The Witcher 4 Set to Enter Production
CD Projekt Red is about to start the full-fledged manufacturing part of Project Polaris, the corporate mentioned in its press statement outlining its monetary outcomes for H1 2024. “Work on Polaris is progressing – its improvement crew is nearing a serious milestone which is able to mark the tip of the preproduction part,” Michał Nowakowski, CD Projekt Red joint CEO, mentioned.
The studio didn’t present some other particulars about The Witcher 4, however did verify it was “laying the groundwork” for Project Orion – the following sport set within the Cyberpunk universe.
Project Polaris was first introduced in March 2022, with the studio confirming the sport could be in-built Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5. Later that yr, CD Projekt Red revealed that Polaris could be the start of a brand new Witcher saga — the primary instalment in a brand new trilogy, with the studio aiming to ship all three video games inside a six-year interval following the launch of The Witcher 4.
What We Know About the Witcher 4
The Witcher 4 is confirmed to be a story-driven open-world RPG, “constructed on the legacy of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.” CD Projekt can also be producing two different Witcher titles outdoors the brand new trilogy — a multiplayer focussed Witcher sport, dubbed Project Sirius, and “Canis Majoris,” a story-driven open-world title confirmed to be a full Unreal Engine 5-remake of the primary Witcher sport.
In an earlier earnings report delivered in November 2023, CD Projekt Red confirmed that just about half of the studio — which makes up for over 300 builders — was engaged on The Witcher 4. The firm, nonetheless, has not introduced a launch timeline for the sport.
More lately, the voice actor for Geralt of Rivia, the protagonist within the first three video games, claimed that the character would characteristic in The Witcher 4, however not in a central position. “The Witcher 4 has been introduced. I am unable to say something about it,” Doug Cockle mentioned in an interview earlier this month. “What we all know is that Geralt can be a part of the sport, we simply do not understand how a lot. And the sport will not deal with Geralt, so it is not about him this time.”
