GamingTwo decades later, the cross-media dream is a reality | Opinion

On the face of it, there aren't too many points of comparison between The Last of Us and Hogwarts Legacy, beyond the fact that they're both very successful at the moment.,

The critically acclaimed HBO drama adaptation of The Last of Us has boosted sales of the games, while Hogwarts Legacy has become one of the fastest-selling games in years – but they are very different franchises with very different audiences.

In a sense, though, these successes are opposite sides of the same coin. They both represent a path to success for a cross-media franchise – each with a different direction of travel (one a franchise moving from books/movies into games, another a franchise moving from games into premium TV). There are very different underpinnings to their success, but each highlights the potential for video games to be the lynchpin for cross-media properties.

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