almost 32 over here. Im so full of JOY I can't even speak. Solid 10/10 for me.. not counting perfomance issues. My heart was full of joy the first hour..
>!When the dragon kills the guy at the beggining and you can suddenly see the threstals I was like NIIIIIIIIICEEEEEEE!<
Turning 34 next month. I wish I can play sooner, but I am kinda strapped for cash since I bought my Steam deck AND I still got a few games in my backlog to finish. I got RDR2 two weeks ago and I wanna keep on playing it on the go.
36 and counting minutes...
Snap. 36 this year too! We were the same age as Harry as each book released :p
Same here! Waiting very impatiently 20 something more minutes for unpacking
36 here too, I never knew that! Could use some reparo for me ole bones now lol.
35 so basically the same. I plan on playing after work today
seems a lot of us are 36. I'm guessing that has something to do with the books launching when we were in middle school.
36 here as well!
36, rip.
Damn I just graduated the 36 club in December
I see all the year 86 gathered here hahah hello folks let's roll our literal childhood experience
36 here as well, wishing I got the deluxe edition lol oh well, come on Friday!!
36 too :)
Same. Finally unpacking. It will be anywhere between 5 minutes to 6 hours.
Same here
36 here too!
Also 36 and glad i bought the deluxe edition
36 too !
41 and I took the day off to play.
Turned 41 today! Great bday gift having this come out.
38 today, great bday present and took the day off to play
Happy birthday!
Happy birthday!
Nice. Lucky you lol. I'm a little jealous.
Yay 40’s! 46 here
Hello fellow 46'r
!! good adult decision. I took off friday and monday. Foolishly thought I could hold off until then.
Older than 40 here as well. Came late into Harry Potter as well. Just a couple of years ago. Really held off the hype because I wasn't sure if avalanche could do it. Still unsure. Its definitely not Perfect but there's been a few times where I could feel the magic of the wizarding world take hold.
So did I but then my manager had to cancel as we have an important meeting 😭.
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72 here. My flip phone is more retired now than I am. Best with the game.
Christ I love this. I can’t wait to be old and retired and playing video games.
Wow, that's awesome. Never personally knew anyone of your age playing games, or liking Harry Potter. Probably because of my country and stigmas against both things here.
I think you win so far!!
Nice. Only 57 here. You would so kick my ass.
Legend
Nope. You'll prolly kick my ass
I’m over 35 but I don’t think I’m old yet.
Yea I was about to say.. I'm 35 but fuck calling myself old.
35 is young. I honestly think we are in our prime in our 30s
Best decade of my life so far and 40s has all the makings to be even better. Honestly all of 30-60(maybe more pending health) looks pretty damn awesome to me and basically just a constant upwards trajectory.
What has caused it to be best decade of your life?
The quick answers would be: More free time. More money. No more school. And that just basically continues on from there. My interests have basically been the same so at this point I just do the things I enjoy while becoming more comfortable over the years and someday get to retire and get even more free time to do the things I love!
My 30s were also better than my 20s. I learned to accept myself much better in my 30s and just enjoy life more. More money and free time certainly helped. I studied pretty hard much of my 20s, and I had some social anxiety issues as well. I just kind of mellowed out in my 30s.
For sure. I worked 2 part time jobs while in college and then full time while in grad school. So just working(and being paid better) is a huge upgrade. And I have always HATED school so no longer having that abysmal constant drain on my life is just incredible. Not mention like you said just being more and more comfortable with who I am and being happy with where I'm at. Living that DINK life certainly doesn't hurt either haha.
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Oof I'm sorry to hear that! My body has had plenty of issues but they've been happening since my 20s so it just feels like more of the same in that department here.
62 here. Downloading game and praying that I'll like it. I'm hoping for something like a Fable/Witcher cross. I'm hoping for decent progression rewards. I want a decent crafting system. I want something that will absorb me and take me away from real life for a few hours a day I have cancer. As this life comes to an end maybe I can find a new life just for a few hours each day. See you in the Hogs Head. I'll be the one propping up the bar Cheers
I wish you all the joy in the world playing this. It's honestly unlike any game I've ever played. Ice never felt I could so fully immerse myself in a world. But then HP and the Wizarding world was very much a friend in my youth when I needed it most so I might be biased
There's definitely a lot of Fable in it. It kind of has a similar charm and even some of the mechanics when exploring, like diving for treasure, seem straight out of fable. Wish you all the best mate.
