Two and a half years after saying The Witcher 4 – or relatively the “the primary instalment within the new Witcher saga”, because it’s now extra formally identified – CD Projekt has confirmed pre-production is sort of over and that full manufacturing on the sport will start “quickly”.
CD Projekt’s joint CEO Michał Nowakowski shared the information in a press launch outlining the studio’s work to date in 2024, explaining growth on the brand new Witcher recreation (codenamed Polaris) is “nearing a significant milestone which can mark the tip of the pre-production part”.
In an earnings video accompanying CD Projekt’s newest monetary outcomes, chief monetary officer Piotr Nielubowicz expanded on Nowakowski’s feedback somewhat, saying, “The Polaris crew, engaged on the subsequent recreation in The Witcher saga, made substantial progress, which can quickly allow us to wrap up pre-production and take this challenge to the total manufacturing part.”
Little has been revealed about CD Projeckt’s subsequent Witcher recreation past a tantalising little bit of promo artwork, however actor Doug Cockle just lately confirmed that whereas he’ll be returning as Geralt of Rivia, the sport “will not give attention to Geralt. So it is not about him this time.”
Alongside Polaris, CD Projekt can also be persevering with to work on tasks Orion, Sirius, and Hadar. Sirius is the Witcher spin-off that was re-evaluated and rebooted final 12 months, whereas Hadar is the studio’s new unannounced IP. As for Orion, that is the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel (which might or might not have multiplayer), and its Boston-based growth crew continues to be “laying the groundwork” for the challenge, based on Nowakowski in at this time’s studio replace.
And in different Cyberpunk information, Nowakowski confirmed in the course of the firm’s newest earnings name (thanks IGN) that CD Projekt is “positively planning on doing extra by way of animation with Cyberpunk” following the success of Netflix’s Edgerunners sequence. And whereas a Season 2 is not on the playing cards based on feedback made by CD Projekt’s Japan nation supervisor Satoru Honma again in 2022, Nowakowski has insisted extra animation is coming “for positive”.
