Harry Potter: Magic Awakened should unite fans of the wizard and MMO players. The mobile game was released in June 2023, but now, around a year later, the servers in Europe and America have been shut down.
Why was the game discontinued? The MMO for Harry Potter was shut down last night in Europe, America, and Oceania. However, in the countries where the mobile game has existed longer, it continues to run smoothly.
The officials from Warner Bros. and Portkey Games have not provided an official reason why the game is no longer available after just one year. In China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, the MMO is likely to continue running there because it generates good profit. In its first release month, it generated revenue of 166.3 million euros in Asia (via Sensor Tower).
There are several guides on the internet that explain how to transfer your account to an Asian server. So if you want to revive your account, you should keep an eye out for these guides.
You can watch the trailer for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened here:
A good game, even for mobile
How are players coping with the end for Harry Potter? On Reddit, there are many threads where players are actually switching to an Asian server. However, it doesn’t feel great for some to switch to a server that is actually meant for the other side of the world:
- For some players, the time difference is a problem, which comes into play during events.
- The servers might feel fuller than in the West, which could be due to the spam of emojis and GIFs in the chat.
- The new server would not feel like “home.”
One user even writes that a part of him died with the shutdown of the servers. Many commenters feel similarly. They are sad that the servers for Harry Potter: Magic Awakened have been closed.
What kind of game was Harry Potter: Magic Awakened? The mobile game offered many features such as a turn-based combat system, a campaign, and PvP duels. It was even possible to participate in Quidditch.
Various characters appeared in the game that fans know from the books. No wonder, as the mobile game took place only 10 years after the events of the books. Thus, the game started alongside Hagrid.
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