The Witcher 4 is being “intensively worked on,” but Cyberpunk 2 is keeping most of its senior devs to “preserve” the RPG’s DNA
The Cyberpunk 2077 sequel is in the “fairly early stages” of development
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CD Projekt Redhas revealedThe Witcher 4is being “intensively worked on,” and that most of Cyberpunk 2077’s devs are staying on for the sequel to “preserve” its DNA.
In an interview withAftermath, Paweł Sasko - who worked as quest director on Phantom Liberty and is now the associate director of the Cyberpunk sequel - gives a small update on not only the futuristic RPG but also The Witcher 4, aka Project Polaris. The studio currently has several games in the works and it seems they’re all progressing at different rates.
The developer said some of theCyberpunk 2077team has moved over to The Witcher 4 - which is being “intensively worked on” at the moment. Before you worry about how this will affect Cyberpunk 2 akaProject Orion’s development, Sasko has said the game is in the"fairly early stages" of production and is being worked on by devs who are “well-trained” from working on Phantom Liberty previously.
In addition, “most managers and most directors who worked on Cyberpunk and Phantom Liberty are on [the new] Cyberpunk,” the developer tells the outlet. Sasko also reveals that some lead developers are on board and that it depends on the “needs of a project at a given time.” It’s important to keep as much of the team as possible, Sasko says, as “we want to make sure that whole DNA is preserved and still in the game.”
In the same interview, Sasko reflected on Cyberpunk 2077’s less-than-ideal launch and saidavoiding crunch is key to keeping studios afloat. The developer also revealed that CD Projekt Red moved away from its “old-fashioned” production methods during Phantom Liberty’s development as “sustainability is incredibly important.”
Elsewhere at the studio, some of CD Projekt Red’s developers are busy working onThe Witcher 3: Wildhunt’s official modding toolwhich, as of this week, is available to try out via Steam for those who sign up for the playtest.
Find out what else the studio is working on with ourupcoming CD Projekt Red gameslist.
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