[STEAM] Harry Potter Video Game Sequel Hogwarts Legacy 2 ‘One of the Biggest Priorities’ at Warner Bros

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Following the blockbuster success of

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, Warner Bros. is working towards a direct sequel, it has confirmed.

Avalanche Software’s Hogwarts Legacy has sold over 24 million copies since going on ***** in February 2023, generating over $1 billion in revenue. It comes as little surprise, then, to learn that parent company Warner Bros. is keen on a Hogwarts Legacy 2.

Speaking to

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, Warner Bros. Discovery chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels said the sequel is due in a couple of years.

“Obviously, a successor to Hogwarts Legacy is one of the biggest priorities in a couple of years down the road,” Wiedenfels said. “So there is certainly a significant growth contribution from that [games] business in our strategic

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here.”

While Warner Bros. enjoyed a mega hit with Hogwarts Legacy, its gaming business has endured a tougher time this year following the disastrous launch of Rocksteady’s

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. Soon after the game's February 2024 release, Warner Bros. admitted

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According to

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, staff at Rocksteady are currently working on a director’s cut of Hogwarts Legacy while leadership pitches a return to single-player following this live-service misstep.

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Despite these ups and downs, Wiedenfels said Warner Bros.’ games business, which also includes Mortal Kombat developer NetherRealm, continues to be a “strategic asset” for the overall company. This week the publisher released

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, which is not connected to Hogwarts Legacy. It’s also operating Smash Bros.-style brawler

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, the VR-exclusive Arkhamverse game

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, and has a

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game in development at Shadow of Mordor developer Monolith Productions.

Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on

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at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld.

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