As part of CD Projekt’s latest earnings briefing, the company made a number of key announcements about its development pipeline, including staff updates for upcoming projects.
A slide from the Polish company’s earnings report shows the allocation of its developers to the studio’s many projects. As you can see in the graphic below, CD Projekt has assigned most of its developers to the next big Witcher game, codenamed Polaris.
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For the most recent quarter that ended on October 31, you can see that just under 50% of CD Projekt’s development staff (or 330 people, according to IGN) are now working on The Witcher 4. The number of developers working on the game has increased from time. December 2022
By mid-2024, CD Projekt expects more than 400 people to be working on the next Witcher game, CEO Adam Kicinski said, according to IGN . A number of developers are listed as “in transition” on the graph, and this may refer to developers moving on to The Witcher 4 and other projects.
The Witcher 4, or whatever this game is called, will be the first installment in the main series since 2015’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This game has sold more than 50 million copies and is one of the top 10 best-selling games in history. This is the first in a new trilogy.
However, don’t expect to play The Witcher 4 anytime soon, as the game isn’t scheduled for release until 2025 at the earliest. It’s made using Unreal Engine 5, which is a change from past entries in the series, which were developed using CD Projekt’s in-house RedEngine.
In addition to this game, CD Projekt is working on a new version of The Witcher 3 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, as well as a game codenamed Sirius being developed at CD Projekt’s Boston studio, The Molasses Flood. This game recently underwent an evaluation that resulted in a “new framework” for the title. CD Projekt has laid off a number of employees as part of the move.
In addition to The Witcher, CD Projekt is making a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077. To learn more about the studio, be sure to check out GameSpot’s in-depth documentary about CD Projekt and the Cyberpunk 2077 acquisition.
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