CD Projekt is because of begin manufacturing on The Witcher 4 this yr, codenamed ‘Polaris’ internally. CD Projekt first introduced Polaris again in 2022 throughout a studio livestream. On the time it was unveiling its roadmap for the longer term, at which level it introduced plans for a number of new recreation tasks, together with Polaris, in any other case generally known as The Witcher 4. It additionally revealed the Cyberpunk 2077 codenamed Orion, in addition to one other recreation within the collection of The Witcher that might later be confirmed as a remake of the unique The Witcher recreation launched again in 2007.
CD Projekt hasn’t shared an excessive amount of details about Polaris but. However primarily based on latest reviews in regards to the recreation’s course, it could possibly be a pivotal second for the collection. The Witcher has nearly at all times adopted Geralt of Rivia as the primary protagonist. Except for a few The Witcher spin-off reveals on Netflix. However that gained’t be the case with The Witcher 4. As a substitute of specializing in Geralt, the studio can be utilizing a wholly completely different character as the main focus of the sport. A becoming resolution since Polaris is meant to be the beginning of a brand new trilogy throughout the universe of The Witcher.
Who the lead character could be hasn’t been introduced. However Gerlat’s voice actor says the main focus isn’t on Geralt. Some followers suppose this could be opening the door for Ciri to be the primary character. After her well-received segments of gameplay in The Witcher 3, this won’t be a nasty concept. However it will even be attention-grabbing to see utterly unfamiliar characters take the helm. Or maybe for gamers to be given the possibility to create their very own Witcher and construct their very own story with the sport’s characters.
CD Projekt desires to have 400 folks engaged on The Witcher 4 manufacturing by mid-year
Now that Cyberpunk 2077 is actually achieved following the discharge of Phantom Liberty final September, CD Projekt is shifting right into a part the place it probably gained’t have something main releasing (that we all know of) for the subsequent couple of years. It’s suspected that The Witcher 4 gained’t be launched till someday in 2026 or 2027. If these estimates are true, then you definitely’ll have to show elsewhere on your Witcher repair. The excellent news there’s that The Witcher 3 is a wonderful recreation. And you may typically discover it and the DLC on sale for a low value. It additionally consists of tons of playable content material that would take a really very long time to finish in its entirety.
So should you haven’t performed The Witcher 3 but, now’s nearly as good of a time as any. When it comes to manufacturing on The Witcher 4, issues at CD Projekt are beginning to ramp up. Chatting with Reuters, joint CEO Adam Badowski says they’d prefer to have about 400 folks engaged on manufacturing for the sport by the center of the yr. Badowski doesn’t point out whether or not or not these 400 could be the whole staff. Badowski additionally doesn’t point out when manufacturing on the sport is definitely starting. However there’s a very good likelihood it could be beginning quickly if the studio desires to scale as much as 400 builders by this Summer time.
CD Projekt can also be engaged on fairly just a few different tasks, certainly one of which is the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel. As Wccftech notes, improvement on this began a bit earlier this month.