The Witcher 5 Teaser Isn't At All What I Expected

The Witcher 5 Teaser Isn't At All What I Expected By  Ewan Moore Published 15 minutes ago Ewan is Deputy Editor for ScreenRant's gaming section. He still quite hasn’t gotten out of his mid 00’s emo phase, and knows more about The Legend of Zelda and Doctor Who than is probably healthy. Ewan oversees the content operation of ScreenRant's gaming output, working with a talented team of writers and efitors to cover everything from the latest GTA 6 news to the indie games you need on your radar.  Former Editor of GAMINGbible, Ewan also has words at Kotaku, Den of Geek, NME, and UNILAD. He's appeared on various podcasts, including VGC's and BBC's Let's Talk About Tech.  Sign in to your ScreenRant account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

I confess I'm a little taken aback. The Witcher 4 isn't even out yet, and CD Projekt RED is already taking about the next few games in the series. What on Earth is going on?

The Witcher 4 was officially unveiled nearly a year ago now, with a stunning trailer at The Game Awards that showed Ciri has followed in her adopted father's footsteps and is now a Witcher in her own right. More recently, we learned it's full steam ahead on the new installment, with 447 developers currently working on The Witcher 4.

The Witcher 5 And 6 Are Already Being Teased

Seems more than a little ambitious

Ciri snarling at an enemy with a sword in hand in The Witcher 4

When The Witcher 4 was first confirmed a few years ago, CD Projekt RED made it clear that it would be the start of a new trilogy. What I wasn't prepared for was just how soon that trilogy would release.

In a recent financial update, CD Projekt RED’s co-CEO Michał Nowakowski stressed that The Witcher 4 will not release this year, but promised there'll be much less of a wait between The Witcher 4 and The Witcher 5 than we're perhaps used to. Apparently, all three games in the new trilogy will be released in a six-year period, which sounds almost laughably ambitious. Not that I'd complain about getting that much Witcher in the space of a decade, mind you.

According to Nowakowski:

“We’ve been using Unreal Engine 5 for The Witcher 4 for almost four years now, and we’re very happy with what we’ve achieved. We’re happy with how the engine is evolving and how we are learning how to make it work within a huge open-world game. Our plan still is to launch the whole trilogy within a six-year period, so yes, that would mean we would plan to have a shorter development time between The Witcher 4 and 5, between 5 and 6, and so on.”

I mean, I'd be more than okay with that.

The Witcher 5 Is Closer Than We Thought

I'm all for it, let's do it

I have no idea how feasible it is to release an entire RPG trilogy in the span of six years in this day and age. For comparison, the original Witcher trilogy released between 2007 and 2015, though it's worth noting that at that point CD Projekt RED had never made anything as ambitious as The Witcher 3.

For now, we'll just have to hope The Witcher 4 is going smoothly, and that it marks the start of a bold new chapter for this epic fantasy series.

The Witcher 4

Like Follow Followed Action RPG Open-World Systems Developer(s) CD Projekt Red Publisher(s) CD Projekt Red Engine Unreal Engine 5 Franchise The Witcher 7 Images Close

Genre(s) Action RPG, Open-World Powered by Expand Collapse

• Gaming
• The Witcher IV

Follow Followed Like Share Facebook X WhatsApp Threads Bluesky LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Copy link Email Close Thread Sign in to your ScreenRant account

We want to hear from you! Share your opinions in the thread below and remember to keep it respectful.

Be the first to post Images Attachment(s) Please respect our community guidelines. No links, inappropriate language, or spam.

Your comment has not been saved

Send confirmation email

This thread is open for discussion.

Be the first to post your thoughts.

• Terms
• Privacy
• Feedback

Recommended 13 hours ago

Landman Season 2, Episode 3 Review: Demi Moore's Cami Elevates Taylor Sheridan's Neo-Western Epic

15 hours ago

The MCU Quietly Set Up Galactus’ Next Target & Nobody Even Noticed

12 hours ago

Rian Johnson Reveals The Oscar-Winning Legend He Wants To Join Knives Out 4

4 hours ago

Today Is A Good Day For James Bond Fans

Trending Now 5 Near-Perfect Netflix Shows Nobody Seems To Remember Hollywood Needs More Franchises Like Knives Out (& Fewer Like The MCU) "She's In A Rough, Feral State": Sadie Sink Addresses Max's Fate In Stranger Things Season 5 Vol 1