Warner Bros. is planning to have a story crossover for Hogwarts Legacy 2. This will be with HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series.
The original Hogwarts Legacy game was one of the best-selling titles last year. This showed how fans of the franchise were longing for their own digital wizarding adventure. Now, a new HBO adaptation of the original story is also in development.
Hogwarts Legacy 2 Story Crossover
It seems like Warner Bros. is planning to coordinate both projects together regarding their "storytelling elements" moving forward. Warner Bros. Games president David Haddad said that they have been aware of how fans wanted more from the Harry Potter universe.
He noted that they have been spending a lot of time trying to think of how to make the best of the high demand for the franchise. Haddad said that their insights told them there was not much difference between a younger and an older version of a fan, according to Kotaku.
Haddad said that they are now trying to build authentic experiences to let fans of the franchise enjoy as much content as they can. These include the sequel to Hogwarts Legacy, which has not yet been officially announced.
He argued that the game is one of the studio's biggest priorities and comes alongside work on the HBO Harry Potter series. The latter is said to give the original books the Game of Thrones treatment to make them feel more accurate.
Warner Bros. latest efforts are part of the publisher's broader objective of keeping the Harry Potter franchise relevant more than three decades after the first book was published.
Haddad said that the renewed push primarily comes from the immense success of Hogwarts Legacy, Sports Illustrated said.
The Harry Potter Franchise
The open-world game inspired by the wizarding world was released in February 2023 and by the end of last year was able to sell more than 20 million copies.
Haddad noted that the company became instantly curious about what they helped to unlock with the game's launch.
Another media related to the franchise is Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking which is set to release on Nov. 14, 2024, on Food Network and Max. The show is expected to launch with little fanfare but marks the start of Warner Bros. efforts with the franchise.
This primarily involves a series of Harry Potter products, such as video games, TV shows, theme parks, and high-end merchandise. There are also plans to bring live experiences to the public, according to Variety.
