Unsurprisingly, The Witcher: A New Saga Begins… should mark the beginning of a new saga. CD Projekt Red confirms that it is already considering several new games
CD Projekt Red is already working on its next big project after Cyberpunk 2077: The Witcher 4, which doesn’t have a real name yet and is in development under the working title The Witcher: A New Saga Begins. And as this title already suggests, it will not be the only new Witcher game.
Yes, it will be a new Witcher saga.
CEO Adam Kicinski has just officially confirmed this during a conference with investors. According to Kicinski, the new The Witcher is currently in pre-production – that is, in a fairly early development phase – while several sequels are already being considered:
We communicated that there will be a new saga. Of course, we are still in the pre-production of the first game of this saga. But we don’t just have a new game [Witcher] on your mind. The first saga was made up of three games in total, so we are currently considering more than one title. […]
Adam Kicinski of CD Project Red during a conference with investors on September 7, 2022.
What advantage this decision could have: Adam Kicinski does not give more details at this time. But the decision to consider several sequels could have a decisive advantage for the new Witcher saga.
For example, the very first The Witcher was still quite independent. It wasn’t until Assassins of Kings that story elements were designed to be picked up in a potential sequel (i.e. Wild Hunt). As a result, The Witcher 2 and The Witcher 3 come together much more organically, while the first installment is gladly forgotten.
A game saga designed from the start would have another decisive advantage: CD Projekt Red could use a concept similar to that of the Mass Effect trilogy for the new Witcher series. In other words, the decisions made in the previous installments could have repercussions on the plot of the sequels.
What we know so far about the new Witcher
Here’s what we currently know: At the moment, there are very few concrete details about The Witcher: A New Saga Begins. We have compiled the most important points for you in the following key points:
The Witcher 4 will – unsurprisingly – be an open-world role-playing game.
The story will be self-sufficient and does not presuppose playing time in previous games.
The first teaser for The Witcher 4 showed a lynx medallion. Fans therefore speculate that the game could have Ciri, the adopted daughter of Geralt, as its protagonist. For more on the fan theory regarding the lynx medallion, check out our article on the subject.
For The Witcher 4, CD Projekt Red is switching from the in-house Red Engine to the Unreal Engine 5. You can read here what concrete benefits this should bring.
The Witcher 4 is not expected to be released as a PC exclusive in the Epic Games Store. CD Projekt Red has already confirmed that the game will be released store-wide.
Why there’s so little info so far: If you’re wondering why CD Projekt Red has already announced the new Witcher while giving so few details about it, we’ve got the answer for you: The reveal doesn’t tell us anything. was not intended. To find out exactly what is behind all this, watch our video on the subject.