CD Projekt Red enters full production on The Witcher 4

After launching Cyberpunk 2077 in late 2020, CD Projekt Red restructured its studios to reduce crunch and even swapped out its in-house development tools for Unreal Engine technology to smooth out development of future games. Since then, the studio has also been very open about its roadmap. In the latest update, we've learned that The Witcher 4 is now in full production. 

Back in July, CD Projekt game director, Pawel Sasko, confirmed that The Witcher 4 was due to go into ‘full production' later this year. Now, as part of CDPR's Q3 earnings report, the company has confirmed that the game is now in “the most intensive phase of development”.

The game's director, Sebastian Kalemba, added a statement, saying: “With new challenges just around the corner, it’s the talented and hard-working people who make me believe we can together make the upcoming Witcher Saga a remarkable experience. No stopping now! Stay tuned for what’s on the other side of the coin.”

Currently, there are around 400 people working on the next Witcher game, making it the largest project currently going at CD Projekt Red. The company also has smaller teams working on the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, a new Witcher spin-off game, and a remake of The Witcher 1.

KitGuru Says: The production phase is the longest part of development, so it will still be a few years before the game is ready. From the sounds of it, we will continue getting updates right up to that point. 

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