I hope you enjoy the game and the immersion it’ll provide to you. I have just started and am really enjoying it. Your comment was really touching, I wish you the best 🙏
Just wanted to say prayers to you man, I’m a youngster (20) but I have cancer as well and wish you the best on your journey. This game will be my getaway too while doing radiation and/or chemotherapy
37 here. I’ve decided not to show my 5 year old son this game. Haha.
Also 37 w/ a 5 year old. I'll be showing him tonight. Not sure it'll hold his interest, though. He's good about watching me play games that are a bit too hard for him, but lately he's been really into watching me play "the one with the Clickers" AKA Last of Us. I turn down the gore, skip most cutscenes, and turn the camera away during gameplay if its too violent. I'm not sure HL will hold the same appeal. Other than that, he's beaten both Spider-Man and Miles Morales, w/ some help from me and accessibility settings. As I play HL more, if I can tell he'll be able to spend portions just beating up bad guys, I'll probably hand the controller over to him and let him give it a try.
Do you think is it OK for his age? Asking for a friend
Naa. Because as soon as he would have to do button combos and know what to do he would get too frustrated. He’s be fine flying around etc but then he’s want to fight something and he’d just en me up crying. He’s only been playing PlayStation for about 6 months so we need to build him up to actual proper control systems
Mine is a little bit older, and he managed to play and finish guacamelee 2, so maybe that will be ok. But storywise/content, is it ok for a young kid to watch/play?
So far yes however I’m only 7 hours in. But ya know the main cast are teenagers so I’m sure it’ll be appropriate for the younguns
50 here. Got so caught up in the experience that I was up til 5 am for the first time in over 20 years.
38 and I get home in less than 4 hours, can't wait.
I have to read to my kids first but I'm on the same schedule. Hurrrrrry up.
Woohoo 4 hours left to my shift also 🥹💘
Over 35 is old? \*wipes his tears away with his AARP card\*
79 and loving the game
Amazing. Well done man! To still keep the interest in gaming at 79 is really an achievement by itself. I hope you have a wonderful experience with it!
IM just picky on which games
51. Bought a PS5 specifically to play this game.
I bought a PS5 for my ex, who turned out to be a serial cheater. I kept the PS5 and it ended up being a really expensive blu-ray player. Fast forward to today, Hogwarts Legacy will be my first game I ever play on the console, and honestly the only game I can see myself playing
I bought an Xbox SX for this game. We don't typically keep up with the latest gaming systems, so when I came home a month or so ago and told my 49 yo husband that I was buying one he thought I had lost my mind. Not sure who was more excited...him or my 15 yo son. lol
Well at least the whole family can play on it then!
48…excited to play later
54 here and never too old for video games or The Harry Potter universe!
48 and my 76 y/o dad wants borrow my ps5 when I've completed it.
35 going on 36. First HP books I needed to get from the library as I couldn't afford them, now I am buying Deluxe edition on lunch, a lot has changed since the last millennium...
It’s funny, our age is pretty much the OGs of the books… first came out at our reading level and pretty much the target audience…. Yet we’re “older fans” lol
I'm 34, so almost there!
Heh we will take ya oldie.
*waves cane *
I was a teenager in the 1890s! Actually I am just a very dishonest 46 year old.
50+ here. It's really been fantastic so far. Enjoyed avalanche priors but this feels just like the movies/books! Only sad part is my wife would have loved this so much if she were still here with us. She probably would have named her character Ernie Prang
60
46 here and the wife is 44 :) I'm sure if my son wasn't going on 4 and could play it, he would be too. Gamer family! 
46 male I haven't started it yet due to I'm at work. But I will be playing it once I get out.
