Hogwarts Legacy’s release date is in a few days, but players who have purchased the deluxe or collectors edition can use the early access feature and play it a few days earlier. For PS5 and Xbox Series X|S players, that means that they can gain early access on the 7th of February at midnight local time, but there is a hack that will let you play the game even earlier. If you can change your console timezone to New Zealand, you can reach midnight rather quickly, and you can log into the game before anyone else. But if you are unsure of how to do this, then this guide has you covered.
How to Change Your Location to New Zealand Time for Hogwarts Legacy – New Zealand Time Zone Trick
You can change your console’s time zone to that of New Zealand to play Hogwarts Legacy quicker than anyone else. Here we will see how to change your location to New Zealand time for Hogwarts Legacy.
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You should note that this hack only works for the Xbox Series X|S, and while PS5 players can use the early access feature if they have the deluxe edition, you will have to set up a new account to play it a few hours earlier. Let’s take a look at how you can change your timezone for Xbox Series X|S first.
Xbox Series X|S New Zealand Time Zone Trick
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- Start your console
- Head over to the Xbox settings option
- Select System > Language and location
- Select the location option and pick New Zealand
- Also, set your Language Region as English (New Zealand)
- Restart your console to apply changes.
With that, you can access Hogwarts Legacy very early, since New Zealand has the earliest time zone. This will not affect the gameplay in any way, and you can always change your timezone at a later time.
PS5 New Zealand Time Zone Trick
As for PS5 players, the process is a bit more complicated. You will have to create a new account from the NZ PlayStation site with an unregistered email ID and purchase the deluxe or collectors edition of Hogwarts Legacy from the PlayStation NZ store. If you wish to continue with these steps, then you can check out the steps below.
- Head over to the PlayStation New Zealand website and follow the steps to create an account.
- You have to use a new Email ID to log in and not an existing and registered Email for PlayStation.
- Do ensure that you have set your location to New Zealand and complete the registration
- Log into your NZ PS account on your console as well.
- Complete the purchase of Hogwarts Legacy deluxe or collectors edition on the NZ PlayStation store.
- You can now use your newly created NZ PlayStation account with your copy of Hogwarts Legacy, and you can log in early enough to play.
You should keep in mind to change your account details every time you log in to play Hogwarts Legacy since it won’t be bound to your main PS gaming account.
That’s all there is to know about changing your time zone to New Zealand to play Hogwarts Legacy early. If you like this guide you can check out our other guides as well.