LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Playable on Xbox Digitally Before Official Release
For those looking forward to the latest Batman game, Warner Bros. has the LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight set scheduled for release on May 22.
However, there is a way to play the game now — if you’re on Xbox, at least.
Thanks to one mega retailer’s snafu, Xbox gamers have confirmed they are able to play the latest LEGO Batman game right now, and it’s all legal.
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Xbox Version Playable Before Launch
Over on the LEGO Gaming subreddit, user Dramatic-Track-9935 pre-order LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight on the Walmart app, which then let the person download the entire game on their Xbox Series console.
Once that was done, they received a notification that it “was ready to start,” and lo and behold, it did start — a full two weeks before the game’s official release on May 22.
The user provided continuous update on whether they were able to play the full game or not, and relayed a “final update,” stating, “Played all night. Before I shut off the Xbox I did see “required update available” and so I unplugged the Ethernet cord to cut my Xbox off from the internet. I wanna see if people report the update as removing access before I download it.”
Multiple people online have reported that this method has worked for them too, as buying the game on the Walmart app seemingly unlocks the game. There should be a patch download that might prevent gamers from playing it this early, but as one user has said, the game “definitely needs a day 0 patch.”
You can give it a go yourself on the Walmart app, but there is a chance Walmart or Xbox have patched this, so don’t blame us if you can’t play it right away.
In development by TT Games, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight is the latest LEGO game from the studio and features an open-world Gotham City remade in LEGO. It’ll feature the rise of the Dark Knight and will have players embark on a journey that begins with the origins of Batman.
If you try it out, let us know in the comments if it works for you.
On a related note, Forza Horizon 6 is now also playable on PC, as the developers accidentally uploaded the preload files without encryption.
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Sweet, so all 100,000 Xbox owners can play early! Finally, a win for the Xbox fans!