CD Projekt RED confirms Cyberpunk 2077 sequel, new Witcher trilogy, and new IP

The company outlines a very, very long-term outlook for what games are ahead.

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At an investor meeting, CD Projekt opened the floodgates on what the publisher is working on across internal development at CD Projekt RED and, for the first time, external partnerships.

CD Projektconfirmedthat it is working on a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077, codenamed Orion. This comes after the recent announcement that the original game is getting an expansion calledPhantom Liberty.

Outside of the realm of Cyberpunk, numerous Witcher games are on the way. Thenext Witcher gameis currently codenamed Polaris, and will be the start of a trilogy of new Witcher role-playing games. CD Projekt RED intends for all three games to be developed using Unreal Engine 5, with an extremely ambitious launch plan of all three games six years after the arrival of Polaris.

The Molasses Flood, a Boston-based studio acquired by CD Projekt RED, is also working on a new Witcher game codenamed Sirius, which will introduce multiplayer into the franchise. CD Projekt RED is expanding its internal development teams by opening a new studio in Vancouver, marking the second North American studio under the publisher.

Outside of the internal development teams,anotherWitcher game codenamed Canis Majora is being developed in partnership with an external team, though the team was not named.

Finally, CD Projekt RED is beginning early work on a new IP codenamed Hadar, though there are no other details at this time.

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