Today CD Projekt Red announced their next big project. Despite a rather disastrous launch of Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red will not give up. Don’t worry though Cyberpunk 2077 players, CD Projekt Red has stated that they are still using the REDengine to work on the Cyberpunk 2077 expansion. So why is this news so significant? The first big announcement is that a new Witcher game is currently in development; it has been almost seven years since the release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015). Additionally, CD Projekt Red has announced they will be working with Epic Games Unreal Engine 5 to create the game.
This news is important because CD Projekt Red has been using the REDengine since The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings in 2011.
CD Projekt Red Statement
Paweł Zawodny, CTO of CD Projekt Red had this to say:
“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!”
Epic Games Thoughts
Tim Sweeney, Founder and CEO of Epic Games, had this to say about the partnership,
“Epic has been building Unreal Engine 5 to enable teams to create dynamic open worlds at an unprecedented scale and level of fidelity. We are deeply honored by the opportunity to partner with CD PROJEKT RED to push the limits of interactive storytelling and gameplay together, and this effort will benefit the developer community for years to come.”
Despite working with Epic Games, it is rumored that the next Witcher game will not be exclusive to the Epic Game Store.
