Hogwarts Legacy Gamers Losing It Over Sequel Job Listing

A new job listing for the Hogwarts Legacy sequel has got fans torn, with some excited and others a little worried.

Hogwarts Legacy sold 22 million copies by the end of 2023, and it’s pretty easy to see why Warner Bros. has put a sequel into production.

Hogwarts Legacy 2 was confirmed in September 2024, and while we don’t have that many details about the upcoming game so far, a new job listing has suggested a few details about it.

As spotted on Reddit, Warner Bros. is hiring a temporary Junior Level Designer at Avalanche Studios, and it seems to have confirmed that the game will be running on Unreal Engine 5.

This comes as no surprise really, considering the first game was built on Unreal Engine 4. The engine boasts a lot of upgrades over UE4, including improved level of detail in models, and Lumen, which dramatically improves the lighting.

Despite the upgrade, Unreal Engine 5 has also landed itself in hot water due to many UE5 titles ending up with poor performance and blurry visuals.

Games like Mafia: The Old Country, Stalker 2, and Silent Hill 2—while all being critically acclaimed, have come under fire for their major performance issues, stuttering, and blurry visuals as a result of using Unreal Engine 5.

However, there are also some games that run quite smoothly on Unreal Engine 5. Tekken 8, Layers of Fear, Black Myth: Wukong and Senua's Saga: Hellblade II have each been praised for their excellent visuals while also not having many performance issues.

This has naturally left fans divided on Hogwarts Legacy 2, with some looking forward to seeing how the sequel’s interpretation of the wizarding world will look on an upgraded engine, and others worried that it may run poorly on modern hardware.

“Honestly can't wait to see how they utilize UE5 for a vast open world like this,” wrote one fan on Reddit.

“Probably still a few years away right? I hope UE5 is optimised better by then,” another wrote, referring to the performance issues associated with Unreal Engine 5.

“Can't wait for traversal stutters and overall s****y performance on PC and consoles,” another wrote. “Truly is a wholesome game engine.”

As is the case with all game development, it’s less about the engine used and more about the resources pumped into it. Hopefully Warner Bros. gives Avalanche the time and money to ensure Hogwarts Legacy 2 doesn’t become unplayable for millions.