CD Projekt Red Delays New-Gen Versions Of Witcher 3

CD Projekt Red has announced it will be delaying the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt as it brings the remainder of the porting in-house.

A tweet from The Witcher Series Twitter account revealed the change in development team members for new-generation upgrades. The tweet reads, “We have decided that our in-house developers will continue work on The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt,” We are still evaluating the work required and have decided to delay Q2’s release. We will update you as soon we can, according to a follow-up message. Thank you for your understanding.”

Saber Interactive, the company that worked on Witcher 3 ports to new consoles from Microsoft and Sony, had previously collaborated with CD Projekt for the Switch port. No reason was given as to why Saber will no longer be involved, nor is there a timeline on the new expected release window. 

In recent months, CD Projekt has had its hands full with the new-gen ports of Cyberpunk 2077 released in February and is still planning to expand the game with new content. The studio also announced a new chapter in The Witcher franchise is coming and will be running on Unreal Engine 5 instead of the in-house developed REDengine.