The Witcher 4 – AKA Project Polaris AKA “the first instalment in the new Witcher saga”, as it continues to be referred to in lieu of a publicly announced name – is another step closer to release, with CD Projekt confirming development of the title has shifted to “full-scale production”. Additionally, a new Cyberpunk 2077 animated series is on the way.
“I’m proud to confirm that several weeks ago the Polaris team wrapped up preproduction and moved on to full-scale production – the most intensive phase of development,” CD Projekt’s joint CEO Michał Nowakowski wrote in a statement accompanying its Q3 2024 earnings report. “We are very pleased with our progress on this project, and I wish to thank the team for its dedication.”
Nowakowski’s update follows a progress report shared in August, which anticipated Project Polaris’ full production phase would start “soon”, and today’s news the milestone has formally been reached was also celebrated on social media by Project Polaris game director Sebastian Kalemba.
“With new challenges just around the corner,” Kalemba wrote, “it’s the talented and hard-working people who make me believe we can together make the upcoming Witcher Saga a remarkable experience. No stopping now! Stay tuned for what’s on the other side of the coin!”
It has, of course, a little over two and half years since CD Projekt confirmed development on the next game in The Witcher series had begun, but the project still remains shrouded in mystery. About all we know so far, beyond whatever speculation can be eked out of the single bit of tantalising promo art shared alongside Polaris’ announcement, is that it “won’t focus” on Geralt of Rivia. That nugget of information was shared by Geralt actor Doug Cockle earlier this year, although he also confirmed the character would appear in some capacity at least.
Alongside CD Projekt’s Witcher update, the studio also shared updated sales figures for some of its older titles, confirming Cypberpunk 2077 has now surpassed 30m copies sold. That’s 5m more than the company had shifted in October last year, with the well-recieved Phatom Liberty expansion also selling a further 5m copies, bringing the total up to 8m, in the same timeframe.
“These are impressive figures,” Nowakowski said of the new milestone. “I’m very happy to see a large, dedicated community coalesce around our Cyberpunk games.” Additionally, CD Projekt has confirmed that – following the success of 2022’s acclaimed Cyberpunk: Edgerunners – a brand-new animated series set in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe is in the works at Netflix, althogh no additional information has currently been revealed.
CD Projekt also previously announced Cyberpunk 2077 is launching for Mac next year, but one thing it won’t be getting is any kind of update for PS5 Pro.
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