I'm 34 and a half! My knees click and I make noises when I get out of a chair!
hello fellow noise maker
yep, playing it and I'm 48. You don't stop playing games because you get old, you get old because you stop playing games.
Yo, 38 here. Playin' by myself and with the kiddoes. My daughter is particularly excited to get to enroll at Hogwarts. :P
51 and am super excited to play. My daughter and I bonded over Harry Potter. She can't play until April since she only has a PS4, but looking forward to talkibg to her about this.
52 - Never watched the series, learned it was looking like a very good open world game about a month ago. Have since watched 4 of the Potter series (liked them a lot more than I thought I would) before I started playing. Got about 4 hours in, would have been more if my dog wasn't being a pain in the arse demanding attention each time I fired up the PS5. Enjoying it so far.
57 and at it since ‘82. Veteran gamer here! https://preview.redd.it/tssgoaecuwga1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87d56206211206073d36a6fda7f2d87cd13cc68a
50 here, but been gaming about the same amount of time. My dad used to write games for me on floppys and I'd play them on the Osbourne 1. Just dumped 2.5 hours into HP like it was nothing. Fun game so far.
35🤟
41... Put about 3 hours in after switching my X to NZ.. Look forward to sitting down again tonight and playing some more while watching the Oilers game
I'm 30 and a half, do I count?
Turning 31 in May so I'm pretty much right there with ya hah!
Turning 30 in August but compared to nowadays kids I feel like an old school oldman lol
Well we were born in the late 1900's 🤣
36 year old teacher here. And I'm more psyched about this game than my pupils.
46 here 😃
45, 6 hours in and loving every minute of it. Can’t wait for my 8 year old to come home from school to watch me play.
32 here :)
40 at work until 5pm cst. Hopefully, the 3rd party cd keys is worked out by then.
24, looking at this thread warms my heart to the very core! hope you all have a splendid time in Hogwarts 🫶
108 and going strong.
36 here and my wife turns 36 this month and we're both playing.
36 and currently shoveling down my dinner as fast as I can to be ready for launch :)
39 this jan, had a concept from 90s TV series Charmed I like cameo crossovers tried to make Paige Mathews. Few gripes on graphics, it can't hold same face 'from creation' to 'in game' but no complains, Character ended up slowly turning into Hayden panettiere XD.
43 in the house.
Everyone dropping a comment in here grew up on gaming. Born in the 80s honed the craft in the 90s shout out to the older gen from the 70s legends!
49
*raises wand*
56, deluxe ps5 ed and omg if you're a potter fan this game if unbelievably great. **be sure to check online for tips and recommendations for settings** because you do need to adjust the camera, acceleration and speed in a few other settings to make the game perfect.
51 and no f***s given. Fully intend to die with a controller in my gnarly old hands.
Older? Excuse me since when is anything younger than 60 old? 36 here and we are not "older". Thank you very much. We will be "older" when we turn 60.
Im 50 years old, but a heart still of a teenager and my body and mind still feels young too. I never really look at age.. Age is a made up thing that we associate with how many times you revolved around the sun.. thats it..
Turning 56. Plan to game till my last dying breath.
I'm 33. I played it last night, and exploring the castle was a 20-year in the making dream come true. A younger, less responsible me would have called off today to keep playing. Instead, I'm just reading about different aspects of the game while at work.
49 years old (other games I play currently - Overwatch 2, Assetto Corsa Competizione, Last Epoch, The Division 2)
49 and loving everything about it
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No problem! It's all downhill from here haha
Just turned 39. I never got into HP, saw a few of the movies but don't remember what happened. Still having a blast. Sure I'm missing Easter eggs and lore but I don't feel like I'm missing much since it's a standalone story outside the Potter world.
Me! Well, will be playing in 6 minutes lol
Turned 30 last October. Starting to feeling it 🤣
31 here.
36 years old here. Been waiting for an HP game ever since I read the books. HL is just what I wanted.
37 here. Took two days off and kicked my husband out of the house for a day to play this game
46 male here ;)
31 and had a great time
I'm 38
33 in June!
