Warner Bros has finally confirmed Hogwarts Legacy 2, though not in the most ideal circumstances.
In a letter to shareholders for their current financial quarter, they said this:
We expect Games to more meaningfully contribute to segment profitability going forward as our pipeline expands, including the second installment of Hogwarts Legacy.
While Warner didn’t reveal all that much about the game, this statement takes on a lot more meaning for reasons that have nothing to do with the Harry Potter franchise itself.
For the past few months, Paramount Skydance has been trying to broker a deal to acquire one of its oldest competitors, WB Discovery. This deal has been paused as they face antitrust litigation from 12 states.
WB has threatened that they could leave California over their attorney general’s antitrust actions. If the deal goes through under these conditions, it would guarantee mass layoffs in that state, and have consequences to WB Games itself.
In the midst of this uncertainty, Warner reassured investors with WB Games’ biggest moneymaker.