Rumours about a potential director’s cut of 2023’s Hogwarts Legacy have been circling online for a while, but it seems like Warner Bros. Games has suddenly scrapped its release along with a planned expansion or DLC for the game. According to the latest report, WB Games was concerned that the amount of content it had planned for the expansion and director’s cut wouldn’t justify the price being considered.
The report comes from Bloomberg, which claims that the planned director’s cut of Hogwarts Legacy and an expansion or DLC had been scrapped internally, possibly cancelling months if not years of development at Avalanche Software. The report states that the expansion’s content wouldn’t justify the price being considered, suggesting that it either had too little content to justify a release or too much content to simply be DLC-priced – it’s not made clear.
This is all part of a video game restructuring plan at WB Games. Avalanche was reportedly working with Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League developer Rocksteady on the director’s cut of Hogwarts Legacy, though it seems like Rocksteady’s efforts are now focused on a potential new Batman game.
It’s unclear what this means for the sequel to Hogwarts Legacy which is reportedly in development. At least according to Warner Bros. Games, the sequel remains a top priority for the company. That’s no surprise considering the first game became 2023’s highest-selling video game, even beating out Call of Duty in sales. There’s a good chance that WB Games is possibly planning for the sequel to tie into the upcoming HBO TV series adaptation of Harry Potter.
The description for Hogwarts Legacy reads:
“Hogwarts Legacy is an open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. Embark on a journey through familiar and new locations as you explore and discover magical beasts, customize your character and craft potions, master spell casting, upgrade talents and become the wizard you want to be.”
Hogwarts Legacy is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC and Nintendo Switch.
Source: Bloomberg
