Warner Bros teases "series of other things" for wizarding world games

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad confirmed a huge sales milestone for Hogwarts Legacy and hinted at a "series of other things" planned.

Heidi Nicholas

Published 09 Jan 2024

Hogwarts Legacy sold over 22 million copies by the end of last year. That's according to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment president David Haddad, who also teased more games set in the wizarding world of Harry Potter.

"But it’s not just the unit sold that I’m so proud of, it’s just that it delighted the fans so much. It brought Harry Potter to life in a new way for gamers where they could be themselves in this world, in this story," Haddad said to Variety. "And that’s what the team at Avalanche set out to do when they were developing the game and I think that’s really why it resonated so well and remains the best-selling game of the year in the entire industry worldwide. That’s a position that typically is held by one of these incumbent’s sequel games and we’re so proud that we’ve been able to break into the top ranks.”

This led Haddad to speak about future plans for games set in this world. We already know about the upcoming competitive multiplayer Quidditch game, but according to the Variety interview, there's also "a series of other things” that “will let the fans be part of this world and stories and characters in deeper and deeper ways."

The upcoming Harry Potter: Quidditch Champions game is set to launch for consoles and PC and has already apparently been in development for several years. Haddad added, "We don’t have any particular announcements on exactly how and when [the Quidditch game] is going to come to the market, but we are working to get it designed in a way just to delight fans." We'll keep an eye out for more.

More Hogwarts Legacy stories:

Xbox Series X|S

Written by Heidi Nicholas

Heidi tends to lean towards indie games, RPGs, and open-world games on Xbox, and when not playing Disney Dreamlight Valley, happily installs every new wholesome game that appears on Xbox Game Pass, before diving back into favorites like The Witcher 3. She's looking forward to Age of Mythology Retold, Everwild, Fable, and Avowed on the Xbox horizon. Heidi graduated with an MA in English Literature before joining the TrueAchievements team.