The Witcher 4 will be bigger and better than The Witcher 3 says CD ProjektAdam StarkeyPublished November 29, 2024 5:58pmUpdated November 29, 2024 5:58pm Polaris development kicked up a notch this week (CD Projekt)CD Projekt has shared some insight into The Witcher 4s development, describing the next entry as bigger and greater than its predecessor.Development on The Witcher 4 officially ramped up this month, but we still know very little about the next game in the series, including who will be the protaganist.Creator CD Projekt still hasnt given the sequel an official title, beyond the codename Polaris. All we know is it will be the first game in a new trilogy, and will involve original lead Geralt but not as the main focus.CD Projekt has now shared more details about the games production in a new interview and, notably, how theyre hoping to avoid repeating the disastrous launch of Cyberpunk 2077.Polaris sees the studio switch from its in-house game engine to Unreal Engine 5 for the first time, a move which, according to CD Projekt, was not a result of Cyberpunk 2077s launch, but instead motivated by the need to juggle multiple projects at once.The way we built stuff in the past was very one-sided, like one project at a time, CD Projekts vice president of technology, Charles Tremblay, told Eurogamer. We pushed the limit but also we saw that if we wanted to have a multi-project at the same time, building in parallel, sharing technology together, it is not easy.Tremblay goes onto explain how this new technology will not impact the ambitious nature of the studios games, describing Polaris as better and bigger than The Witcher 3. Cyberpunk 2077 is in much better shape now (CD Projekt)Again, I will not say its easy, but I think that we have some cool stuff going, and hopefully that will have some good showcase [of the technology], he added. The only thing I will say is that changing the tech for us does not change the fact that we always will be ambitious.And the next game we do will not be smaller, and it will not be worse. So it will be better, bigger, greater than The Witcher 3, it will be better than Cyberpunk because for us, its unacceptable [to launch that way]. We dont want to go back.Even if there will be some sweaty moments and maybe even some bad stuff happening, still, I think that we will try everything we can to make it even more than what we achieved in the past years. So the technology should not be a blocker for us, basically.In light of Cyberpunk 2077s launch, which was particularly bad on last gen consoles, Tremblay suggests the studio might prioritise certain platforms at the outset for Polaris just dont expect a PC-only situation.The strategy we want to do Im just trying not to say too much, bear with me most likely, the launch, we will not have a PC-only launch, for example, he added. I dont think this is a strategy we want to adopt right now. That being said, will it mean that we will have lets say there were 20 platforms available well have 20 at launch? Maybe not.Along with Polaris, CD Projekt is working on a new IP codenamed Project Hadar, a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, and a new game set in the Witcher universe titled Project Sirius. A remake of the original The Witcher game is also in the works, although thats being handled by external studio Fools Theory.More TrendingThe Witcher 4 is likely still several years away, but its possible we could see some sort of update (an actual title, perhaps?) at The Game Awards on December 13. Geralt will have some role in The Witcher 4 (CD Projekt)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralExclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy