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AnotherHogwarts Legacyupdate may be in the works, according to some newly surfaced evidence. The purported patch may reachHogwarts Legacyplayers in fall 2024.
The immensely successfulHarry PotterRPG has received a dozen patches since hitting the market in early 2023. The latest such release arrived in the form of thebigHogwarts Legacyupdate that dropped on June 6. While Avalanche Software never claimed that this patch would be the final one, some fans assumed that to be the case, not least becauseHogwarts Legacyis not a live-service game planned to benefit from years' worth of support. The widespread rumors of Avalanche Software already working on a sequel have also contributed to the fandom’s belief that the studio is getting ready to move on from its 2023 hit.
Hogwarts Legacy Steam Repo Hints at Fall 2024 Update
But the time to do that may not be here just yet, according to a recent update pushed to the game’s Steam repository. The change, documented by third-party scrapper SteamDB, reveals that Avalanche Software created a new development branch of the game on June 3. Called “fall24_development,” the branch’s moniker appears to suggest that anotherHogwarts Legacyupdateis in the works and will be coming in a few months' time.
The fall24_development branch was removed from the game’s Steam repository four days later, on June 7. But another one emerged in its place, called “branch_development.” Based on the similarities in their depot contents, it would appear that the two branches may be one and the same, i.e., that Avalanche Software simply decided to change the original moniker to a less revealing one.
This interest-piquing bit of developer activity was observed just asrumors of a director’s cut edition ofHogwarts Legacystarted gaining online traction. But even if there’s some truth to those rumblings, there’s nothing to really indicate that the newly spotted fall 2024 update hint is related to that hypothetical new version of the open-world RPG.
The existence of yet anotherHogwarts Legacydevelopment branch isn’t the only sign pointing to the existence of at least one more future update for the game. Another such indication was recently offered by Avalanche Software Community Manager Chandler Wood, who revealed that the developer has been internally discussing the possibility ofadding the much-requested New Game Plus mode toHogwarts Legacyas of early June 2024. In the meantime, the game’s latest update that introduces features like the Photo Mode and the ability to reset Talent Points is now available for download on both PC and consoles.
Hogwarts Legacy
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Hogwarts Legacy is an immersive, open-world action RPG set in the world first introduced in the Harry Potter books. For the first time, experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Now you’re able to take control of the action and be at the center of your own adventure in the wizarding world. Your legacy is what you make of it.Explore an Open WorldThe wizarding world awaits you. Freely roam Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, the Forbidden Forest, and the surrounding Overland area.Be the Witch or Wizard You Want to beLearn spells, brew potions, grow plants, and tend to magical beasts along your journey. Get sorted into your house, forge relationships, and master skills to become the witch or wizard you want to be Experience a New Wizarding World AdventureExperience the wizarding world in an unexplored era to uncover a hidden truth from its past. Battle against trolls, Dark Wizards, goblins, and more as you face a dangerous villain threatening the fate of the wizarding world.
