Hogwarts Legacy 2 Gets Huge Update, With An Even Bigger Caveat

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is officially in the works,but it may be a while before it sees the light of day. is one of the biggest games of all-time, as it is in the top 50 best-selling games ever and took the rare number one spot for the best-selling game of the year in 2023. Normally, this would be reserved for or a new Rockstar Games title, but had an unprecedented level of success. As such, a sequel has been a no-brainer for a while, but details have been scarce.

During an interview with, Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels confirmed that is a major priority for the company and will continue to be a "," possibly teasing a release window of 2026 or 2027. The executive refrained from revealing anything else, as the follow-up is likely still in the very early stages. Developer Avalanche Software hasn't announced any other games post-and has confirmed it won't be doing any expansions, so it's not out of the realm of possibility that the studio is focusing its efforts on a sequel right now.

Hogwarts Legacy 2 isn’t confirmed, but if it’s being made, then it should take a look at a different portion of the Harry Potter universe.

As of right now, is a total mystery. The first game has a conclusive ending that doesn't concretely set up a sequel. Of course, that doesn't mean a sequel can't happen. was a completely new story made up by the team at Avalanche, and it's set about a hundred years before Harry Potter's arrival at the wizarding school. A sequel could take place with a new cast of characters and fill in some gaps with characters like Dumbledore or Voldemort in their younger years or continue to stay distant from the canonical story.

A Warner Bros. gaming exec's comments about the future of Hogwarts Legacy should concern players about the potential sequel.

Unlike a franchise like, which has hundreds of books, a dozen movies, numerous TV shows, and countless games, the Harry Potter universe is still fairly untapped outside the Boy Who Lived's story. If Avalanche wanted to be