The next Witcher game won’t be here anytime soon. CD Projekt joint CEO Adam Kicinski said during an investor call this week that the game, which is being made in Epic’s Unreal Engine 5, is going to take some time. The game is in development under the working title Polaris.
“For Polaris we are preparing technology. This is the first project to be released on the new engine, Unreal Engine 5, [so] there is a need for some extra work making this technology,” he said, as reported by IGN. “For this project, for sure we need some extra effort to deliver.”
Asked if would be appropriate to believe that The Witcher 4 is more than three years away from launch, Kicinski said yes, it would be. The executive added that he expects The Witcher 5 and The Witcher 6 will have a smoother development because the foundation via Unreal Engine 5 will already be in place. Each of those games should take about three years to develop, Kicinski said.