PlayStation is to host a second State of Play online stream this month. And, as early rumours suggested, Hogwarts Legacy will play a significant part.

PlayStation has confirmed that the RPG set in the world of Harry Potter will be showcased in a 20-minute special edition State of Play that will be available to watch from 9pm GMT on Thursday 17 March 2022.

This comes a week or so after former lead designer of the game and ex-Avalanche/WB Games senior producer, Troy Leavitt, posted on Twitter that a forthcoming State of Play could feature Hogwarts Legacy: "Neither confirming nor denying the rumor, but the timing seems about right to me," he wrote in response to online speculation about its appearance.

However,  even though PlayStation did stream a showcase event soon after, it was mainly focused on games from Japanese developers. This lead to some believing the Potter game had missed out.

Thankfully (and unusually) a second online event will take place this month too.

Hogwarts Legacy was originally due for release in late 2021 but developer Avalanche decided to push back its release to this year in order to create "the best possible experience for all of the Wizarding World". That was met with criticism at the time, but considering the pandemic and experiences suffered by the likes of CD Projekt Red with Cyberpunk 2077, the delay was understandable.

It also seems a further delay to 2023 has recently been quashed, albeit not by the developer or publisher themselves.

You can find out how to watch the special State of Play stream right here on Pocket-lint.