CD Projekt Red shared The Witcher 4 developments: The team of 260 people is working with Unreal Engine 5, and the development of the game is gaining speed.
CD ProjektRedeagerly awaited Witcher 4He shared the progress of ‘s and revealed that half of its developers are working on this project, which shows that the game’s development is gaining momentum. Codename for the project polaris This new sequel given Unreal Engine 5 It is being developed with.
The Polaris team had grown to 260 members as of July 31, 2023, accounting for more than a third of CD Projekt Red’s entire team. Following the release of Phantom Liberty, development on the game accelerated considerably.
CD Projekt Red Announces The Witcher 4’s Accelerated Development and Growing Team
CD Projekt Red laid off nearly 100 employees in July. According to LinkedIn data, as of the end of November, the company’s overall number of employees is around 900, half of the company’s employees. Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty package, meaning that around 300 to 350 employees from its remaining team are currently working on The Witcher 4. CD Projekt CEO Adam Kicinski also said that they expect more than 400 developers to work on Polaris by mid-2024.
The report also stated that more than 25% of the developers were transferred to other projects in the team, and that the developers who completed the Phantom Liberty project would participate in the Cyberpunk 2077 sequel called Orion and other projects.
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As for the development phase, CD Projekt Red has not made any announcements since Polaris announced that development would begin in May 2022. Of course, this development does not mean that another Witcher game will be released immediately. CD Projekt Red CEO Adam Kicinski announced in October 2022 that Polaris would last at least three years. Because the studio is trying not only to create a new game but also to develop new technology within Unreal Engine 5.