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Warner Bros. officially confirmed Hogwarts Legacy 2 is in development in a shareholder letter dated August 6. The company named the sequel as part of its games pipeline in that letter. Answered

No. The shareholder letter did not provide a release window or gameplay details for Hogwarts Legacy 2. It only named the sequel as part of Warner Bros. Games pipeline and said the games segment is expected to contribute more to profitability. Job listings have hinted at possible multiplayer and live-service features, but the letter itself offered no specifics. Answered

Warner Bros. named Hogwarts Legacy 2 as part of its games pipeline and said it expects games to more meaningfully contribute to segment profitability as that pipeline expands. The company has refocused its games division around four key franchises it believes can each generate more than a billion dollars, Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Mortal Kombat, and DC, and positions Hogwarts Legacy as the crown jewel of that strategy given the original's strong sales. The letter also suggested the sequel could benefit from Warner Bros. renewed push for the Harry Potter franchise, such as the upcoming HBO

In November 2023, Warner Bros. decided to shelve a handful of movies that were either in development or finished to instead take a $30 million tax write-off. Coyote vs. Acme, alongside Batgirl and Scoob! Holiday Haunt, was one of those films. It was a decision that rankled everyone involved in the making of the movie, so much so that Warner Bros. ended up trying to shop the film around to other studios, including Netflix and Sony Pictures. It looked as though the film was going to end up in the trash until Ketchup Entertainment, a distributor that also handled the release of The Day the Earth