Riding Edgerunners’ tsunami of popularity (the Netflix anime that caused Cyberpunk 2077 to break The Witcher record for contemporary gamers) CD Projekt It has charted the roadmap for its future content and there is a lot going on. “Our mission remains unchanged – said Adam Kicinski president and co-CEO of CD Projekt – we are here to create revolutionary role-playing video games with unforgettable stories that can inspire gamers”.
There seem to be several memorable stories as 6 (+1) new video games were announced during the video outlining the future of the Polish company: A new trilogy of games for The Witcher, a single game. Player title with multiplayer elements for the general public at all times in The Witcher universe, another ambitious video game set in the medieval fantasy of the monster hunter, the sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, and a new original IP.
New development studios were acquired or built from scratch for this ambitious program aimed at delighting fans of the CD Projekt universe and expanding the Polish studio’s audience. Let’s analyze together All CD Projekt news from The Witcher’s new trilogy after Cyberpunk 2077who is working on it and when might they come out.
The new trilogy of The Witcher
CD Projekt’s biggest problem in recent years has been the graphics engine. In the first 2 minutes of the presentation on the future of the company, Piotr Nielubowicz, CFOreminded everyone of the recent partnership with Epic Games to use in the new The Witcher saga. Unreal Engine 5. It will be interesting to see the level of detail and immersion we see in the tech horror of Matrix Awakens applied to medieval fantasy filled with monsters and magic designed by Andrzej Sapkowski. We talked about this in particular that The Witcher: Unreal Engine 5 will make development not faster, but smoother.
The first game in this new trilogy, temporarily, Polaris Project and there is no release date yet. The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt will be a multi-story open world RPG that will make everything fans love better and bigger.
we also know The entire trilogy will be released in 6 years.; hence, an episode every 2 years since Polaris debuted. Kicinski himself admits that this plan is “bold and ambitious” because it includes 3 top AAA productions. To do this, the studio will use the technological foundations of the first episode, Polaris, to build the 2 sequels so we don’t see revolutions between one title and the other.
Other games in the Witcher universe
Nielubowicz said, “One of our goals, which we have already achieved at the beginning of 2022, is to be able to continue the development of two AAA titles simultaneously. molasses flood Expansion of the North American team as well. “He’s dealing with the first Sirius Project: a video game dedicated to the general public and already in pre-production in The Witcher universe. There will be cooperative multiplayer features and some veteran developers of CD Projekt Red will support the Boston studio.
Another great project set in The Witcher universe has a rather unusual codename: canis majorisLike the constellation to which Sirius belongs, it is one of the brightest stars in the sky. to be created by a The team outside of CD Projekt, also in this case veterans from the first episodes of the series. This game will be a “high end” build that will use Unreal Engine 5 and many of the development tools built for Polaris.
Project Orion is coded for Cyberpunk 2
After the disastrous launch, the slow fix of all bugs (which will only end with the new Project Liberty expansion coming out next year) and the anime series Netflix | Studio Trigger, the popularity show achieved thanks to Cyberpunk 2077, has reached its 20th milestone. million copies have been sold. Given the potential of the series, it shouldn’t be a difficult decision for CD Projekt management to greenlight a sequel that enhances and expands the dystopian and cybernetic narrative universe designed by Mike Pondsmith.
Cyberpunk 2 codename given Orion Project and “It will be developed by CD Projekt Red North America, a new development center comprised of a new Boston-based studio (apart from The Molasses Flood) that will join our Vancouver team,” said Kicinski. to further expand our vision and leverage the large North American talent pool.” The CEO hasn’t given much detail on the matter, so this title is likely to be released in a few years.
New original Ip and other CD Projekt projects
Search by code name Hadar ProjectCD Projekt RED’s new intellectual property began its conceptual stages as early as 2021 and will be based on an entirely new universe. “We’re not working on a video game, we’re working on an idea that has multiple consequences,” said Michal Nowakowski, Senior Vice President of Business Development. The video, which presents this ambitious roadmap, explained the strategy of opening CD Projekt brands to the world of multiplayer experiences. Nowakowski continues: “Unreal Engine 5 is a very robust platform that will allow us to add multiplayer elements to many of our future products. Since the new trilogy and Canis Majoris will be developed with the Epic Games graphics engine, it is reasonable to assume that we will be able to try The Witcher multiplayer experience in the future.
part of CD Projekt’s strategy, then, expanding its range into the world of comics, television, movies and mobile titles. “For the first time in our history, we are opening the door for outside teams to work on our products with particular attention to the mobile universe, with the aim of creating new ways to interact with our brands – added Nowakowski -“. There are also “other projects in the entertainment world” that are not mentioned. Burns a lot in Poland development house and says they learned from past mistakes and created one healthier and more inclusive culture in the workplace. Now, it remains to be seen how CD Projekt will develop and release this newly announced mountain of titles and external projects while staying true to its promises.
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