There are certain features that are unlocked depending on which house you're sorted into — and if you plan to Platinum the game, you'll have to play through the title four separate times, once in each house, to get all of the achievements.

Once you're sorted into a house, you'll only be able to access that house's common room; there will also be various NPCs who will have interactions you can only unlock if you're in the same house as them.

Other than this, though, the house you're in does not affect your gameplay experience — you can still choose to make evil and cruel decisions if you're placed in Gryffindor, or you could be a completely upstanding Slytherin.

Hogwarts Legacy releases on Feb. 10 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.

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