In a recent interview with investors, CD Projekt CEO Adam Kiciński told a bit about The Witcher 4 , codenamed Polaris , and said that the game is still at a very early stage of development. Kiciński also mentioned that a large part of the work on The Witcher 4 is related to the new one
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the mechanism of the game – Unreal Engine 5, on which the game is created. After completing the work on this system, work on the next parts should progress a little faster.
In response to this, one of the investors asked what it meant for the potential premiere of The Witcher 4 . Specifically, it was asked whether, given the previous information on The Witcher 5 and The Witcher 6 , the game will be ready in three or more years. Kiciński confirmed this to be true, which means the earliest date for The Witcher 4 to appear is 2025.
While 2025 is the earliest year that the next installment of The Witcher series could be released , it seems 2026 or later is a better estimate. Kiciński and the rest of CD Projekt still emphasize that The Witcher 4 is still very distant. Considering that delays are quite common when it comes to game production, it wouldn’t be a shock if the title was delayed even further.