The Witcher 4 developers target a 2028 release
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CD Projekt Red has confirmed it is targeting a 2028 launch for The Witcher 4, giving the first concrete timeframe for the long-awaited next mainline instalment in its fantasy series. Joint CEO Michał Nowakowski set out the window in a video released around Gamescom, offering fans a firmer sense of when the studio's next major project will finally arrive after years of development and teaser footage.
Before then, CD Projekt Red has other Witcher content due out: a Witcher 3 expansion titled Songs of the Past is scheduled for 2027 and was shown at Gamescom, including a slot in Geoff Keighley's Opening Night Live broadcast on Tuesday at 2pm ET. The studio is also developing a multiplayer spin-off codenamed Project Siris, though it confirmed earlier in August that staff working on that title had been laid off.
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CD Projekt Red is the Polish studio behind The Witcher games, an award-winning fantasy series based on novels by Andrzej Sapkowski, about a monster hunter called Geralt of Rivia. The Witcher 4 will be the first mainline entry since 2015's The Witcher 3, and although the studio has shown teaser footage over several years, it had never previously named a release timeframe, leaving fans and investors guessing about when it might arrive.
In the meantime, CD Projekt Red is keeping the franchise active through other projects. It is releasing an expansion for the original Witcher 3, called Songs of the Past, and separately developing a multiplayer spin-off known internally as Project Siris. These side projects matter because they show how the studio is managing its resources and output while the much larger, more resource-intensive Witcher 4 remains some years away.
The story matters to the games industry because CD Projekt Red is a major, publicly listed developer, and firm release timelines for its flagship series can influence investor confidence, staffing decisions and the wider release calendar for big-budget games.
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