Hogwarts Legacy 2 Could Be Using Unreal Engine 5

In 2022, EA announced that Respawn Entertainment was partnering with Bit Reactor – a new studio comprised of former XCOM veterans – to work on a new strategy title based on the Star Wars IP. Since then, details on the project have been scant, but new tidbits about its development may have now emerged.

Despite the game's release over a year ago, the community is still unearthing all kinds of secrets in the town of Hogsmeade. When they're busy learning spells and brewing potions in the myriad classes available, students who attend the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry can venture into one of the nearby hamlets to spend some of their hard-earned money on new items or simply poke about the town to see what can be found. As it turns out, magic is hidden everywhere if you know where to look.

One of the most iconic elements of the Harry Potter universe is the flying broomstick. These flying cleaning tools were an obvious fit for an open-world game like Hogwarts Legacy, and sure enough, they are one of your primary methods of traversing the wide wizarding world, at least until you unlock all thefast travel points. If you're itching to get your very own broom and upgrade it to be as fast as possible, we've swept up all the details.

Chess was a major plot point in the first Harry Potter book and film, and is a natural fit for some puzzles in Hogwarts Legacy. This game is very deep, and potentially time-consuming as well, so instead of asking you to play full games, these puzzles simply present a set scenario for you to solve in a single move. However, not everyone is familiar enough with chess to know how to solve them and reach the end of these Treasure Vaults. Here's how you can solve all the chess puzzles in Hogwarts Legacy.

Last year was an extraordinary year in the games industry to say the least, jam-packed with hugely anticipated AAA releases including Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Hogwarts Legacy, Starfield, and Marvel's Spider-Man 2, as well as comparative sleeper hits like Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2. This year, however, seems like it'll be comparatively quiet, and one prominent industry analyst is doubtful it'll be able to top the unprecedented games rush that was 2023 if it doesn't pull something out of the bag.

Within the magical wizarding world of , some of the most impressive beasts are the majestic Graphorns, although their elusiveness in the game may provide some players with a bit of confusion. When players first have a chance to enter a Graphorn Den, they find it mysteriously and unexpectedly empty. According to lore, these large and aggressive creatures are a rare species, listed as endangered in the 1920s and later becoming fully extinct. takes place before this tragedy, however, being set in the late 1800s, and therefore one would expect the Graphorns to still be around.

A new petition asks Warner Bros. to not make the unannounced sequel to Hogwarts Legacy a live service game. Hogwarts Legacy was a massive success, breaking records at the time of its release and becoming the best-selling game of 2023. Considering how successful Hogwarts Legacy was, it's easy to see how many fans are hoping that the sequel builds on it and delivers something even better. Unfortunately, fans are already anxious about Hogwarts Legacy 2, and it hasn't even been announced yet.

An Avalanche Software representative labeled the upcoming free content update for Hogwarts Legacy as a small token of the developer's appreciation for its fans. The move was made in an apparent attempt to set player expectations surrounding the Hogwarts Legacy patch ahead of its planned summer 2024 debut.

Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software has moved to “set some expectations” for the game’s free summer update.

Hogwarts Legacy is getting "additional updates and features" later this year, though its developer has started setting expectations for fans. 

While a sequel to has yet to be officially confirmed as in development, the game's success makes a follow-up seem likely, but an apparent shift in strategy from publisher Warner Bros. Games makes the realization of a true much less certain. Initially releasing in February 2023 for current-gen consoles and PC, became something of a phenomenon, beating industry titan as the best-selling game of the year. That success, paired with the rich, relatively untapped universe makes a sequel an obvious next step, but there's a chance 's single-player experience won't be iterated on.

Warner Bros. Discovery gaming boss J.B. Perrette has said that the company will focus on its biggest franchises moving forward, as well as live service, free-to-play titles, and mobile games.