{"id":169750,"date":"2024-01-25T22:21:41","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T22:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=169750"},"modified":"2024-01-25T22:21:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T22:21:41","slug":"cd-projekt-reds-upcoming-the-witcher-4-polaris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/cd-projekt-reds-upcoming-the-witcher-4-polaris\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Projekt Red&#8217;s Upcoming &#8220;The Witcher 4: Polaris\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the latest updates on CD Projekt Red&#8217;s upcoming project, The Witcher 4: Polaris. Learn about the production phase, expected release, and CDPR&#8217;s innovative approach to game development.<\/p>\n           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#39b54a;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#39b54a;background-color:rgba(57, 181, 74, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>CD Projekt Red announces the start of the production phase for \"The Witcher 4: Polaris\", the first game in a new trilogy.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The company focuses on team expansion and AI integration, with Adam Badowski and Michal Nowakowski leading the project.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Learning from past experiences, especially the Cyberpunk 2077 launch, CD Projekt Red aims for a smoother game release process.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<h2><strong>CD Projekt Red&#8217;s Next Big Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>CD Projekt Red (CDPR), the renowned Polish <a href=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/most-awaited-video-games-of-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video game<\/a> developer, is gearing up for the <strong>production phase of its next major project in the &#8220;Witcher&#8221; series<\/strong>. Titled &#8220;Polaris,&#8221; this upcoming game promises to expand the universe of the &#8220;Witcher&#8221; medieval fantasy franchise, which has been a blockbuster since its first release in 2007.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Production Phase of Polaris<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Adam Badowski, the new joint CEO of CDPR, revealed in an interview with Reuters that the company <strong>aims to start the production phase of &#8220;Polaris&#8221; this year<\/strong>. The goal is to have around 400 people working on the project by the middle of 2024. Badowski, who is a company veteran, took over the helm of CDPR along with Michal Nowakowski at the start of the year\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Witcher Series and Its Impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The &#8220;Witcher&#8221; series has <strong>sold over 75 million copies since its debut<\/strong>, making it one of the most successful video game franchises. The new project, &#8220;Polaris,&#8221; is set to be a new trilogy, offering an expansion to the already rich &#8220;Witcher&#8221; universe. This success has even led to the development and release of a Netflix series based on the games\u200b.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Release Expectations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While CDPR has not given an official premiere date for the first game in the &#8220;Polaris&#8221; project, analysts expect it to <strong>debut in 2026 or 2027<\/strong>. However, it&#8217;s important to note that these are early estimates, and the complexity of game development could push the release even further, possibly to 2029\u200b\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Other Projects and Innovations<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In addition to &#8220;Polaris,&#8221; CDPR is also <strong>working on the sequel to &#8220;Cyberpunk 2077,&#8221; codenamed &#8220;Orion.&#8221; <\/strong>This project is currently in the conceptual phase, and the company expects to have about 80 people working on it by the end of the year. &#8220;Orion&#8221; might include multiplayer elements, although no further details have been disclosed yet\u200b\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, CDPR is exploring <strong>using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in game production<\/strong>. They have formed an in-house team to investigate how AI can improve specific processes, emphasizing that AI will enhance but not replace human input in game development\u200b\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lessons Learned from Past Releases<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>CDPR has taken valuable lessons from the bug-ridden launch of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/keanu-reeves-reveals-latest-cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-dlc-in-xbox-games-showcase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cyberpunk 2077<\/a>&#8221; in late 2020. The company is now <strong>more focused on having better control over the game production process<\/strong>. With these learnings, CDPR aims to avoid issues similar to those faced during the &#8220;Cyberpunk 2077&#8221; premiere\u200b\u200b.<\/p>\n<p>As CD Projekt Red embarks on the ambitious journey of creating &#8220;Polaris,&#8221; the next chapter in the Witcher saga, fans can expect a deep and engaging experience. With a target to begin production in 2024 and a potential release in the latter half of the decade, &#8220;Polaris&#8221; is poised to be a significant addition to the gaming world. CDPR&#8217;s commitment to learning from past experiences and integrating innovative technologies like AI indicates a promising future for the beloved franchise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10028,"featured_media":169751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[407],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-169750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169750"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169750\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}