{"id":204880,"date":"2022-10-05T11:20:16","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T09:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=204880"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:24:22","slug":"cd-projekt-red-new-witcher-trilogy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/cd-projekt-red-new-witcher-trilogy\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Projekt Red announces new IP, new Witcher trilogy, and Cyberpunk sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019ve all been <strong>hyperfocused <\/strong>on Rockstar and the recent GTA VI gameplay leak lately. However, there\u2019s big news coming at us from all sides this week. CD Projekt Red is the focus of our attention today, and the <strong>Warsaw-based studio<\/strong> has made an announcement that might overshadow Rockstar for weeks to come. CD Projekt Red has announced no less than <strong>five new projects <\/strong>coming our way within the next few years, one of which includes The Witcher 4 and the news saga.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"The Witcher 4\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/c001c7a9-83b4-4416-bbbc-95410fb3a3c9\/3428824273\/the-witcher-4-The%20Witcher%204-icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">The Witcher 4<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-witcher-4.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/the-witcher-4.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcements came during a presentation delivered by the Warsaw-based studio yesterday. The purpose of the presentation was to highlight future plans, but the studio focused on its recent successes at the onset. CD Projekt Red started by delivering an update on how much the company has grown since the first quarter of 2022, stating that more than 65 million copies of the Witcher trilogy were sold during this time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It added that Cyberpunk 2077 had simultaneously seen <strong>over 20 million copies <\/strong>sold worldwide. The company then introduced its plans to keep the upward momentum going with three new games in The Witcher franchise. The games were unveiled under the working titles <em>Project Polaris, Sirius, and Canis Majoris<\/em>. The studio also announced a sequel to Cyberpunk 2077 under the working title <em>Project Orion<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"CD Projekt Red has a new Witcher trilogy \" class=\"wp-image-204885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/CD-Projekt-Red-has-a-new-Witcher-trilogy-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Project Polaris<\/em> will be the jump-off point for the<strong> new Witcher trilogy<\/strong>, and the studio has said that it will pick up where we left off with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. In contrast, <em>Project Sirius<\/em> has been described as an \u2018innovative take on The Witcher universe telling an unforgettable story for existing Witcher fans and new audiences.\u2019 <em>Project Canis Majoris<\/em> brings even more variation into the new trilogy and is in development by a third-party studio. Worry not, however; the development is being steered by <strong>ex-Witcher veterans<\/strong>. CD Projekt Red has stated that all three of these projects are expected to release within the space of six years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The previously mentioned<em> Project Orion<\/em> is set to be a sequel for Cyberpunk 2077, capitalizing on the success of the franchise\u2019s current iteration. <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberpunk-2077.en.softonic.com\/articles\/cyberpunk-2077-expansion-files-leaked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/a> started off strong but experienced a wane in popularity until <strong>around two weeks ago<\/strong>. The resurgence of the game\u2019s popularity coincides with the release of<strong> Cyberpunk: Edgerunners<\/strong>, a new anime on Netflix. The studio hopes to \u2018prove the full power of the Cyberpunk universe\u2019 with the next iteration of the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CD Projekt Red could have left it at that, but it didn\u2019t. Instead, it announced a brand-new IP under the working title <em>Project Hader<\/em>. The studio has confirmed that the new project is completely separate from Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher. However, the new title will <strong>introduce multiplayer game modes <\/strong>to CD Projekt Red\u2019s single-player games going forward. This means that <em>Project Hader<\/em> is likely the most significant announcement as it\u2019s set to change the way that CD Project Red approaches its titles from here on out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t want to brag, but we knew this was coming, especially concerning The Witcher franchise. Shaun M Jooste posted his thoughts early in September, and now that the announcement is official, it\u2019s fun to go back and see how we did with our <a href=\"https:\/\/the-witcher-4.en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-witcher-second-saga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">predictions of the future of The Witcher 4 saga<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve all been hyperfocused on Rockstar and the recent GTA VI gameplay leak lately. However, there\u2019s big news coming at us from all sides this week. CD Projekt Red is the focus of our attention today, and the Warsaw-based studio has made an announcement that might overshadow Rockstar for weeks to come. CD Projekt Red &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/cd-projekt-red-new-witcher-trilogy\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;CD Projekt Red announces new IP, new Witcher trilogy, and Cyberpunk sequel&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9222,"featured_media":204884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[3660,1617],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-204880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionthe-witcher-4","tag-gaming"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204880"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323084,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204880\/revisions\/323084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204880"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=204880"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=204880"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=204880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}