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CD Projekt Red is targeting a 2028 release for The Witcher 4, but Sony’s plan to stop producing PS5 game discs starting January 2028 casts doubt on a physical PS5 edition; there’s no official comment yet, and fans speculate that releasing closer to the January cut-off or a grace period could influence disc availability, while questions about Xbox versions and other Witcher-related projects also loom.
CD Projekt Red describes Witcher 4 as its biggest, most ambitious project with 500+ developers. The game has not been given a fixed launch date but is targeting a 2028 release window. There will be no Witcher 4 gameplay shown at Gamescom this year, though the company hints a future Gamescom reveal could happen in 2027 or 2028.
CD Projekt Red says The Witcher 4 is aiming for a 2028 release, with the Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past due in 2027 and a multiplayer spinoff codenamed Project Siris in development; the company also confirmed layoffs on the Siris project.
CD Projekt Red is targeting a 2028 release for The Witcher 4, describing it as the studio’s biggest, boldest RPG to date with a team of over 500 working on a vast open world; The Witcher 3 expansion Songs of the Past will star Geralt, with Ciri leading The Witcher 4, though the exact timeline is unclear and more news is expected at Gamescom.
CD Projekt Red’s drive for ultra-realistic NPCs in The Witcher 3 led to an odd glitch: mothers would drop their babies when Geralt interrupted their routines. The devs wanted fear responses to feel authentic, but the baby-held animation created unintended chaos, highlighting the trade-offs and challenges of simulating living, reactive open-world characters.
CD Projekt Red reportedly downsized its Project Sirius team as part of a broader shift in development strategy, with staff laid off and others moved to different internal roles, while The Witcher 4 remains the top priority.
CD Projekt Red confirms another round of layoffs on The Witcher multiplayer project Sirius: four staff in Boston and five in Warsaw were let go, with nine more able to move to other projects. The Sirius team has shrunk from 83 to 65 as the company recalibrates development for the single-player/co-op title from The Molasses Flood, which was announced in 2022 and rebooted in 2023, with Kwan Perng recently hired as lead writer.
A WayForward resume reveals CD Projekt Red collaborated on an early-stage project codenamed Gemini—a 2.5D cyberpunk brawler set in the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners universe, reportedly built with rollback-based online multiplayer and online transport integration; the status is unclear and the project may have been canceled.
CD Projekt Red and WayForward were reportedly developing Gemini, a rollback-driven 2.5D brawler based on Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, but its current status remains uncertain after funding delays and layoffs at WayForward.
CD PROJEKT announced Cyberpunk 2077 has sold over 40 million copies across all platforms, marking a remarkable turnaround from its infamous 2020 launch thanks to ongoing updates (notably 2.0 and Phantom Liberty) that revived reception; the studio is pursuing future projects in the Cyberpunk universe (including Project Orion) and a Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 anime this Fall, while Witcher 4 development continues separately from these cyberpunk efforts.
CD Projekt Red announced that Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 40 million copies worldwide (including the Ultimate Edition) six years after launch, averaging about 5 million per year and aided by the Phantom Liberty DLC and the Edgerunners anime; with development and update costs around $440 million, the sales imply over $1 billion in revenue, and a new game in the same world is in pre-production.
CD Projekt Red said Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 40 million copies, underscoring its enduring popularity and the studio’s commitment to long-term support, expansions like Phantom Liberty, ongoing updates, and future projects including Cyberpunk 2 and The Witcher 4.
Polish games company CD Projekt has voted to rename itself CD Projekt Red to align the holding with its CD Projekt Red studio, unifying branding across the group. The decision, approved at the June 23 general meeting, follows the 2025 sale of the GOG storefront and keeps the company focused on producing and publishing games and managing its brands. CD Projekt Red is working on The Witcher 4, a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, and a Witcher universe multiplayer game codenamed Project Sirius, among other projects.
CD Projekt has rebranded to CD Projekt Red, merging the parent company and its game studio under a single identity to streamline communications and boost global recognition and recruitment, with officials saying fans won’t be affected.
CD Projekt Red acknowledges Cyberpunk 2077’s rocky launch damaged public trust and says The Witcher 4 must avoid similar missteps. In a candid interview, the studio stresses transparency and a strong launch to repair its reputation, even if some fans have permanently lost faith.