The Witcher 4: According to CD Project RED, the title is in pre-production
With the newly announced Witcher game, The Witcher 4want CD Project RED start a new saga. Geralt is left behind but how is that supposed to work? The makers haven’t revealed much yet. With the latest financial report of the studio but there is already initial information about state of development.
CD Project RED sends The Witcher 4 into pre-production
CD Project RED recently announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2022, also revealing some interesting information for the new Witcher game in production, previously dubbed The Witcher 4 due to the lack of an official title.
This new title will this time Developed using Unreal Engine 5. According to their own statements, CD Project started researching this project last year. In the first quarter of this year, the pre-production began. The financial report shows that currently over 100 developers are involved in it and that the studio with the previous work history “very satisfied” is.
Unreal Engine 5 simplifies production
The studio says that with the switch to Unreal Engine 5, already improvements in the development efficiency could be determined. CD Project works with the developers of epic together to ensure that the engine is properly tuned and scalable, so “powerful open-world RPGs”that go hand in hand with one’s own vision can arise. In addition, the development studio develops its own toolset for the Unreal Engine in-house, such as tools for narrative design.
Cyberpunk continues to be in focus
However, most developers are still working on the extensions for Cyberpunk 2077. During the presentation, CEO Adam Kiciński explained that the impact of the next-gen version of Cyberpunk 2077 and the Updates 1.5 on both sales and player perception of the game “definitely positive” was.
Accordingly, the majority of the team will probably continue to focus on the cyber role-playing game, because for this year that is still big update 2.6 planned, as well as one Story expansion next year.
CD Projekt Red has released a brief overview of everything the studio is working on. The video is in Polish, but there are English subtitles for those who are curious.
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