Warner Bros. Cancels Planned ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Game Expansion, now at 34M

[Welfare]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-27/warner-bros-cancels-planned-hogwarts-legacy-game-expansion?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0MzEwMzc5MiwiZXhwIjoxNzQzNzA4NTkyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTVFNSRDZUMEFGQjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.dGBdhB7lWw3cxZNYXHsmp5Xz3rOJ-TM3ph6fDrDzGpg

The expansion, which would have added new storylines to the original game, had been planned for release this year alongside a “Definitive Edition” with all of the content. The plans weren’t publicly announced, but were reported last year by Bloomberg. A spokesperson for Warner Bros. declined to comment.

Warner canceled the project this week in part due to concerns that the amount of content was not substantial enough to justify the price being considered, said the people familiar, speaking anonymously because they were not authorized to talk to the press.

Hogwarts Legacy, a prequel to the Harry Potter books that allows players to create their own wizards, has sold more than 34 million copies, making it one of the best-selling games of all time. A sequel is still in development at Salt Lake City, Utah-based Avalanche Software, the Warner Bros. subsidiary that developed the first game.


Avalanche was working on the planned expansion with London-based Rocksteady Studios, which developed last year’s failed Suicide Squad video game. Part of the plan was to restore a storyline tied to one of the original game’s companions that was cut during development, the people said.

 

[Lite_Agent]

Probably for the best? Focus on the sequel instead. Not like the original game needs help to keep on selling.

 

[Lelouch0612]

Better to focus on the sequel if the added content wasn't going to be meaningful.