Ever since the resounding success of the Witcher 3, gamers have been waiting patiently for the next instalment in the hit game series,and while the developers have been a bit silent on the matter, we finally have some news surrounding the Witcher 4 project.
Recently, CD Projekt Red, the company behind the hit game series, announced their earnings report and in that report, there is a mention of the Witcher 4 project, which has been codenamed Polaris, and it looks like close to 330 developers have been deployed on that project. This number means that almost 50% of CD Projekt Red’s workforce is working on the next Witcher game.
CDPR’s CEO Adam Kici?ski went on to announce that they intend to increase the number of developers working on the Witcher 4 project, to 400, as he seeks to give gamers an unforgettable experience. The Polaris project was announced back in 2022, and by July 2023, there were 260 members working on it. By the end of October, it was reported that close to 220 developers had been transferred from working on Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty to joining the Polaris team.
It is also being reported that a small percentage of this workforce is currently working on a Witcher Spin Off game, which has been codenamed Project Sirius. There are no details available for the Sirius Project currently. CDPR is also reportedly working on three more titles which have been codenamed Canis Majoris, Orion, and Hadar.
Orion is assumed to be the sequel to the Cyberpunk 2077 game and will be worked on by the people responsible for Phantom Liberty, which gives us immense confidence in the project. It remains to be seen how CDPR can balance these projects and ensure that all the games come out with the best output and quality. They have set high standards with the Witcher 3 and Phantom Liberty, so fans will be expecting the new games to be a visible step up.
