Warner Bros. has mentioned its plans for a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy, as the original hits over 30 million copies sold worldwide.
Alongside Elden Ring, Hogwarts Legacy has become one of the most successful single-player games of recent memory.
While Warner Bros. described a sequel earlier this year as ‘one of the biggest priorities’ for ‘a couple of a years down the road’, the company has now confirmed work has actually started on a follow-up.
In a new interview, David Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, said development on a sequel is underway, reiterating that it’s a ‘very big priority’ for the company at large.
Will Hogwarts Legacy 2 connect to the Harry Potter TV show?
Haddad said the games team has also been coordinating storytelling elements in Hogwarts Legacy 2 with storylines set to feature in the upcoming Harry Potter HBO TV series, which is set to be a new retelling of the original books.
‘The rest of the company was very curious about what we helped to unlock with Hogwarts Legacy last year,’ Haddad told Variety.
Hogwarts Legacy is ready within the Nineties, manner earlier than Harry Potter. While it options some characters who’re descendants of these in Harry Potter, particularly throughout the Weasley household, there aren’t any direct relations to the boy wizard himself.
If there’s going to be some overlap with the TV present, it’s potential the sequel might soar ahead in time and embrace references to Potter’s grandparents, or discover the start of Tom Riddle, aka Lord Voldemort in 1926.
As for after we might see an official reveal for the sequel, the Harry Potter TV present is concentrating on a 2026 date, so it’s potential Warner Bros. is attempting to line up the dates.
Since the sport’s launch in February 2023, Hogwarts Legacy has offered over 30 million copies worldwide throughout PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch. In comparability, the vastly profitable Elden Ring surpassed 25 million models in June this yr.
Alongside a sequel, Warner Bros. is rumoured to be engaged on a definitive version for Hogwarts Legacy with further DLC. While it hasn’t been formally introduced, stories earlier this yr recommended developer Rocksteady have been serving to on the venture, with the sport’s authentic developer, Avalanche Software, presumably busy with the sequel.
We may hear extra a few potential new model of Hogwarts Legacy at The Game Awards, which is ready to happen on December 12.
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