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Avalanche Softwaremay already be working on aHogwarts Legacysequel. That’s suggested by a recently publishedAvalanche Softwarejob listing spotted by Game Rant.
Hogwarts Legacyrecently made historyas the best-selling video game of 2023 in the U.S. In doing so, it broke 14 years of sales dominance shared betweenCall of Dutyand Rockstar titles. While making a sequel to such an immensely successful release seems like an obvious move for Warner Bros., the company hasn’t yet officially confirmed that it plans to do so.
Hogwarts Legacy Dev Working on New Open-World Action RPG
But WB Games subsidiary Avalanche Software may already be working on aHogwarts Legacysequel, as one recently publicized job listing from the company appears to be hinting at the existence of such a project. The posting, reviewed by Game Rant, describes an opening for a Producer on an undisclosed project, adding that the ideal candidate would have experience working on open-world RPGs or “action/magical combat games.” While the listing doesn’t outright state that the advertised role is related to a new game, it describes the opening as being part of “what’s next” for Avalanche Software afterHogwarts Legacy.
Hogwarts Legacy 2 Could Have Live-Service Elements, Job Listing Suggests
The Salt Lake City-based studio recently published a similar job ad, which advertises a newly opened position of Senior Producer. That particular posting directly states that Avalanche Software is hiring for “a new open world, action RPG.” It also mentions that the unannounced title is planned to have a “live ops” phase post-release, suggesting that theHogwarts Legacysequel could be a live-service game. WB Games has been quite vocal about doubling down on its live-service push in recent times, seemingly unfazed by the failure ofSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
Known leaker MyTimetoShineHello previouslyclaimed thatHogwarts Legacy 2was already greenlitno later than September 2023. Several subsequent job listings have also pointed to the existence of such a project in early 2024. While these newly advertised job openings could theoretically be connected to a game unrelated toHogwarts Legacy, that seems somewhat unlikely, not least because Avalanche Software has long been a one-project studio. According to publicly available LinkedIn data, the company currently has around 250 employees, which is on the lower end for a modern AAA developer, making it even less likely that Avalanche could be pursuing another game in parallel with aHogwarts Legacyfollow-up.
Given how AAA development cycles have been steadily getting longer in recent times, a potentialHogwarts Legacysequel seems unlikely to hit the market prior to the late 2020s. Since the tenth console generation is already expected to be out around that time, that would likely makeHogwarts Legacy 2another cross-gen release.
Hogwarts Legacy
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Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. For the first time, experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Now you can take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it.Explore an Open WorldThe wizarding world awaits you. Freely roam Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the surrounding Overland area.Be the Witch or Wizard You Want to beLearn spells, brew potions, grow plants, and tend to magical beasts along your journey. Get sorted into your house, forge relationships, and master skills to become the witch or wizard you want to be Experience a New Wizarding World AdventureExperience the wizarding world in an unexplored era to uncover a hidden truth from its past. Battle against trolls, Dark Wizards, goblins, and more as you face a dangerous villain threatening the fate of the wizarding world.
