Overview
- On Monday, August 24, 2026, CD Projekt Red said The Witcher IV is targeting a 2028 release window but gave no exact month or day.
- The studio confirmed the game will come to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC and described it as its "biggest, boldest, and most ambitious" title to date.
- CD Projekt Red said more than 500 developers are working on the project and that the new saga will put Ciri at the center of the story.
- The company will not show The Witcher IV at Gamescom and is instead promoting The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Songs of the Past, an expansion slated for 2027 that will be featured at the event.
- The announcement signals a deliberate pace on communications and a long development cycle that keeps fans waiting for playable footage while the studio balances near‑term releases and a large production team.