- CD Projekt Red still plans to release its next Witcher trilogy within a six-year period
- Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski says CPR is satisfied with what it has achieved with its use of Unreal Engine 5
- Nowakowski suggests that Unreal Engine 5 will allow shorter development time between The Witcher 4, 5and 6
CD Projekt Red has confirmed its plan to release its next trilogy of Witcher games within a six-year time frame.
In the company’s latest financial call (via IGN), co-CEO Michał Nowakowski said the development period between each new Witcher the game, which is set to star Ciri in the titular role, will be much shorter, thanks primarily to the switch to Unreal Engine 5.
“We have used UE5 for The Witcher 4 for almost four years now, and we’re very pleased with what we’ve achieved,” Nowakowski said.
“I think you could have seen some of that with your own eyes with our tech demo reveal at Unreal Fest a few months ago, and we’re also very happy with the results of that – we’ve said it before, but I’m always happy to say it again – and we’re happy with how the engine is evolving through the efforts of the Epic team and how we’re learning how to make it work in a big open world. The Witcher 4 is meant to be.”
The CEO went on to suggest that because CDPR uses Unreal Engine 5, after The Witcher 4 launches, The Witcher 5 and The Witcher 6 will have a “shorter development window”.
“In a way, yes, I believe that additional games need to be delivered in a shorter time – as we had said before, our plan is still to launch the entire trilogy within a six-year period, so yes, that would mean that we would plan to have a shorter development time between 4 and 5in between 5 and 6 and so on,” he said.
Unfortunately, Nowakowski didn’t give a hint as to when we can expect the first game in the trilogy to launch, but CDPR has hinted that The Witcher 4 probably won’t launch until 2027.
In addition to its Witcher trilogy, CDPR is also working on Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, which is now in pre-production, although the game will surely be released after The Witcher 4.
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