Over 250 developers are already working on The Witcher 4, confirms CD Projekt
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CD Projekt CEO Adam Kiciński has confirmed that over 250 developers are already working onThe Witcher4(codenamePolaris).
Fans of thebest RPGswill want to keepThe Witcher 4on their radar. Announced in anearnings call, Kiciński spoke about howCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty"consisted of 300 people" in the pre-release phase. As VGCreports, he said: “That’s fewer than at the end of 2022, but it still it remains our biggest team. On the other hand, thePolaristeam has grown to almost 260 developers at the end of July.”
Earlier intoThe Witcher 4codename Polaris' development, the team’s size is already nearing that of the expansion to the excellentCyberpunk 2077, with all efforts being directed towards the company’s epic fantasy RPG series: “After releasingPhantom Liberty, we will transfer a big part of the team toPolaris,” Kiciński confirms.
Late last year it wasconfirmedthatThe Witcher 4would be the first in a new trilogy of games for the series, with Kiciński stating it would serve as “a new saga”. The next game inThe Witcherseries wasfirst announcedin early 2022, but still appears to be several years away. With the team working on theCyberpunk 2077expansion, we could see development speed up for the hotly anticipated release.
The Witcherwas the first game developed by CD Projekt Red as its debut title in 2007 for PC based upon the books by Andrzej Sapkowski. This was followed byThe Witcher 2: Assassins of Kingsin 2011where the series made the jump to consoles. However, the third title in the trilogy, 2015’sThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt,garnered the largest amount of success, and has appeared on previous generation consoles, PC, and a"next-gen" updateforXbox Series XandPS5.
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