The final decision on this matter has not yet been made.
Warner Bros. Discovery is considering partnering with third-party companies to develop games based on its franchises, Warner Bros. Discovery said on a conference call to discuss its latest report. told Head of the holding David Zaslav.
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According to Zaslav, many gaming companies are showing interest in developing games based on Warner Bros. Discovery franchises, and the company is currently considering whether to provide third-party developers with such an opportunity.
David Zaslav
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO
We have 11 game studios, but we also have a ton of franchises. And a lot of other companies are very interested in working on games for some of these franchises. We’re looking into that right now.
Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision may be influenced by the failures of the company’s latest in-house games: Suicide Squad and Gotham Knights were flops. WB Games’ last major and successful project, Hogwarts Legacy, was released in early 2024.
Zaslav did not say when a decision might be made to develop games based on Warner Bros. Discovery franchises by third-party companies or which studios are interested in Warner Bros. Discovery’s intellectual property.