CD Projekt has revealed that the sport codenamed undertaking Polaris – that “first instalment within the new Witcher saga” that we have all been referring to as The Witcher 4 simply to make factor a bit much less complicated till a correct title is slapped on it – is nearly able to enter full manufacturing.
In accordance with joint CEO Michał Nowakowski in a press launch detailing the studio’s newest earnings figures and progress on its present initiatives, preproduction on Polaris is on monitor to wrap up quickly, with the builders “nearing a significant milestone” that’ll mark this level. So, as of proper now, CD Projekt is “gearing up” to launch into that subsequent part.
In an earnings video that provides the this smorgasbord of witchery data, CD Projekt CFO Piotr Nielubowicz added that within the first half of 2024, the Polaris improvement crew has “made substantial progress”, which is able to permit that step into full manufacturing to be taken “quickly”.
Again within the press launch, Nowakowski continued: “The primary half of the 12 months was additionally a busy interval for our Boston studio, which is laying the groundwork for Undertaking Orion – a brand new recreation set within the Cyberpunk universe.”
He additionally gave a shout-out to the entire cool stuff modders have been getting as much as with The Witcher 3’s REDkit modding instruments since these arrived again in Might, writing: “It’s been a number of months since our dev instruments had been launched to avid gamers, and there’s already a slew of attention-grabbing modding initiatives on the market.”
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In an earnings name about these financials (thanks, IGN), Nowakowski additionally seems to have given some hope to of us determined for a second season of Cyberpunk Edgerunners, revealing that the studio is on the very least “planning on doing extra by way of animation with Cyberpunk”, so that you would possibly get some stuff in an identical vein, even when Lucy and David’s story’s been advised.
“As we supply on with our intensive work, every quarter brings us nearer to the second after we’ll be capable of share extra details about what we’re getting as much as proper now,” Nielubowicz mentioned to shut out the earnings video, which you’ll watch in full above.
Whilst you wait for more information on Undertaking Polaris, let me introduce you to a Witcher 3 REDkit mod which lets Geralt sail an enormous ship in splendidly janky style. Oh, and Andrzej Sapkowski says he is just lately completed writing anopther Witcher e book.
