CD Projekt has confirmed improvement is in full swing on The Witcher 4, over two years after it was initially introduced.
While we’ve identified concerning the existence of The Witcher 4 for over two years, following a emblem reveal in 2022, the subsequent instalment within the sequence continues to be shrouded in thriller.
Technically, it’s nonetheless unknown if it is going to be referred to as ‘The Witcher 4’, with developer CD Projekt referring to it by the codename Polaris. What we do know is it is going to be the primary sport in a brand new trilogy, and can contain authentic protagonist Geralt in some capability – however not essentially because the lead.
After beforehand stating full manufacturing on Polaris would kick off within the second half of 2024, CD Projekt has now formally confirmed the transfer.
In a statement alongside the studio’s Q3 2024 monetary report, CD Projekt CEO Michal Nowakowski mentioned: ‘I’m proud to verify that a number of weeks in the past the Polaris staff wrapped up preproduction and moved on to full-scale manufacturing – probably the most intensive part of improvement.
‘We are more than happy with our progress on this challenge, and I want to thank the staff for its dedication.’
In a separate video, CD Projekt’s chief monetary officer, Piotr Nielubowicz, confirmed Polaris is ‘presently probably the most far alongside’ of all of the tasks on the studio – though it’s nonetheless unclear when it should really come out.
This is a shock, because it was thought that the remake of the unique The Witcher sport could be the subsequent sport to be launched. Although that’s being made by exterior studio Fool’s Theory, so it appears doubtless CD Projekt just isn’t counting that and it’ll nonetheless be out first.
Along with Polaris, CD Projekt is engaged on a brand new IP codenamed Project Hadar, a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 codenamed Project Orion, and a brand new sport set within the Witcher universe titled Project Sirius.
Elsewhere in its financials, the studio introduced Cyberpunk 2077 has surpassed 30 million copies bought worldwide, a soar of 5 million from October final yr. The sport’s enlargement, Phantom Liberty, in the meantime has bought eight million copies because it launched in September 2023.
CD Projekt additionally gave some updates on different Cyberpunk tasks outdoors of video games.
After Netflix teased one other collaboration earlier this yr, the studio formally introduced it has teamed up with the streaming service for ‘one other animation challenge set within the Cyberpunk universe’ following the superb Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.
It’s unclear, nonetheless, if it is going to be animated by Studio Trigger, who labored on the 2022 sequence.
The studio additionally described a stay motion Cyberpunk challenge, which was introduced in October final yr, as nonetheless being within the ‘conceptual stage’.
Speaking concerning the challenge, Nowakowski added: ‘The conceptual stage has varied levels of development, so we’re for certain additional in than we have been a yr in the past, however we’re additionally not but on the stage the place we’d be purchasing across the idea to potential streamers or studios.
‘I’d say it’s most likely the same window between right here and now as was between once we introduced it a few yr in the past and immediately, so inside that window I might anticipate we’re going to get to purchasing [it] round.’
It’s nonetheless unclear whether or not the challenge is a film or TV sequence, but it surely appears like we’ll have some time to attend to seek out out, if it ever does come to fruition.
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