Followers of The Witcher hoping to see a trailer for the fourth recreation at The Sport Awards this 12 months might need to mood their expectations.
CD Projekt co-CEO Michał Nowakowski posted a message on X on Wednesday expressing gratitude that The Witcher 4 had been nominated within the Most Anticipated Sport class, however warned that neither it or another CD Projekt recreation would in any other case be making an look throughout the present.
“I’m very pleased to see The Witcher 4 nominated within the Most Anticipated Sport class at The Sport Awards,” he wrote. “Due to everybody who has already voted – your assist means numerous to us.
“We gained’t be bringing any new content material to TGA this 12 months, however we’re, as at all times, excited to observe the present and have a good time this wonderful business’s nice evening alongside all of you.”
CD Projekt has beforehand acknowledged that The Witcher 4 is within the full-scale manufacturing part, and has already dominated out a 2026 launch.
In a Q&A following its latest monetary outcomes, Nowakowski was requested to offer extra element about how far the sport was in improvement, and replied: “As we’ve got already acknowledged, The Witcher 4 is within the full-scale manufacturing part. We’re not disclosing any particulars relating to the goal launch date, so there’s not a time limit I may consult with when answering such a query.
“The one factor we’re commenting is that we’re not launching in 2026, and we’re additionally not usually stepping into any specifics relating to technical or design issues. There’s nothing out of the abnormal, I’d say, in that space occurring with The Witcher 4 – it’s simply full-scale manufacturing continuing at its tempo, as per our inside plans. I feel that’s as a lot as we will say.”
Again in June, CD Projekt debuted a tech demo which it stated was consultant of what The Witcher 4 will seem like on a base PS5 console, however didn’t present the sport itself.
When some began the focus on the footage on-line as if it was the primary have a look at the sport, CD Projekt launched an announcement calling it “a tech demo, and a primary have a look at the cutting-edge expertise powering The Witcher 4 – however not The Witcher 4 itself”.
“It showcases the highly effective basis we’re constructing in shut collaboration with Epic Video games to push open-world design additional than ever earlier than and the core techniques and options we’re creating utilizing Unreal Engine 5,” it added.
