Hogwarts Legacy offers a myriad of quests and activities that players can only complete during the day or at night. Even though the game features a day and night cycle, waiting out is not an option as it takes too long to change from day to night in Hogwarts Legacy. With that, many players want to learn how to change the time of day in Hogwarts Legacy.
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How To Change Time Of Day In Hogwarts Legacy
In Hogwarts Legacy, you can switch from day to night or night to day using the Wait option accessed via the in-game map.
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Unlike some other RPGs like The Witcher 3, Skyrim, Genshin Impact, in Hogwarts Legacy, you cannot choose how long and which time of day or night you want to change to.
Moreover, standing in one location thinking the time of the day will eventually change will not work in Hogwarts Legacy as it offers a very long day and night cycle.
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The Wait option is the only way to change the time of day in Hogwarts Legacy. Here is how you can do that:
- Open Hogwarts Legacy’s world map.
- On PlayStation: Press the Touchpad to open the world map.
- On Xbox: Press the Chat button to open the world map.
- On PC: Press the M key on your keyboard to open the world map.
- After that, press the respective button to trigger the Wait option.
- On PlayStation: Press R3
- On Xbox: Press Right Stick
- On PC: Press the F key
- Doing so will open a pop-up window asking whether you want to “Wait here to advance time from day to night or night to day.” Confirm to change the time.
That concludes our guide on how to change the time of day in Hogwarts Legacy. For more on Hogwarts Legacy, keep reading The Games Cabin.