The next Witcher game is a single-player RPG and will be ready in four to five years. This can be seen from statements by the CEO of development studio CD Projekt Red. He says that after the release of Cyberpunk 2077, a team from the studio will start using the RPG.
Ceo Adam Kiciński says in it interview with the Polish site Stooq not specifically that the new project is a Witcher game, but he indicates in the same interview that the studio is only working on games in the universe of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077. He also says that the studio’s projects always last four or five years and that there is no deviation from that.
A relatively clear concept has already been made for the new single-player RPG and this will be further developed. Immediately after Cyberpunk 2077 is released on September 17, a team starts working on the new game. That team is currently the smallest of three teams in the studio.
A second team will be working on extensions for Cyberpunk 2077. According to the CEO, that will be “no less” than for The Witcher 3. That game received two major paid single-player expansions after its release, adding tens of hours of gameplay.
The third team is working on the multiplayer for Cyberpunk 2077. The CEO emphasizes that the game form will only come after the expansions are ready for the game. Earlier, the studio indicated that multiplayer will probably only come after 2021.
According to Kiciński, everything is on track for the planned release of Cyberpunk 2077 in September. Actually, the game would be released in April, but that was postponed. Meanwhile, the studio has sent an early version of the game to agencies that provide age ratings for games.
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