Hogwarts Legacy Sequel Rumors Spark Community Excitement
Robert Harper
Updated on May 17, 2026
By Published Apr 30, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT James is a gaming writer from London who has spent thousands of hours exploring titles from every genre. Though he has a particular affinity for multiplayer titles like World of Warcraft, Destiny 2 and League of Legends, he has also put thousands of hours into single-player experiences, from deep RPGs to epic PC strategies. When he's not playing or writing, he can usually be found supporting his beloved Brentford FC. Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap
The success of the first game really showed what an open-world effort in the universe could look like, with players spending millions of hours exploring the corridors and surrounding areas. So much so that the game still stands as the third most played single-player title on the PS5, beating out some absolute giants in the process.
As such, it was unsurprising when it became clear that Avalanche Studios, Portkey Games, and Warner Bros. were already actively pursuing the sequel. WB has confirmed that the events of the next game will follow the events of in some way, so we're likely in for a very different game next time out.
With so much still up in the air, fans have been gathering to discuss exactly what they would like to see from the sequel, including from the game world itself.
Over on Reddit, one user took to the forums to the community what they would like to see from the map in the Hogwarts Legacy sequel, with their contention being that it should be expanded to include areas like the .
Fans were heavily divided in the responses, with many thinking the first game was more than ambitious enough, in terms of map size.
"Here I am, on my fourth playthrough, walking around the castle late last night and thinking man, this place is huge, just imagine the work that had gone into making such a huge castle in such minute detail and making it look this beautiful, and I'm STILL discovering stuff after hundreds of hours... and people want it to be bigger?" one comment .
"I definitely think a smaller highland (not scrapped) area for a larger castle will be my preference, in addition to Diagon Alley, the Ministry, etc. I’d love to maybe have some muggle areas too, where you need to “blend in”, and if you get caught by a muggle using magic you need to obliviate them," another .
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"I'd be willing to bet HL2 or a later sequel will heavily involve the chamber of secrets. Which will most likely unlock an entire underground under Hogwarts," a third .
Whatever does end up happening with the Hogwarts Legacy sequel, it really is set to be a very different game from the first, with some rumors claiming that it could even take a live service approach. Though that would prove divisive, as long as they get the world right then they should be on to yet another winner.
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