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Updated · digitalfoundry.net · Aug 24
CD Projekt Red Sets The Witcher 4 for 2028 as 500-Plus Developers Ready Witcher 3 Showcase
Updated
Updated · digitalfoundry.net · Aug 24

CD Projekt Red Sets The Witcher 4 for 2028 as 500-Plus Developers Ready Witcher 3 Showcase

3 articles · Updated · digitalfoundry.net · Aug 24

Summary

  • 2028 is now the confirmed release target for The Witcher 4, four years after CD Projekt Red first revealed the Ciri-led game.
  • 500-plus developers are working on the project, which joint CEO Michał Nowakowski described as a huge open world with action-heavy gameplay and a deep story.
  • Gamescom coverage will center instead on The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past, with a showcase set for Tuesday during Opening Night Live in Cologne.
  • Songs of the Past is due in 2027, while CD Projekt Red signaled no further Witcher 4 reveal at the show despite a prominent hall-eight presence.

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