CD PROJEKT RED announced that as part of its strategic partnership with Epic Games, it has begun development work for the new Witcher game, The Witcher Saga.
CD PROJEKT RED is today the next installment in The Witcher series of video games, new Witcher game The Witcher Saga announced that it is in development with Unreal Engine 5 and has started a new technology partnership with Epic Games.
Today’s announcement marks the first official confirmation of a new game in The Witcher series since the release of CD PROJEKT RED’s previous single-player AAA RPG in the series, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
New Witcher game The Witcher Saga announced
The teaser image of the new game features a locket accompanied by the phrase A New Saga Begins. Beyond this initial confirmation of a new saga in The Witcher series, no other details such as development time or release date were given.
CD PROJEKT RED has also announced that they will migrate to Unreal Engine 5 as part of a multi-year strategic partnership with Epic Games. Since The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings released in 2011, CD PROJEKT RED has used proprietary REDengine technology to create its games. This new relationship with Epic covers not only licensing but also the technical development of Unreal Engine 5 and, where relevant, potential future versions of Unreal Engine. Starting with the development of The Witcher Saga game in the The Witcher series, CD PROJEKT RED developers will collaborate with Epic developers with the primary goal of helping adapt the engine for open world experiences.
Talking about the use of Unreal Engine 5 and future games for this, CD PROJEKT RED’s CTO Pawel Zawodny said:
“One of the key aspects of our internal RED 2.0 Transformation is a much stronger focus on technology, and our collaboration with Epic Games is based on this principle. From the beginning, we did not consider a typical licensing arrangement. It is a long-term, satisfying technology partnership. CD PROJEKT RED’ It’s vital that we determine the technical direction of our next game from the earliest possible stage, because in the past, we’ve spent a lot of resources and energy developing and improving. Adapt REDengine to each subsequent game release. This collaboration is very exciting because while increasing development predictability and efficiency it also gives us access to the latest game development tools.”
Tim Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Epic Games, said about the partnership:
“Epic is building Unreal Engine 5 to enable teams to create dynamic open worlds of unprecedented scale and accuracy. We are honored by the opportunity to partner with CD PROJEKT RED to jointly push the boundaries of interactive storytelling and gameplay, and this effort is well worth the developer community. It will be beneficial for years to come.”
Simultaneously with these announcements, CD PROJEKT RED, REDengine, the technology that powers Cyberpunk 2077He confirmed that . is still being used for the development of the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 expansion.
A release date or details for The Witcher Saga are yet to be announced. We will share with you as developments occur.