We [CD Projekt RED] are happy to announce that the next installment in The Witcher series of video games is currently in development, kicking off a new saga for the franchise.
Development of the new game will move from REDengine to Unreal Engine 5.
CDPR are beginning a āmulti-year strategic partnershipā with Epic Games.
No details about the actual game, development time frame, or release date were made. And I have a feeling there wonāt be any more news or teases until right at the end of development. And then only if CDPR are happy with the results. The Cyberpunk 2077 release fiasco is still freshā¦
Jason Slama, the current Game Director for Gwent, will helm the new project. And is looking to fill ātons of open roles with the possibility of remote workā - go get a Witcher 4 credit to add to your CV!
I really liked the Red Engine used in Witcher, but given what is possible with Unreal 5, Iām optimistic. The Matrix Awakenings was awesome.
Justā¦ donāt make it first person perspective (that was my only issue with Cyberpunk).
I didnāt actually mind it. I never really enjoyed the Deus Ex games (shocking, I know), but somehow Cyberpunk 2077 resonates with me. Iām around 60 hours into the game and chasing down every piece of side content I can before completing the main story. I canāt really imagine it from a third person perspective.
Even if they do end up making the new Witcher game a first person RPG (ala Skyrim), I wouldnāt mind. It affords artists the ability to make more detailed environments without having to be constrained by ceiling height for a floating camera. This means more intimate dungeons and building interiors stuffed with debris, furniture and decorations. It really does up the immersion factor. Itāll also make a VR mod (or hopefully baked in version) more feasible.
Cyberpunk wasnāt bad. In fact, it is one of the few games that did FPS well. But I still maintain that the game would have been even better had it been in 3rd person.