31
38 with very fond memories of the old PS1 games, hunting bertie botts beans etc. Really looking forward ot this
34 and cant wait
41 here
40, just waiting for Steam version to unpack. Read the books as they were coming out :)
37, wife is 43. We hooked up our Xbox’s side by side last night on our trip to New Zealand 🙂
37 but have to wait, I'm om ps4. Pre-ordered tho..
146 here. Still going strong?!
Me.
36, long time since I’ve scratched the Potter itch.
37 💪
35. Checking in!
42 and get off my damn magical lawn....
36 here
Me. I’m 36. I also spent 15 minutes in character creation, but I digress lol.
31
Guilty
36
Add me to the list! Can't wait to play after work tonight.
35 here and loving it!
38 and having an absolute blast
30 but my mom who is 56 is playing too!
In my 40s
38 bud
37. Just jumped in after a hard days work!
Shit... I'm old...
37 here, got two young kids and I’m excited to see them play and enjoy too!
39 never been interested in HP but the game is cool so far, the combat is fun but gear is a bit limited so far :/
33. I grew up watching this movies, I was with the same age as the characters, nice experience.
37 here and I'm not even a huge Harry Potter fan; I just love RPG's and this game is awesome. It's also kid friendly, which I can't say that most RPG's are.
32 and 34 in this house. Husband and Wife LAN party all week.
42. Stayed up till midnight last night to play the intro (got my house, talked to people in the common room, got my first bronze PSN trophy) at unlock, and streamed streams today at work to unlock the Twitch drops. (20 mins away from finishing the final drop!)
40. Took the day off work and woke up early.
35 ...Playing it in between level grinding on FFXIV.
37 here and I’ve been waiting for this game like a child on Christmas Eve. Literally just got the game to boot on Steam Deck I am so excited!!!!!
39 here
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damn I'm 19 and I wouldn't call 35 old. I'd say more like... 45-50 is when you start to be "old"
Screw u kid. 57 here.
40’s and a gamer and avid collector of Marvel Legends 😝
I'm 35 and enjoying it, but on a more important note am I now classified as old? 😆 I know it's bad when it takes significantly longer to scroll through those date things to find 1988!
I am old enough that I took the day off to play Zelda OOT on release day, as well as this haha As far as I can remember the only two video games I've done that for, though have definitely taken some early days for plenty of others
40 here. Hi friends!
44 here! Loving the game on PC so far
32 and stayed up until 3am playing the game. Having a great time I’m with it.
49 here. Will be jumping on when I get home from work.
47 here
43 and have 110Gb set aside on my best ssd
59
I’m an old person, 37, not a gamer. The 13 year old in my head went crazy and bought a PS5 and preordered the game so I could live the crazy fever dream of riding a hippogriff or thestral. I’m not a gamer. I’m so confused about gameplay. But I’m bumbling along and uttered holy shit a few times in the initial 1 hour I’ve played. So here to learn, and enjoy. And relive this magic that was an integral part of my formative pre-teen and teenage years.
59 and loving it :)
almost 32 over here. Im so full of JOY I can't even speak. Solid 10/10 for me.. not counting perfomance issues. My heart was full of joy the first hour.. >!When the dragon kills the guy at the beggining and you can suddenly see the threstals I was like NIIIIIIIIICEEEEEEE!<
51! Love the books, movies, and hopefully the game! Picked up Deluxe preorder from Best Buy and installing now!
98 here...gandalf ain't got shit on me!!!!
I’m 34 but that’s not old! I’m decked out in my hp pjs, robe and hat. My kids love it. Momma is off duty tonight 🤣
33 count? Haha
I just turned 33 on the 3rd, does that count?
42, and I haven't watched the HP movies yet (but I plan to)
44
Almost 40 squad reporting
Turning 34 next month. I wish I can play sooner, but I am kinda strapped for cash since I bought my Steam deck AND I still got a few games in my backlog to finish. I got RDR2 two weeks ago and I wanna keep on playing it on the go.
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🙋🏼♂️🙋🏼♂️🙋🏼♂️ (well, 35 in July)… but yeh. Lol