CD Projekt Red Confirms a New THE WITCHER Game is Coming and It's Using Unreal Engine 5

Earlier this week, CD Projekt Red surprised everyone by announcing that a new game in The Witcher series is in the works. We don’t know a whole lot about the game. It will use the Unreal Engine 5 and the teaser image says “A New Saga Begins.” There’s no word on release date or window, no idea what to expect, or anything. It’s safe to say that this game is going to be one of the most popular games ever at launch. CD Projekt Red is working with Epic Games to utilize Unreal Engine 5 to its fullest and in a statement, CTO Paweł Zawodny stated:

One of the core aspects of our internal RED 2.0 Transformation is a much stronger focus on technology, and our cooperation with Epic Games is based on this principle. From the outset, we did not consider a typical licensing arrangement; both we and Epic see this as a long-term, fulfilling tech partnership. It is vital for CD PROJEKT RED to have the technical direction of our next game decided from the earliest possible phase as; in the past, we spent a lot of resources and energy to evolve and adapt REDengine with every subsequent game release. This cooperation is so exciting, because it will elevate development predictability and efficiency, while simultaneously granting us access to cutting-edge game development tools. I can’t wait for the great games we’re going to create using Unreal Engine 5!

What do you hope to see from the new Witcher title? Maybe I should actually play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt before this releases.