The Witcher 4 Enters Full Production, Game Director Confident

In a tweet (X) on November 26, CD Projekt RED’s VP and Game Director Sebastian Kalemba announced that The Witcher 4 had officially moved into full-scale production after its pre-production period. He has confidence in this new saga and commented on how it may provide an amazing experience to fans of the franchise.

We first learned about the development of The Witcher 4 more than two and a half years ago, when CD Projekt RED announced a major departure from its own REDEngine to Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5. This partnership was characterized as a long-term technical relationship, with both entities collaborating to move the game-making tool forward.

The Witcher 4 Enters Full Production; New Saga Set for a Few More Years of Development

The goal was not just a licensing deal but to address how they could improve existing development tools to make the production pipeline better, explained CD Projekt RED’s CTO, Paweł Zawodny. The shift will also boost predictability and efficiency and give access to their latest game development tech, Zawodny added. He said to be excited for future games that use Unreal Engine 5. Although this move to Unreal Engine 5 may well speed up work on any of its future titles, The Witcher 4 is still very much in the early phase of getting the team up to speed with the new engine.

Kalemba’s hinted previously that the game is pushing the RPG envelope with novel features and mechanics that will raise the bar for what players expect from action RPGs. Moreover, The Witcher 4 is supposed to be an accessible entry point for players who are new to the series.

Recently, the first actor working on The Witcher 4 was revealed, with voice-over and motion capture sessions scheduled to begin in 2025. While it’s still unclear exactly when The Witcher 4 will launch, it’s expected that it won’t be released for at least a couple of years, if not more.

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