After a Witcher-free decade, CDPR still promises three sequels in six years

CDPR previously committed to a “three Witcher games in six years” program in 2022 the witcher 4 Was in pre-production and known only as “Project Polaris”. At the time, CDPR said that “more than 150 people” were involved in the game’s development, a number that has increased to 447 active developers as of CDPR’s latest earnings report.

We got our first public glimpse of those developers’ work this summer via an influential the witcher 4 The tech demo was shown running on the PS5 during Epic’s State of Unreal presentation. But that technical presentation was labeled as “not actual gameplay”, even with sections apparently being controlled live by one of CDPR’s developers.

It all runs on a brand new underlying engine the witcher 4 It may be easier for CDPR to produce further sequels on an accelerated schedule. Nevertheless, three full sizes are being released Witcher The game’s release over a six-year period is a very ambitious promise, especially considering the nearly eight-year gap between its 2007 releases. Magician and 2015 releases the witcher 3,

Also note that CDPR is simultaneously working on a sequel cyberpunk 2077What has grown to a 135-person development team, CDPR projects will grow to more than 300 developers by 2027. The studio is also working on a multiplayer Witcher spinoff called “Project Sirius”, which is a “modern reimagining” of the first. Magician game (which has been in the works for nearly four years), as well as the still-mysterious Project Haider. This is a huge deal for a still-growing company, which had only 250 employees at the time. the witcher 3 Launched.

It is also worth noting that, even with the accelerated development program, technology has evolved today the witcher 4 May require significant updates to target new console and GPU hardware that will be standard at that time the witcher 6 Finally launches. With Epic saying that a preview of Unreal Engine 6 could be only two to three years away, we certainly hope that CD Projekt Red is future-proofing its ambitious development plans.