The Witcher 4 is now in pre-production according to CD Projekt’s chief financial officer.In CD Projekt’s latest financial results video, chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz provided updates on the Polish studio’s current projects.Firstly, another update is in the works for Cyberpunk 2077 which will bring additional improvements.
Nielubowicz also stated that the bulk of the studio’s “production capacity” is being used to develop “a large story-driven expansion for Cyberpunk”.However, he did also give an update on The Witcher 4.
While the existence of the next instalment in the beloved series was confirmed during Q1 2022, Nielubowicz has now stated that The Witcher 4 is out of the research phase and into pre-production.While release is still a long way off, it’s promising that development is progressing.
In the original teaser for The Witcher 4, a tagline reading ‘A New Saga Begins’ was included. Furthermore, the witcher’s medallion in the teaser is thought to be a lynx, something which may have been confirmed by CD Projekt’s global community director Marcin Momot.Both of these clues seem to indicate that the series will be moving on from Geralt of Rivia and his story and onto new plots and characters.
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