Hogwarts Legacy has already sold 30 million copies after being the best-selling game of 2023, despite being made through a new studio and being the first game in a new series. 23 years after the release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the universe continues to attract a lot.
That’s what WB is banking on, and now they’ve given an update about Hogwarts Legacy 2, and how they’re actually going to try to tie it into the upcoming Harry Potter TV show coming to HBO.
A new article from Variety indicates that Hogwarts Legacy 2 is already in development, as it appears the original game has given up on any potential DLC and is jumping straight into a sequel. This would be a top priority for the heads of Warner Bros. Discovery, we have no data on whether it will remain faithful to the exclusive structure of the story, without microtransactions, or if it will have compatibility with what David Zaslav shamelessly questioned about a Harry Potter. “in progress” game. It’s a bit of a confusing perception given that Legacy was a huge hit with the single-player model, and Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League lost $200 million moving from the Arkham format to a live service that’s lately counting (see charts) 130 players on PC.
The new information here, however, is that WB is making plans to tie the “overarching storytelling elements” in Hogwarts Legacy 2 “to the stories that will be expanded upon in HBO’s Harry Potter series. “
The Harry Potter show will indeed cover the seven books in the series, presumably one per season, but maybe more. So this would imply that Hogwarts Legacy may be moving to a “present day” Harry Potter timeline, which is a stark difference from its current setting of 1890. The Fantastic Beasts movie series (which is now dead) takes place between 1926 and 1945. Harry Potter was between 1991 and 1998. So that’s a hundred year leap, at least.
This description does not seem to imply to me that players will take control of Harry, Ron or Hermione for the game, but may participate in events adjacent to the show. I also wonder if an idea might be to make it a more immediate prequel to the series, something that takes place in, let’s say, the ‘80s as opposed to 40-50 years ago like Fantastic Beasts. But that is not confirmed.
The timeline of this technique is possibly difficult to identify in order to link the two. Streaming series production means 1. 5 to 2 years between seasons, which means we’re probably looking at more than a decade for this HBO showcase to take place. On the other hand, AAA video games don’t work well with constant deadlines that lead to rushed releases or long delays.
WB has all the elements to make Hogwarts Legacy 2 a megahit, but if they try to go live service, or they try to use it as a marketing arm for the Harry Potter series, that may end up backfiring significantly.
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