{"id":1158484,"date":"2026-02-09T20:56:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=547069"},"modified":"2026-02-09T20:56:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T20:56:23","slug":"dont-expect-the-witcher-4-until-2027-at-the-earliest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dont-expect-the-witcher-4-until-2027-at-the-earliest\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t expect The Witcher 4 until 2027 at the earliest"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dont-expect-the-witcher-4-until-2027-at-the-earliest.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Tucked in amongst a lot of dry business talk about sales milestones and long-term perspectives, CD Projekt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DY-Q-Wd3Hz4\">recently confirmed<\/a> to investors <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/witcher-4\/529845\">The Witcher 4<\/a><\/em> won\u2019t be released by 2026, pushing its potential launch window into the unimaginably far-off year of 2027 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cEven though we do not plan to release <em>The Witcher 4<\/em> by the end of 2026, we are still driven by this financial goal,\u201d CD Projekt chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz said, referring to the company\u2019s stated ambitions of pulling in a net profit of 2 billion z\u0142oty (around $515 million USD) from 2023 to 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>The Witcher 4<\/em> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/495520\/witcher-4-trailer-reveal\">first revealed<\/a> sans release date at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game-awards-tga\/495106\/the-game-awards-2024\">The Game Awards 2024<\/a>. A lengthy cinematic trailer depicted side character <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/496946\/witcher-4-ciri-protagonist-cd-projekt-red-good\">Ciri taking over as the series\u2019 playable protagonist<\/a> in place of long-time series face Geralt of Rivia.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Witcher 4 \u2014 Cinematic Reveal Trailer | The Game Awards 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/54dabgZJ5YA?rel=0\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" allowfullscreen allow=\"accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\u201cWe\u2019re kicking off a brand-new Witcher saga, this time with Ciri as the heart of the story!\u201d game director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdprojekt.com\/en\/media\/news\/the-witcher-iv-revealed-at-the-game-awards\/\">Sebastian Kalemba said at the time<\/a>. \u201cIt feels so good to finally be able to say those words \u2014 for the longest time we knew that we wanted Ciri to be the protagonist of <em>The Witcher 4<\/em>; it just felt natural to us and we believe that Ciri deserves it. In this game we want to explore what it means to truly become a witcher by following Ciri on her Path. This trailer is a taste of both that, and just how dark and grounded the world of The Witcher can be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The first entry in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23027037\/witcher-4-details-release-date-cd-projekt-red-polaris\">a new trilogy<\/a>, <em>The Witcher 4<\/em> is one of three Witcher projects currently in development, a group that also includes a remake of the franchise\u2019s 2007 debut and a multiplayer-inclusive project codenamed Sirius at Boston-based subsidiary The Molasses Flood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Rumors indicate Microsoft is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/xbox\/537029\/xbox-handheld-report-2025\">targeting 2027<\/a> for its follow-up to the Xbox Series X\/S, which means fans may have to wait for a whole new console generation to roll around to get their hands on the long-awaited Witcher sequel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/the-witcher\/547069\/witcher-4-release-date-2026-2027-cd-projekt\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tucked in amongst a lot of dry business talk about sales milestones and long-term perspectives, CD Projekt recently confirmed to investors The Witcher 4 won\u2019t be released by 2026, pushing its potential launch window into the unimaginably far-off year of 2027 and beyond. \u201cEven though we do not plan to release The Witcher 4 by the end of 2026, we are still driven by this financial goal,\u201d CD Projekt chief financial officer Piotr Nielubowicz said, referring to the company\u2019s stated ambitions of pulling in a net profit of 2 billion z\u0142oty (around $515 million USD) from 2023 to 2026. The Witcher 4 was first revealed sans release date at The Game Awards 2024. 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