CD Projekt RED has said that, if The Witcher 4 were to get any betas or playtests, announcements would be made through official channels.
In a recent episode of its AnsweRED podcast, developers of The Witcher 4 spoke about wanting to make a big, immersive world for players.
Michał Nowakowski wrote about wanting to make cutting-edge single-player games in the latest CD Projekt financlal report.
The action RPG, which entered full production in November, isn't going to release this year or the next, CD Projekt has said.
Michał Nowakowski and Adam Badowski spoke about wanting to center games as they expand into other mediums like anime and movies.
CD Projekt RED's Pawel Burza says, "You don’t see Geralt doing these things. He’s nimble but feels like a block in some sense."
"What you’re seeing is raw footage - without facial animation, lighting, or virtual camera lenses," says director Sebastian Kalemba.
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The voice actor behind The Witcher's Geralt, Dock Cockle, said that he can't wait to see what they've done with Ciri as the game's protagonist.
The newer designers working on The Witcher 4 had previously worked on the quest "In the Eternal Fire's Shadow" for The Witcher 3.
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"We're definitely pushing the quality of NPC – the way they look, their behavior – as much as possible," says game director Sebastian Kalemba.
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"This was one of the first questions we found the answer to, and it's how we could create this original story, starting with The Witcher 4."
"The open world doesn’t necessarily need to be bigger and bigger and bigger," says narrative director Phillipp Weber.
Though we don't have an explicit confirmation just yet, CD Projekt RED devs seem to have strongly suggested that The Witcher 3's beloved card game will return in its sequel.
"We're not suddenly making up stuff just because we want to. We really want to take these things seriously," says narrative director Philipp Weber.
"Yes, this game will be pretty big," per CD Projekt RED's Sebastian Kalemba. "It will be big compared to everything we’ve prepared so far."
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Jo Wyatt, who voiced Ciri in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, has been replaced by Ciara Berkeley for the upcoming The Witcher 4.
