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• Past leaks and job listings have pointed to the development of a sequel to Hogwarts Legacy.
• A new job listing for Avalanche Software’s next AAA title seeks experience with Unreal Engine 5.
• This engine could give the sequel a completely new look.

Past evidence has suggested that work on a sequel is already underway. Adding to the excitement, we found a new job listing that hints it will be based on Unreal Engine 5

Why it matters: Unreal Engine 5 is a major step up over the last iteration in nearly every way, making this an ambitious transition for any AAA title.

The studio behind Hogwarts Legacy is currently hiring a Senior Character Artist. This job ad clarifies that the studio is looking to hire developers for its next big project.

via Tech4Gamers

 

[HL3.exe]

Absolutely shocked over here

 

[acm2000]

ya think?

 

[Xdrive05]

Wasn't the first game a custom engine?

Curious if it will be a direct sequel, a prequel or set in some entirely other era of the story.

Edit: nm, it was apparently UE4.

 

[Imtjnotu]

Won't see this game till 2029

 

[analog_future]

Can't wait for this. Hogwarts Legacy was absolutely gorgeous at times.

 

[Rentahamster]

I wouldn't mind an expansion to the first game that fleshes out the world more and adds in the features that had to be cut for time.

 

[Magic Carpet]

I have not played the first game. Maybe they will package the 1st game together with the 2nd?

 

[ahtlas7]

That team of developers is very talented. I can’t wait to see what comes next.

 

[tkscz]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the first one was running on UE4

 

[RoadHazard]

I have not played the first game. Maybe they will package the 1st game together with the 2nd?

I don't see why they would, that's not usually what happens.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the first one was running on UE4

yes, ue4

 

[RagnarokIV]

yikes ya'll im literary shaking rn ban this sick filth a genocide with ue5

 

[GymWolf]

This is gonna pair nicely with the hbo series.

 

[Darkkahn]

This is gonna pair nicely with the hbo series.

The show uses UE5?

 

[GymWolf]

The show uses UE5?

Possibly but not confirmed.

 

[NeoGiffer]

This is gonna pair nicely with the hbo series.

 

[GymWolf]

Spoiler

 

[shaddam]

Wonder if theytem will boycot it to #1 in the sales chart. Again.

 

[Tommi84]

I feel a disturbance in the force... I mean wand...

 

[proandrad]

Still waiting on the first real UE5 game to look or run better than the current best UE4 games. Until then, I will continue to believe UE5 is too much for this generation of consoles.

 

[amigastar]

So it won't look much better than Hogwarts Legacy 1, got it.

 

[SlimySnake]

The show uses UE5?

you joke but the mandalorian season 1 used Unreal engine and house of dragon uses a very similar tech. likely based off of unreal engine.

 

[Robb]

Seems obvious considering the first one was UE4.

 

[VanCityGamer]

Won't see this game till 2029

It won’t be that long. Likely 2028, but 2027 wouldn’t completely shock me.

 

[Beer Baelly]

I have no faith in WB sequels

 

[Tomi]

Hogwarts Legacy with ultra + looks stunning

Probably my favorite game in last five years
Hl 2 will look fantastic for sure

 

[Fbh]

Hopefully it's for next gen console then.
Otherwise it will probably run like crap like most UE5 games.

 

[Portugeezer]

 

[Bkdk]

They need to go the bully route and make the experience much more focused on the school life of hogwarts, interaction/combat/fucking with other students/professors than putting so much on the open world.

 

[Fake]

This game gonna be huge.

 

[StereoVsn]

Hogwarts 2 - Kill the Magic League:

Harry Potter and the main book series characters have been put under compulsion and have now become villains.

A plucky team of C series Harry Potter characters have formed the team to defeat and kill the one time heroes. They now have Wand based guns and super jump spells. This will also be a GaaS title of course.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Even more deaths will come to trans people because of this game

 

[Insane Metal]

900p/25fps on PS5/XSX

 

[ManaByte]

A sequel?

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

via Tech4Gamers

Hogwarts Legacy developers likely to breathe air. More at 11!

 

[NeoGiffer]

 

[Moses85]

 

[StueyDuck]

If we get proper environment destruction In hoggies 2 that would be wild

 

[Tomi]

We dont care because it will be live service game

 

[lh032]

hopefully they overhaul the actual repetitive gameplay and sidequests

 

[Audiophile]

UE5 + cross-gen with PS6 I bet.

If they turn it into an MTX-fest though they can feck off, I'll buy it on eBay, play it and then sell it on again to rob them of two sales.

The game/franchise sells more than enough as is and doesn't need MTX. I mean, it's the best-selling game of the past year..

 

[MonkeyClaw36]

Can't wait for this. Hogwarts Legacy was absolutely gorgeous at times.

Playing it with a realistic reshade. Shit's insane!!

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

A sequel?

I entered this thread just to see if someone posted this, nice job.

 

[intbal]

Just so no one can say they weren't warned, here are WB's comments about the game:

Rather than just launching a one-and-done console game, how do we develop a game around, for example, Hogwarts Legacy or Harry Potter, that is a live service where people can live and work and build and play in that world on an ongoing basis?”

 

[MonkeyClaw36]

Just so no one can say they weren't warned, here are WB's comments about the game:

Fuck. This. GaaS. Shit!!!
Hogwarts is one of my favorite games. Guess I'll just look for another IP.

I will NOT conform to this GaaS crap.

 

[Sybrix]

I thought we wernt getting Hogwarts 2 given how WB seem to hate single player games.

 

[DragonNCM]

At this point even my Grandma is using UE5 to bake cookies

 

[Hudo]

Oh shit, a sequel? Does Twitter know?

 

[Dazraell]

I feel a disturbance in the force... I mean wand...