Noah Romsdal Hallundbæk Sørensen
CD Projekt isn’t backing down, the studio is fully committed to delivering its new Witcher trilogy at a breakneck pace.
A new production timetable from CD Projekt is raising eyebrows across the industry.
The studio insists it can deliver its next Witcher trilogy, led by Ciri, in a tight six-year window.
That pledge comes as the company leans heavily on a new engine pipeline and continues to ramp up staff devoted to the first entry.
Faster production cycle
During a recent financial call, joint CEO Michał Nowakowski reiterated that the next Witcher titles are expected to arrive in quicker succession.
According to the company, all three games are being developed on Unreal Engine 5, a shift the studio believes will shorten turnaround times.
Nowakowski told investors that CD Projekt had been using the engine “for almost four years now” and said the team was “very happy with what we’ve achieved.”
He pointed to the tech demo shown at Unreal Fest as evidence of the project’s progress and praised ongoing improvements from Epic Games.
He added: “In a way, yes, I do believe that further games should be delivered in a shorter period of time… our plan still is to launch the whole trilogy within a six-year period.”
Big expectations
If that schedule holds, the new timeline would drastically outpace the studio’s previous Witcher cycle.
The Witcher 3 arrived four years after The Witcher 2, and major AAA titles have since grown even more demanding to produce.
Studios such as Bethesda and Microsoft have spent years on long-announced projects including The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fable.
Sony also left a five-year gap between Ghost of Tsushima and its follow-up, Ghost of Yotei.
Given that landscape, CD Projekt’s accelerated approach stands out, and raises questions about whether the plan can withstand shifting industry pressures.
First release window
CD Projekt has already said The Witcher 4 will not launch in 2026, setting 2027 as the earliest possible debut.
Its latest financial report shows 447 developers assigned to the project, making it the studio’s primary focus.
Should the title arrive in late 2027, the next installments would likely follow in 2030 and 2033.
However, the company is also navigating several other commitments.
A Cyberpunk 2 project is underway, though at an earlier stage, and a remake of the original Witcher remains in development.
Additional initiatives, including non-game IP work, further crowd the pipeline.
Long road ahead
The company has confirmed that The Witcher 4 will not appear at this year’s Game Awards.
The most recent look at the game remains the Unreal Engine 5 tech showcase released in June.
If CD Projekt’s six-year plan holds, fans could be in for an unusually brisk chapter in the franchise’s history.
Sources: CD Project Red, IGN Nordic
