CD Projekt Purple, the studio behind Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has introduced that the "subsequent installment in The Witcher series" is presently in improvement.
The studio introduced this information on its website immediately, citing that this new Witcher recreation can be "kicking off a brand new saga for the franchise." As for who the protagonist can be, and the place it takes place in CD Projekt Purple's Witcher timeline so far, that is still unknown. Nevertheless, the studio did reveal that it is shifting away from its REDengine, which is the in-house engine the studio used to develop Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3, to develop this new Witcher recreation on Unreal Engine 5.
"That is an thrilling second as we're shifting away from REDengine to Unreal Engine 5, starting a multi-year strategic partnership with Epic Video games," the studio's announcement reads. "It covers not solely licensing, however technical improvement of Unreal Engine 5, in addition to potential future variations of Unreal Engine, the place related. We'll intently collaborate with Epic Video games' builders with the first objective being to assist tailor the engine for open-world experiences.
At this level, no additional particulars relating to this recreation – equivalent to improvement time-frame or launch date – can be found.
CD Projekt Purple says REDengine will nonetheless be used to develop the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 growth.
This information comes just a few years after the studio mentioned the primary three Witcher video games have been a definitive trilogy and that it couldn't identify the subsequent recreation, "The Witcher 4." It revealed that extra video games within the Witcher universe would occur, although, so except one thing's modified, this new Witcher recreation probably will not be titled The Witcher 4.
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