The Witcher 4 Still Has Two Sequels Planned Within Six Years, CD Projekt Red Asserts

""In a way, yes, I do believe that further games should be delivered in a shorter period of time--as we had stated before, our plan still is to launch the whole trilogy within a six-year period, so yes, that would mean we would plan to have a shorter development time between [The Witcher 4] and [The Witcher] 5, between [The Witcher] 5 and [The Witcher] 6 and so on," Nowakowski said."

""Nowakowski's co-CEO at CD Projekt, Adam Kicinski, discussed this six-year timespan for the new Witcher trilogy in 2022--over three years ago. To be clear, the clock would start ticking on six years once The Witcher 4 launches, and that won't happen until 2027 at the earliest. If, for example, The Witcher 4 did come out then, that would mean CD Projekt aims for The Witcher 5 to hit in 2030 and The Witcher 6 in 2033.""

""The Witcher 4 entered \"full-scale production\" last year and then appeared at The Game Awards 2024 with a trailer. Earlier this year, CD Projekt Red showed off a tech demo of The Witcher 4 running on PS5. While it wasn't actual gameplay footage, the video saw Ciri standing on a cliff, riding a horse named Kelpie, and entering a port town called Valdrest. The Witcher 4 is actually being developed with consoles in mind first, a change from how Cyberpunk 2077 was developed.""

CD Projekt plans to launch a new Witcher trilogy within a six-year period beginning from The Witcher 4's release. The plan anticipates shorter development intervals between The Witcher 4, 5, and 6. The six-year clock starts when The Witcher 4 launches; the earliest possible release is 2027, implying The Witcher 5 around 2030 and The Witcher 6 around 2033. The Witcher 4 entered full-scale production last year and debuted a trailer at The Game Awards 2024. A PS5 tech demo showed Ciri, a horse named Kelpie, and the port town Valdrest, though it was not gameplay. The game is being developed with consoles prioritized and on Unreal Engine 5. No release date or window has been announced and The Witcher 4 is not expected at the upcoming Game Awards.

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